CRATAEGUS 



4. mailis, Scheele (C. s«6iJJHdso, Schrad. C.eoccliien, 

 var. mdlHs, Torr. & Gr.). Fig. 575. Tree, to 30ft.. with 

 short, stout thorns : Its. broadly ovate, sharply and 

 .doubly serrate, densely pubescent beneath, 3— 4 in. long: 

 corymbs densely villous-pubescent : fis. with red disk : fr. 

 about Xin. across, usiuilly pear-shaped. April, May. 



)Pa.,w.-i u.y.hr.. 

 C.tomentosa). HI' ' 'I 

 species, with hn _ 

 and frs., ripeniim ,i, >■ , ;■ n 

 maturity. 



Var. tUiifoUa, Kochne. L 

 not glandular: stamens 20. 



S.S. 4:182. Em. 494 (a 

 "f the most decorative 

 foliage and showy fis. 

 .ut dropping soon after 



ore pubescent, petioles 



veins beneath when young, 2-3 in. long: corymbs pubes 

 cent: fr. red: stones with two furrows on the inner side. 

 May-June. — Probably hybrid between C. Crus-galli and 

 C. macracantha. B.R. 22:1868. 



7. LavAUei, Herincq. (C. Carrier!', Vauv.). Small tree 

 to 20 ft., with spreading branches, nearly unarmed, 

 when older: Ivs. elliptic or oblong-obovate, acute, pu- 

 bescent, glabrous above at length, irregularly serrate, 

 3-4 in. long : corymbs rather few-fld., pubescent ; fls. 

 large, with red disk : fr. bright orange or brick-red, 

 ovoid or globular. K in. across. Mav. R.H. 1883: 108. 

 G.C. III. 21:118, I19.-Probably hybrid between C. 

 Crus-galU and C. Mexlcana; originated in Prance. 



5T5. Crataegus mollis 



Lii. uH i-alUtr short and stout, not glandular, peti- 

 oles, cuneate and usually entire at the base, and 

 mostly broadest above the middle. 



D. I^r. red i 



i-Unn 



■itherhard. 



E. Habit of fr. noddimj or p: ml 

 F. Coloroflvs. dark yr,' ,1 ,,,,.1 sliiii.ii.i ,,hore. t-har- 

 taceous: calyx lnh, .■< , n <■/ ..« il,,' fr. 



5. Cros-g&lli, Linn. Shrub or tree, to 40 ft. ; branches 

 wide-spreading, rigid, often pendulous, with numerous 

 slender spines: Ivs. obovate or oblanceolate, irregularly 

 and sharply serrate, quite glabrous, 1-2K in. long, often 

 semi-persistent: corymbs glabrous : fr. usually globose, 

 red. Mav^une. Quebec, south to Fla. and Tex. S.S. 

 4:178. Em. 492. R.B. 1:116. G.F. 7: 295. -A very deco- 

 rative species of distinct habit, handsome in bloom and 

 with showy, bright red fr., remainitiL.' on tin- inaiirlns 

 often until spring; the Ivs. assuiii. ;i iTilli.mt ..i:iiiu-i- 

 and scarlet color in fall. Var. inermis. 1..:'. S| nn I- -s 

 form. Var. Uneiris, Ser. Lvs. lim ai- Ian. . .,;ai. . \ ar. 

 nana, Nichols. Dwarf form. Var. ovaliiolia, Liudl. 

 Lvs. elliptic. B.R. 22:1860. Var. pyracanthifolia. Ait. 

 {var. salicifdlia, Ait.). Lvs. oblanceolate. Var. splen- 

 dens, Ait. (var. liicida, Kort.). Lvs. elliptic-oblanceo- 

 late, very shining. 



6. prunifdlia, Pers. Shrub or tree, to 30 ft. : branches 

 spreading or somewhat ascending, spiny: lvs. obovate, 

 or roundish obovate, doubly serrate, pubescent on the 



FF. ('.)/.)/■ of Irg. dull above, with impressed veins, 

 pubescent. 



8. punctata, .Tacq. Fig. 576. Tree, to 25 ft. : branches 

 horizontally spreadine. with short, stout spines or un- 

 armed: lvs. broadly ol'ovatr. olituse or ai'iiti-. nai-iowed 

 at the base into a ratlin- I.iim-ijiarL'iiinl ].ctiol,. ii-n iru- 

 larly serrate: coryniK- ['uluvrrnT : iN. iar-f ; .aiUx 

 lobes entire: fr. pyrifonn or siihirlobo-.,.. n-.i. .lottiAl, 

 about Km. across. Mav. From Quebec to Out. ana 

 Ga. S.S. 4:184. Var. aiirea. Ait. (var. xanthocdrpa, 

 Roem.). Pr. yellow: lvs. sometimes slightly lobed. 



EE. ffabit of fr. erect, becoming soft : corymbs 

 maini-ll'l.. hirije. 



9. tomentosa, Linn, i r. /.,/,a;r./i."/. Ait. C.leiicoplilceos, 

 Mcench). Shrub or snull tr. .-. lo Jn ft., with spreading 

 branches unarmed orAJtli -hort -nines: lvs. cuneate. 



; furrows ou the inner .-.nie. Jan.-. From Hudson Bay 



o Ga., west to Mich, and Mo. .S.S. 4:183. G.F. 2:425. 



J.R. 22:1877.— Var. aurantlaca, Lge. Fr. yellow. 



)D. Fr. shining, blood-red or scarlet, rarely yellow, 

 globose, with soft and juicy flesh ; stones with 2 

 furrows on the inner side (plain in all the fore- 

 going except ]Vos. 6 and 9). 

 10. macrac4ntlia, Lodd. {C. coccinea, var. macracdn 



