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at Croome, 25 years planted, it is 18 ft. high. In Ireland, at Oriel Temple, 40 years planted, it is 

 yoft. high, the- diameter of the trunk 1 ft. 4 in., and of the head ;)4tt. In France, in the Jardiu 

 des Plantes, 35 years planted, and i>~> ft. high. In Saxony, at Worlitz, 35 years planted, and 

 20ft high. In Italy, at Monza, 24 years planted, and 20 ft., high. 



4. C. PYRIFO'LIA Ait. The Pear-tree-leaved Thorn. 



Identification. Ait Hort. Kew., 2. p. 168. ; Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept, 1. p. 337. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 627. ; 



Don's Mill., 2. p. 599. 

 Sytionymes. C. leucophlce x os (white-barked) Mccnch Weiss., p. 31. t. 2. ; C. radiata Lodd. Cat. edit. 



183(5; C. tomentosa I)u /t,i llarbk., 1. p. 183. ; 3/espilus latifblia Lam. Encyc.,:4. p. 444. ; M. Cal- 



pod?ndron Ehrh. BeUr.; M. pyrif dlia.Ztn^ Enum. ; M. corn if 61 ia Pair. ; C. latifdlia Ronalds ; 



C. rornifblia Booth. 

 Engravings. Moench Weiss., p. 31. t. 2. ; Wats. Dend. Brit., t 61. ; Bot. Reg., t 1877. ; our fig. 571. 



in p. 854. ; and the plate of the species in our Second Volume. 



Spec. C/iar., $c. In some instances spiny, in some without spines. Leaves 

 ovate-elliptical, incisely serrated, obscurely plaited, a little hairy. Flowers 

 3-styled. Calyx slightly villose ; its sepals linear-lanceolate, serrated. 

 (Dec. Prod., ii. p. 627.) The leaves of young trees are larger, and the fruit 

 smaller, than those of most other species ; the leaves are also more strongly 

 plaited, having the appearance of being furrowed from the midrib to the 

 margin. A native of woods and rocky places in North America, from 

 Pennsylvania to Carolina. In Britain, this species forms a low tree, 

 generally spineless, and of less compact growth than most other species, 

 about 20 ft. or 25 ft. high : it is rather later in flowering than the preceding 

 species; but it is very prolific in flowers; and these are succeeded by 

 fruit, small, and of a yellowish red, which ripen early in September, and 

 are more eagerly sought after by birds than those of any other species. 

 When the fruit, which is of an orange colour, is not eaten by birds, it 

 shrivels, turns black, and remains on the tree throughout the winter. It 

 was introduced into England in 1765 ; and flowers in June. 



Statistics. In Kensington Gardens, to the right of the Bayswater gate, there is a tree, upwards of 

 20ft. high, which is profusely covered with flowers every year ; in Somersetshire, at Hinton House, 

 18 years planted, it is 20 ft. high; in Surrey, at Bagshot Park, 20 years planted, it is 12ft. high; 

 in Lancashire, at Latham House, 12 years planted, it is 18 ft. high; in Pembrokeshire, at Golden 

 Grove, 30 years planted, it is 20 ft. high ; in Worcestershire, at Hagley, 14 years planted, it is 

 22ft. high, diameter of trunk 9 in., and of the head IS ft. ; in Yorkshire, at Grimston, 14 years 

 planted, it is 22ft. high. In Scotland, at Edinburgh, in the Botanic Garden, 10 years planted, ii is 

 IS ft. high; in Perthshire, at Kinfauns Castle, 15 years planted, it is 12ft. high. In France, in 

 the Jardin des Plantes, 35 years planted, and 25 ft high. In Saxony, at Worlitz, 35 years planted, 

 it is 16 ft high. In Italy, at Monza, 24 years planted, it is 18 ft. high. 



iii. Macracantha. 



Sect. Char. Leaves large, ovate-oblong, slightly lobed and serrated, with 

 numerous nerves, and subplicate. Fruit small. Spines very long. Tree 

 vigorous and spreading. 



5. C. MACRACA'NTHA Lodd. Cat. The long-spined Thorn. 



Synonyme. C. splna longfssima in the Hammersmith Nursery. 



Engravings. Fig. 572. in p. 855. ; and the plate of this species in our Second Volume. 



Spec. Char. y $c. Spines long and numerous. Leaves ovate-oblong, some- 

 what acuminate, slightly lobed and bluntly serrated, nerved, and subplicate. 

 Fruit small, or middle-sized, of a shining red, and very succulent when ripe. 

 Tree spreading, and of very vigorous growth. The shoots straight, and 

 tending upwards at an angle of 45. A native of North America ; and, in 

 Britain, raised from seed, in 1819, in the nursery of Messrs. Falla, at 

 Gateshead, near Newcastle ; whence it was sent to the Edinburgh Botanic 

 Garden, under the name of the large American azarole. It was sent, by 

 Mr. Macnab, to the Garden of the London Horticultural Society, about 

 1825. This species promises to become a large and vigorous tree; and 

 it seems to be distinct from any of the other large-leaved kinds; though, 

 from the appearance of its spines, it may possibly belong to C. Crus-galli. 



Vmriety. 



% C. wi. 2 minor (fig. 573. in p. 855.) only differs from the species in 

 having smaller fruit. There are plants at Somerford Hall. 

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