792 KEPOKT OF STATE GEOLOGIST. 



A. Botryapium (L. f.) DC. Shad Bush. 



(A. Canadensis oblongifolia T. and G.) 



In swamps and low soil in various parts of the State. Also 

 found in rocky soil and on limestone cliffs-. Frequent but no- 

 where abundant. Its habit with us is that of a shrub, although 

 it sometimes reaches a height of twenty-five feet. The wood is 

 very hard and susceptible of a high polish, but is not used in man- 

 ufactures. 



Flowers in April and May; fruit ripens in July. 



Cass (Hessler); Monroe and Vigo (Blatchley); Lake, Delaware, 

 and Randolph. 



A. rotundifolia (Michx.) Roem. 



(A. Canadensis rotundifolia Michx.) 

 Found sparingly in woods and thickets in the northern 

 counties. 



Fruit ripens in August. 



Steuben (Bradner); Lake (Blatchley). 



CRATAEGUS L. 



C. Crus-Galli L. Cockspur Thorn. 



Found throughout the State in thickets and woodlands. One 

 of the most common species of this very puzzling genus. A large 

 shrub with numerous, slender thorns from two to four inches in 

 length. 



Flowers in May and June. 



Tippecanoe (Cunningham); Kosciusko (Coulter); Jefferson 

 (Barnes); Noble (Van Gorder); Clark (Baird and Taylor); Frank- 

 lin (Meyncke); Jay, Delaware, Randolph, and Wayne (Phinney); 

 Gibson and Posey (Schneck); Monroe and Vigo (Blatchley); Put- 

 nam (MacDougal); Knox (Spillman); Hamilton (Wilson). 



C. punctata Jacq. Large-fruited Thorn. 



Less widely distributed that the preceding, but quite abund- 

 ant in the localities in which it is found. Found in thickets and 

 on open wooded slopes. Fruit nearly an inch in diameter, red or 

 yellow at maturity. 



Flowers in May and June. 



Tippecanoe (Cunningham); Putnam (MacDougal); Jeffer-nn 

 (Barnes); Gibson and Posey (Schneck); Jay, Delaware, Randolph, 

 and Wayne (Phinney); Monroe and Vigo (Blatchley); Decatur 

 (Ballard); Hamilton and Marion (Wilson); Steuben (Bradner). 



