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spreading. There are many forms, all well adapted 

 for planting in London, where in some of the squares 

 and gardens, even in very smoky localities, they thrive 

 and flower freely. 



The Tansy-leaved Thorn (C. tanacetifolid) is also 

 well suited for planting in London, where in the 

 central parks and in some of the squares large speci- 

 mens are to be seen. It is a desirable, late-flowering 

 species, which from the hoary character of its deeply 

 indented leaves is readily recognisable from every 

 other. Compared with the Common Hawthorn, it is 

 a stiffer growing tree and the individual blooms larger, 

 pure white and freely produced, There are good 

 examples of this Thorn in Battersea Park, where most of 

 the species and varieties have received special attention. 



The timber of the Thorn, which is cream coloured, 

 is tough, close, and wavy-grained, hard and durable. 

 It makes excellent firewood, the lasting properties 

 surpassing those of most other native timbers. For 

 quick hedges the Thorn has no equal. 



The Oriental Thorn (C. orientals) occurs here and 

 there in the London parks, the deeply cut, downy 

 leaves, corymbs of white flowers in June, and large 

 orange-red fruit making it a distinctly ornamental 

 small-growing tree. 



The various varieties are propagated by budding 

 or grafting, the species by seed, which is produced in 

 abundance. When collected, the haws should be 

 mixed with an equal bulk of sand or light soil in order 

 to rot the pulp and separate it from the stones. Seed- 

 sowing may take place in the early spring, and after 

 the young plants have been twice lifted and replanted 

 are at the age of three or four years fit for hedging or 

 planting in their permanent positions. 



