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CRATAEGUS 



Iha, Dudl.). Fig. 577. Shrab or small tree, to 20 ft., of 

 dense growth, with numerous long and slender spines: 

 Ivs. rather slender-petioled, broadly elliptic or ovate, 

 doubly serrate, glabrous, shining and dark green abore, 

 almost glabrous beneath . corymbs more or less vil- 



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576. Crataegus punctata. 



lous; fls. fragrant; calyx -teeth glandular-serrate: fr. 

 X in. in diam. May, June. Quebec to Va., west to Mo. 

 and Dak. S.S. 4:181. B.R. 22:1912. L.B.C. 11:1012 (as 

 C. glandulosa). A.G. 11:509. — Sometimes cultivated 

 under the name of C. Douglasi. Var. succul^nta, Rehd. 

 (<7. succuUnta, Schrad.). Lvs. pubescent beneath : 

 pedicels and calyx densely tUIous. 



11. sangulnea, Pall. Shrub or small tree, with up- 

 right, spreading branches and short spines : lvs. ovate 

 or broadly ovate, narrowed into the petiole, irregularly 

 serrate and slightly lobed, more deeply lobed on vigor- 

 ous shoots, nearly" glabrous, l}^-3 in. long: corymbs 

 pubescent or glabrous; fls. large; stamens 20, with pur- 

 ple anthers : fr. K in. in diam. Siber., Dahur., Amur- 

 land. Var. AltUca, Loud. (var. xanthocdrpa, Kegel). 

 Pr. yellow, smaller : anthers whitish: lvs. more deeply 

 lobed. 



DDD. Fr. black, shining ; atones with 2 furrows. 



12. Soiiglasi, Lindl. (C samjulnea, var. Doiighisi, 

 Torr. & Gr.). Tree, to 40ft., with slender, often pendu- 

 lous branches, unarmed or with short spines: lvs. short- 

 petioled, broadly ovate or oblong-ovate, serrate and 

 slightly lobed, nearly glabrous, pubescent i 



rib above 

 calyx loin 

 Sept. M;i 

 21:1810. 



AA. Foil, 



1. long: corymbs glabrous 

 te : fr. ripening in Aug. o 

 to Calif. S.S. 4:175. B.E 



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going from 

 thr iin.irih ^, II,, sinuses {see also No.l); stones 

 jtl,ii,i ..» Ill, 11,11, r side except Jfo. Is. 

 B. Fr. m-ii siiiiil!. nhnut y^in. across: calyx lobes 

 si'iiiiriil,il hi) It distinct line from the fr. and fall- 

 ing off at Unyth. 



13. cordita, Ait. (C. ocfri«?ia,Mnch. C. popnlifdlia, 

 Walt.). Washington Thorn. Tree, to 30 ft., with 

 slender spines : lvs. slender, petioled, triangular or 

 broadly ovate, usually truncate at the base, 3-5-lobed, 

 sharply serrate, lK-2Min. long : corymbs many-fld., 

 glabrous : styles 5 : fr. depressed-globose, shining, 

 bright coral-red. June. 111. to Ala. and Va. S.S. 4:18G. 

 B.R. 14:1151. — A very desirable species, with beautiful 

 fall-coloring and large clusters of bright red fr. remain- 

 ing a long time on the branches. 



14. apiifdiia, Michx. Shrub or small tree, rarely 20 ft., 

 with stout spines and the branchlets pubescent when 

 young: lvs. slender, petioled, broadly ovate, pinnately 

 5-7-cleft, serrate, glabrous or pubescent, %-l% in. long: 

 corymbsfew-fld., villous, pubescent; styles 1-3: fr. oval, 

 1-4-1-5 in. high. May. Va. and Fla. to Tex. S.S. 4:188. 

 —A handsome species with graceful foliage and an 

 abundance of white fls. in spring and small but bright- 

 colored frs. in fall. 



BB. Fr.Hin.or more across : calyx not separated. 



C. Fr. red or yellow. 



D. Branches and lvs. glabrous. 



15. Oxyacintha, Linn. Hawthorn or May of English 



ORAT^GUS 



literature. Shrub or small tree, to 15 ft., with spreading 

 branches and stout spines : lvs. short-petioled, cuueate 

 or truncate at the base, roundish or broadly ovate, 3-5- 

 lobed, with incisely serrate lobes, 1-2 in. long: corymbs 

 5-10-fld., glabrous: fr. globular or roundish oval, %-%m. 

 high, scarlet; stones 2, with 2 furrows on the inner side. 

 May. Eu.,N.Afr. B.R. 13:1128 (as C. oxyacanthoides). 

 Var. xanthoc&rpa, Roem. Has yellow fr., very distinct 

 and showy. — Often confounded with the following, and 

 less commonly cultivated. 



16. mondgyna, Jacq. (C. Oxydcantha, Hort.). Shrub 

 or tree, to 20 ft., with stout spines: lvs. on rather slender 

 petioles, ovate, 3-7-lobed, lobes with few teeth at the 

 apex, 1-2 in. long: corymbs many-fld., with usually hairy 

 pedicels: fr. oval, with usually 1 stone, Ys-Vi in. high. 

 May, June. Eu. and N.Africa to Himalayas. — Many gar- 

 den forms are cultivated; some of the mot-t distinct are 

 the following. With single fls.: Var. bicolor, Hort. (var. 

 Giimpperi bicolor). Fls. white, edged pink. F.S.lt;:l()51. 

 Var. punicea, Hort. Fls. deep red. F.S. 15:l.')n9. Fig. 1. 

 L.B.C. 14:1303. Var. rosea, Hort. Fls. pink, petals with 

 white claw. With double fls. : V^ar. Alba plena, Hort. 

 With white double fls. F.S. 15:1509, Fig. 2. Var. PatiU, 

 Hort. (var. cocclnea, Hort. Var. Faiifs 3Vic Double 

 Scarlet). Fig. 578. Bright scarlet, one of the most 

 showy. I. H. 14:536. Var. pimicea pWna, Hort. Scarlet- 

 red. R.B. 24:101. Var. rubra plSna, Hort. Red. F.S. 

 15:1509, Fig. 3. Variptios difFcrintr in lv«. ;ind habit: 

 Var. laciniflta, Loud, \.v<. ,],;-\,]y i.imintiiid wifli incised 

 serrate lobes. Var. pteridifolia, I."U'I. i\ar. filicifdlia, 

 Hort.). Similar, but Iv^. li'tii^rr. \\ iili ikhi-ww ir ;ind more 

 incised lobes. F.S. 2ii:2ii7ii. \:ir. quercifolia. Loud. 

 Lvs.with broad, rounded andcrciKit.- L.Im „. \;ir, hdrrida, 

 Carr. Branches with fascicles < if nuiii.vniis stout spines 

 F.S. 14:1468. G.C. 111.24:13. V;ir. p6ndula, H..rt. With 

 pendulous branches. Var. pfindula rdsea, Hort. A pen- 

 dulous form, with pink fls. Var. stricta. Loud. (var. 

 pyra>nid(ilis,'BoTt.). Of fastigiate, upright habit. \'ar. 

 semperfldrens, Andr6 (var. Britanti, Carr.). Low, grace- 

 ful shrub, flowering untU fall. R.H. 1883, p. 140. There 

 are also some vars. with variegated lvs. 



577. Crataegus macracantha ( 



17. pinnatifida, Bunge. Shrub or small tree, to 20 ft. : 

 lvs. slender-petioled, cuneate, elliptic-ovate, pinnately 

 5-9-cleft, incisely serrate: corymbs many-fld., usually 

 pubescent: fr. globular orpyritorm, dark red, punctate, 



