384 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 
aw 26. C. vire’Nica Lodd. The Virginian Thorn. 
Identification. Lodd, Cat., ed. 1830, and ed. 1836. x 
ae é. virginiana Hort., C. spathulata Michx, and Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 1890.; C. viridis 
Tlort. 
Engravings. Bot. Reg., t. 1890. ; fig. 729. in p. 402.; and our fig. 674. 
Spec. Char, §¢. Leaves obovate, cuneate, glabrous, shining, notched, but 
not lobed ; small. Fruit round, rather larger than a common haw, green. 
A low shrub. Virginia. Height 4ft. to 5 ft. Introduced in 1812. Flowers 
white ; June. Fruit green; October, often remaining on the branches 
during the winter. 
674%. C. virginica. 
The plant bears a general resemblance to C. spathulata (No. 17.) in its foliage 
and habit of growth ; but the foliage of the latter is lobed, while that of the 
former is entire. The fruit of C. virginica is, also, six times larger than that 
of C. spathulata; and is of a dark green, while the other is of a bright red. 
The blossoms and fruit of C. virginica are, also, produced in corymbs of twos 
and threes ; while those of C. spathulata consist of a considerable number of 
flowers. The species differ, also, in the foliage ; which in C. spathulata has 
long winged footstalks, while in C. virginica the footstalks are short and slen- 
der. (See the leaves of C. virginica jig. 729. in p. 402., and of C. spathulata 
Jig. 704. in p. 296.) 
§ xiv. Mezicana. 
Sect, Char, Leaves large, oval-lanceolate, notched and serrated. Fruit large, 
green or greenish ycllow. 
% @ 27. C. mexica‘na Moc. et Sesse. The Mexican Thorn. 
Identification. Moc. et Sesse Fl. Mex. icon. inedit.; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 629.; Swt. Brit. Fl.-Gard., 
2d ser. t. 300. ; Don’s Mill., 2. p. 601. 
Synonymes. C. stipulacea Lodd. Cat., see Gard. Mag. ix. p. 630.; C. Lambertééna Hort. 
Engravings. Swt. Brit. Fi-Gard., 2d ser. t. 300.; Bot. Reg., t.1910.; our fig. 730. in p. 402.- the 
plate of this species in Arb. Brit., Ist edit., vol. vi. ; and our fig. 675. 
Spec. Char., §c. eaves oval-lanceolate, notched and serrated ; acuminate, 
somewhat ciliated at the base. Petioles short, channeled, and with a 
winged margin. Stipules stalked. Corymbs terminal. Petals scarcely 
longer than the calycine teeth. Stamens varying from 10 to 15. Styles 
2, or rarely 4, Fruit large, pale green, or yellowish, when ripe; and, 
with the leaves, remaining on the tree all the winter in sheltered situa- 
tiors. Handsome, and resembling a small apple, but not good to eat. A 
low tree ; evergreen against a wall, and sub-evergreen as a standard in the 
climate of London, and southwards. Mexico, on table lands. Height 20 ft. 
to 40 ft.; in British gardens 10 ft. to 15 ft. Introduced in 1824. Flowers 
large, white ; June. Fruit large, pale green, ripening against a wall in October. 
