0393 



HAWTHORN. 



Family: ROSACEAE. 



Reproductive system: lCOSANDRY,TRIGYNY. 



The hawthorn tree, Mespilus oxiacantha, cratcegus, LlNN., [Translator's note: 

 now Crataegus oxyacantha or Crataegus laevigata] is a tree with a hard twisted trunk 

 and is armed with sharp thorns. The leaves are glabrous and smooth, with indented 

 toothed lobes. The white flowers are clustered in corymbs. The calyx is a single unit with 

 five small teeth at the top. The corolla has five slightly concave petals. The stamens are 

 very numerous and insert onto the calyx. The ovary is adherent and crowned by two 

 styles and two stigmas. The fruit is a red rounded berry; it contains two osseous seeds. 



FLOWERS: in May. 



RANGE: France and a part of Europe. 



NOMENCLATURE. Commonly, hawthorn, noble thorn tree, Canadian hawthorn. 

 German, hagedorn. Danish, hagetorn. English, white hawthorn. Italian, hagaia. Russian, 

 bojarnia derewa. Polish, bodlak. Bohemian, hloh. 



The firethorn or burning bush, Mespilus pyracantha, LINN., [Translator's note: 

 now Pyracantha coccinea\ is a tree native to the southern provinces. The trunk is 

 densely branched forming a thick bush. The bark is reddish brown. The leaves are oval 

 lanceolate with finely denticulated margins; they're somewhat firm and smooth on top. 

 The flowers are white or are slightly tinged with pink. They're arranged in axillary 

 corymbs. The calyx has five sections, the corolla five petals, and there are a large number 

 of stamens. The ovary is adherent and surmounted with five styles. It turns into a scarlet 

 red, pulpy round fruit that contains three, four, or five osseous seeds. 



FLOWERS: in Mav and June. 



