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  NEW 
  YORK 
  STATE 
  MUSEUM 
  

  

  Clayey 
  and 
  shaly 
  soil. 
  Crown 
  Point 
  and 
  Lansingburg. 
  Flow- 
  

   ers 
  Mav 
  20-30, 
  fruit 
  ripens 
  in 
  September. 
  The 
  shrubs 
  in 
  the 
  

   station 
  near 
  Lansingburg 
  have 
  recently 
  been 
  cut 
  down. 
  The 
  

   spines 
  are 
  slender, 
  straight 
  or 
  nearly 
  so 
  and 
  1.5-2 
  inches 
  long. 
  

   This 
  species 
  was 
  originally 
  placed 
  in 
  the 
  section 
  Anomalae, 
  but 
  

   there 
  seems 
  to 
  be 
  no 
  character 
  by 
  which 
  it 
  may 
  be 
  clearly 
  sepa- 
  

   rated 
  from 
  the 
  section 
  in 
  which 
  it 
  is 
  here 
  placed. 
  

  

  Crataegus 
  brainerdi 
  Sarg. 
  

  

  Brainerds 
  thorn 
  

   Rhodora, 
  3:27 
  

  

  Shrub 
  6-10 
  feet 
  tall 
  with 
  ascending 
  or 
  suberect 
  branches 
  ; 
  leaves 
  

   at 
  first 
  thin. 
  ovaTe 
  or 
  broadly 
  ovate, 
  acute 
  or 
  acuminate 
  at 
  the 
  

   apex, 
  rounded 
  or 
  broadly 
  cuneate 
  at 
  the 
  base, 
  or 
  on 
  young 
  and 
  

   vigorous 
  shoots 
  often 
  subtruncate 
  or 
  slightly 
  cordate, 
  sharply 
  

   serrate, 
  divided 
  into 
  4-5 
  slight, 
  acute 
  or 
  sharp 
  pointed 
  lobes 
  each 
  

   side, 
  when 
  young 
  slightly 
  hairy 
  above 
  with 
  short 
  appressed 
  whit- 
  

   ish 
  hairs, 
  glabrous 
  below, 
  when 
  mature 
  thicker 
  and 
  firmer, 
  dark 
  

   green 
  above, 
  paler 
  below. 
  1.5-2 
  inches 
  long. 
  1-1.5 
  broad, 
  larger 
  on 
  

   young 
  and 
  vigorous 
  shoots, 
  petioles 
  slender. 
  1-12 
  lines 
  long, 
  

   glabrous, 
  with 
  few 
  or 
  no 
  glands; 
  flowers 
  in 
  clusters 
  of 
  6-12, 
  9-10 
  

   lines 
  broad, 
  very 
  fragrant, 
  supported 
  on 
  slender, 
  glabrous, 
  simple 
  

   or 
  branched 
  peduncles, 
  calyx 
  lobes 
  linear 
  lanceolate, 
  entire 
  or 
  

   slightly 
  glandular, 
  often 
  tinged 
  with 
  red, 
  stamens 
  20. 
  anthers 
  

   bright 
  red, 
  filaments 
  elongated, 
  often 
  becoming 
  red 
  or 
  pink, 
  very 
  

   persistent; 
  fruit 
  erect, 
  subglobose 
  or 
  short 
  oblong. 
  5-6 
  lines 
  long, 
  

   1-5 
  broad, 
  bright 
  scarlet, 
  flesh 
  yellow, 
  edible, 
  nutlets 
  3-1. 
  

  

  Rocky 
  or 
  bushy 
  pastures. 
  Sandlake. 
  Rensselaer 
  co. 
  Flowers 
  

   May 
  15-25. 
  fruit 
  ripens 
  the 
  latter 
  part 
  of 
  September. 
  The 
  long 
  

   erect 
  persistent 
  reddish 
  filaments 
  afford 
  an 
  attractive 
  and 
  easily 
  

   recognized 
  character. 
  They 
  sometimes 
  remain 
  plump 
  and 
  fresh 
  

   till 
  the 
  beginning 
  of 
  September. 
  The 
  blossoms 
  have 
  a 
  decided 
  

   potash 
  odor 
  and 
  are 
  very 
  attractive 
  to 
  honey 
  bees. 
  The 
  styles 
  are 
  

   generally 
  3 
  but 
  occasionally 
  1. 
  The 
  species 
  is 
  rare 
  with 
  us. 
  but 
  

   well 
  marked 
  and 
  beautiful 
  both 
  in 
  flower 
  and 
  fruit. 
  

  

  