The Hawthorns 



EEEE. Fruit oblong, f inch long, red, pulpy, 

 lustrous; leaves lobed; anthers red. 



VIII. Group FLABELLAT/^ 



Stamens 5, rarely 6 to 8; leaves yellow- 

 green. (C Holme siana) haw 

 EEEEE. Fruit nearly round, f inch long, greenish 

 red, calyx prominent; stamens 20, anthers 

 rose coloured. 



IX. Group DILATAT/^ 



Flowers ij inches across, few; leaves 2 to 

 3 inches long and broad, with deep 

 side lobes. (C coccinioides) haw 



DD. Leaves wedge shaped at base. 



E. Corymbs many-flowered; leaves dark green, 

 lustrous above, fruit A- to J inch long, 

 nutlets 2 to 3, ridged on back. 



X. Group COCCINE/E 



Thorns i| inch long, brown, stout; 

 fruit crimson, dry and sweet, leaves 



2 to 3 inches long. 



(C. coccinea) scarlet haw 

 EE. Corymbs few-flowered ; leaves membranaceous. 

 F. Fruit \ inch long, green or yellow; 

 nutlets 3 to 5, rounded at ends, strongly 

 ridged at back; leaves yellow-green. 



XI. Group INTRICAT/E 



Fruits 2 to 4 in clusters, erect, flat, 

 rusty, reddish green, stamens 10, 

 pale yellow. (C Boyntoni) haw 



FF. Fruit \ inch long, red or orange; nutlets 



3 to 5 but slightly grooved on back; 

 stamens 20, anthers rose coloured; 

 leaves thin, sharply lobed. 



XII. Group PULCHERRIM/E 



Fruit bright red. (C. opinio) haw 



FEE. Fruit h to;^ inch long; nutlets 3 to 5, 

 narrowed at ends, strongly ridged on 

 back; bracts large; calyx lobes leaf- 

 like; stamens 20, anthers yellow; leaves 

 dark, lustrous, leathery. 



XIII. Group BRACTEAT/E 



Fruit bright red. (C. Ashci) wkvi 



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