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entirely different from the scarlet thorn, which possesses 

 anything but an agreeable odor. " A bush of the long- 

 spurred thorn when in flower scents the air for a consider- 

 able distance." Other reasons are given which appear to 

 be convincing, but they need not be discussed in this con- 

 nection. This long-spurred thorn is found growing in a 

 state of nature from the banks of the St. Lawrence to 

 Minnesota, and proves perfectly hardy throughout all the 

 Northern and Middle States ; and it will probably adapt 

 itself to even more southern situations. 



What is known as the white thorn is supposed to be 

 also a variety of the scarlet, and by others it, too, is raised 

 to the dignity of a species. It is known as C, mollis and 

 is one of the largest and most conspicuous of the tribe. 

 Garden and Forest says : " In cultivation the white 

 thorn is a beautiful plant, of rapid growth and good habit, 

 conspicuous in winter for the whiteness of its branches and 

 for the number of its large chestnut-brown shining spines. 

 The flowers, with the exception of those of one species 

 of the Southern States, are the largest produced by any 

 member of the genus. The leaves are large and of a lively 

 green, and the fruit, which is as large as that of a small 

 crab-apple, is brilliant scarlet with a conspicuous bloom." 



C. pyracantha fructo luteo. — This is an evergreen thorn, 

 and one of our most desirable plants for the lawn or 

 garden. As it is not large, it is well to plant three or five 

 so that they will combine in appearance as one plant, when 

 they will make a well-rounded, bushy form, ten feet, or 

 perhaps more, in height, and as many in diameter as may 

 be desired by the planter. The leaves change to a brown- 



