174 Rosacee—Crategus. 
numerous, and distributed throughout the northern temperate 
zone. The name is from «patos, strength, referring to the 
durable wood. 
1 @. Oxyacantha, including C. mondégyna (fig. 95). 
Whitethorn, Hawthorn, May, or Quick.—A common native 
Fig. 95, Crategus Oxyacantha, (} nat. size.) 
bush or small tree extensively employed for hedges. In a wild 
state the flowers of this species vary from pure white to pink, 
and the foliage in size and beauty; but under cultivation it 
has produced many exceedingly handsome varieties far superior 
to the ordinary forms. These varieties include double white, 
pink, and scarlet flowers, with correspondingly larger and bolder 
foliage, and also variegated and weeping forms. 
2. C. Pyracdntha.—A very distinct species with small per- 
sistent lanceolate or oblong acute serrate leaves and pinkish 
or white flowers succeeded by dense clusters of orange-scarlet 
berries, which hang during the greater part of the Winter. 
This species is very commonly used and very suitable for 
covering walls. A variety exists with white berries. A native 
of the South of Europe. 
3. C. cocci nea.—A handsome shrub or small tree with a few 
straight thorns or unarmed, large ovate-cordate or oblong 
angularly lobed and toothed glabrous leaves on rather long 
petioles. Flowers large, in lateral corymbs, white; anthers 
red. Fruits large, bright red, very effective in Autumn. A 
native of North America, 
