The Hawthorne 



brown. The flowers have ten stamens; C. mollis has twenty. 

 C submollis is one of the showiest and best species for ornamental 

 purposes. 



Scarlet Haw (C. Ellwangeriana, Sarg.) — A handsome 

 tree, lo to 20 feet high, with ascending branches, forming a round 

 head. Thorns ij to 2 inches long, stout; tree often unarmed. 

 Bark light grey, scaly; twigs green, with pale hairs. Leaves 

 oval, acute, sharply serrate almost to base, with 4 to 5 acute 

 lobes, rough above, paler beneath, light green, thin, 2^ to 3^ 

 inches long; petioles pubescent, slender; veins strong. Flowers, 

 May, in velvety-stemmed corymbs; calyx, hairy, with stalked 

 glands; corollas i inch across, white; stamens 8 to 10; anthers 

 small, rose coloured. Fruits ripe and falling in September, on 

 smooth stems, oblong, bright crimson, shining, i inch long, f 

 inch wide, flesh thin, sour, juicy; nutlets 3 to 5, ridged. Preferred 

 habitat, rich woodland soil. Distribution, about Rochester, New 

 York. Uses: A handsome ornamental tree. 



The preceding species is worthily named in honour of the 

 founder of the Arboretum. Another distinguished patron of 

 horticulture and forestry, George Ellwanger, is remembered in 

 the name of this species. A single tree which stands in the 

 Mount Hope Nurseries of Ellwanger & Barry, at Rochester, New 

 York, has been for years the wonder and admiration of visitors 

 and the pride of its owners. In the woods about Rochester this 

 species is quite common. It is counted by Professor Sargent 

 "one of the largest and most beautiful hawthorns in the Northern 

 States." 



VIII. Flabellat^ 



Red Haw (C. Holmesiana, Ashe.) — Tall tree, 20 to 30 feet 

 high, with stout ascending branches; head irregular and open, or 

 compact. Thorns thick, ij to 2 inches long, scattered far apart. 

 Bark grey or nearly white, scaly. Leaves oval or ovate, acute or 

 acuminate, sharply lobed and doubly serrate; thick and firm, 

 nearly smooth, distinctly yellow-green at maturity, i^ to 2 inches 

 long, with strong midribs and long petioles. Flowers, May, 

 cup shaped, ^ to f inch across, in loose corymbs; stamens 5 to 8, 

 anthers large, deep reddish purple. Fruits September, falling 

 soon, crimson, oblong, ^ to § inch long, with reddish, incurved 

 calyx lobes; nutlets 3, distinctly ridged, flesh m.ealy, acid, dis- 



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