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variously colored. This genus comprises more species than 
any other, some 600 having already been deseribed. 
1. Leaves 6-7 lobed, the margins of the lobes 
sharpiv Serrate cnc ccc odiag && Shkee cate Seas aia eee i Cy Apntolia, 
Leaves variously notched, toothed or serrate, 
sometimes 3 lobed at the apex. 
a. Leaves broadest above the middle. 
(1) Leaves entire at base, serrate above th? 
middle, some of them 3 lobed at the 
apex:Siruit: scarlet. S. no. aacs ew eul lek 2... spathulata: 
(2) Leaves entire at base, serrate toward 
the apex; fruit green tinged with red.. 3. C. edita. 
(3) Leaves entire at base, serrate above the 
middle, not lobed; fruit blue or blue 
NOTE IC CON wees re es care tae care sie oie ee ai 4. C. brachyecantha. 
(4) Leaves oval to obovate; fruit longer 
than broad, bright canary yellow, 1/3’- 
16? MONEY Seahs een See ee Le Se eee 5. CC. Brazoria: 
(5) Leaves elliptical toothed or serrate 
above the middle; fruit bright red 
dotted with pale spots, ripening in May 6. C. aestivales. 
(6) Leaves ovate to oblong ovate, some- 
times 38-lobed toward the apex; fruit 
scarlet or orange, ripening in the 
autumn, %’-14’ in diameter.......... 1. Ce ViITiGis: 
(7) Leaves oblong ovate to semiorbicular, 
serrate above the middle; fruit dull 
orange, about 4’ in diameter........ 8. C. glabriscula. 
b;.ioeaves broadest atthe base. ....:.2 ¢aesens 9. C. Texana. 
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1. Crataegus apiifolia Michx. Parsley Haw. A _ small 
tree sometimes 20° high with a trunk diameter which may 
reach 6-8" but is usually smaller. The branches spread at 
right angles, forming a rather broad irregular crown. Branch- 
lets armed with stout, straight, chestnut-brown spines which 
are 1’.144’ long. Bark smooth and rather thin, gray in color. 
Leaves broadly ovate to orbicular, somewhat heart-shaped at 
the broad base, 5-7 lobed, the lobes sharply serrate 1’-144’ 
long 2/3’-114’ broad, bright green above, pale below. Flowers 
14’ in diaineter borne in 10-12 flowered corymbs, stamens 20 
anthers bright rose red. Fruit oblong to oval ¥4” long, scarlet, 
with 1-3 nutlets, often hanging on the tree until early winter. 
Southern Virginia to Florida and west to Arkansas and 
Texas. In Texas it extends to the Trinity Valley. 
