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RANGE: France and southern Europe. 



NOMENCLATURE. It got the name burning bush because the vivid red of its fruit 

 at the end of autumn makes it look as though it's on fire. Pyracantha comes from pyr, 

 fire, and acaniha, thorn. German, gedornte mispelbaum. English, evergreen thorn. 



USES. Hawthorns are used for making hedges around fields and gardens. The 

 thorns provide protection and the pleasantly scented flowers add ornamentation. The 

 burning bush is used for decorating landscaped gardens and large parterres where it 

 makes an impressive sight during the autumn and a part of the winter. The wood of these 

 two trees is hard, compact, and takes on a beautiful finish. 



Cultivation. There are several varieties of the first species; the pink double- 

 flowered one is in greatest demand. These two hawthorns are propagated by seed 

 planting, grafting, and by layering. They adapt well to all kinds of soil but they prefer soil 

 that's looser rather than heavier. 



KEY TO PLATES. 



1. Hawthorn tree. 2. Calyx, stamens and pistil. 3. Fruit. 4. Seed. 



1 . Firethorn. 2. Calyx. 3. Corolla and stamens. 4. Stamens and pistil. 5. Section of 



fruit. 6. Seeds. 



