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1. Crataegus Crus-galli Liniianis. Cock-spur Thorn. New- 

 castle Thorx. Plate 77. Bavk dark gray, scaly; spines many, strong, 

 straight, 3-18 cm. (1-7 inches) long; leaves obovate to elliptical, 2-10 

 cm, (Sj^-i inches) long, 1-4 cm. (I4-II2 inches) wide, sharply serrate, 

 excejat towards the base, acute or rounded at the apex, cuneate, dark 

 green and shining above, coriaceous, glabrous or occasionally slightly 

 pubescent; petioles slightly winged al>ove, glandless, 1-2 cm. (^/g-^ 

 inch) long; corymbs glabrous or occasionally pubescent, many flowered; 

 flowers appear in ^Ma.y or June, about 1.5 cm. {'^:, inch) i\i<le; stamens 

 10-20; anthers usually pink; calyx lobes lanceolate-acuminate, entire; 

 styles and nutlets usually 2; fruit ripens m October, ellipsoidal-ovoid 

 to subgloljose, about 1 cm. (3j^ inch) thick, greenish to red; flesh hard 

 and dry, rather thin. 



Distribution. — Northern New York to Ontario, eastern Kansas 

 and south through western Connecticut to Georgia and Texas. Intro- 

 duced near ?vIontreal, about Lake Champlain and Nantucket Island. 

 Well distriljuted in Lnliana (but apparently more common in the south- 

 ern part of the State). 



A small tree, sometimes 10 m. (35 feet) high, with spreading branches 

 and a broad crown; but often a large shrub. This is a variable species 

 and has received manj' names. 



I have seen specimens from the following counties: Allen (Deam); 

 Crawford (Deam); Dearborn (Deam); Decatur (Mrs. Chas. C. Deam); 

 Delaware (Deam); Dubois (Deanr); Franklin (Deam); Gibson 

 (Schneck), (Deam); Grant (Deam); Hancock (Mrs. Chas. C. Deam); 

 Jackson (Deam); Knox (Schneidv); Lawrence (Deam); Marion (Mrs. 

 Chas. C. Deam); Posey (Deam); Owen (Grimes); Randolph (Deam); 

 Scott (Deam); Tippecanoe (Deam); ^'ermillion (Deam); A^'igo (Blatch- 

 ley); Washington (Deam); Wells (Deam). 



2. Crataegus cuneiforniis (Pvlarshall) Eggleston. (C. paiisiaca 

 Ashe). Marshall's Thorn. Plate 78. Bark dark brown, scaly; 

 spines numerous, 2-18 cm. (3_,;-7 inches) long; leaves oblanceolate- 

 obovate, acute at the apex, cuneate at the base, serrate or doubly serrate 

 3-Gcni. (1 2-1,^2 int'lie^) wide, dark vivid yellow-green, glaln'ous and im- 

 pi-essed veined above when mature, subcoriaceous; petioles 1-2 cm. (^4-^-a 

 inch) long, slightly winged above; corymbs usually slightly pubescent, 

 many flowered; flowers ajipear in May, 1.2-1.5 cm. (^2-7.3 inch) wide • 

 calyx lobes lanceolate-acuminate, entire; .stamens, 10-15; anthers dark 

 pink ; styles and nutlets 2-4; fruit ripens in October, ellipsoidal-pyriform, 

 scarlet or dark red, about 8 mm. (3 y inch) thick, flesh hard, thick. 

 Distribution. — Western New York and Pennsylvania to south- 

 western Mrginia, west to central Illinois. 



