74 Ornamental Shrubs. 



from three to five feet. C. media, as its name indicates, 

 is intermediate in its proportions, and has bright orange- 

 yellow flowers. There are few or no varieties in cultivation 

 sufficiently distinct to call for special mention. 



CRAT^GUS— Thorn. 



IT has been said that the thorns produce a greater 

 variety of beautiful small trees and shrubs than any 

 other family. This may be true, but it will not 

 readily command universal assent. Still the numerous 

 species and varieties possess peculiar attractions and some 

 of them have long been noted for their excellences. 

 They appear both as shrubs and trees, and can be easily 

 trained and shaped to suit the purposes of the propagator. 

 Some of the best known species are natives of North 

 America, and have been carried to Europe and widely 

 distributed. Others have been brought from the Old 

 World to the New, and have been received with equal 

 favor. Nearly all the species are beautiful in leaf, flower, 

 and fruit. The botanical name, cj^atcsgiis, originally given 

 to the hawthorn, is derived from the Greek kratos, signify- 

 ing strength, and is fitly applied. 



English hawthorn, C. oxyacantha, has been famous in 

 England for many generations and is also well known 

 throughout all northern Europe. Grown in upright form, 

 it makes a well-shaped tree, sometimes fifteen to twenty 

 feet in height. It bears the shears well, and can be kept 

 within such small proportions as may be desired, and 

 shaped at will. It is distinguished for its rigid stems. 



