ROSACEA. 83 



^ 'ly serrate, cuneiform, shining, clubrous, coria- 



'.<Iong. /7<(WYTs in t('rininal,cunnH)Uiiii I urytiibH ; 



iients oiilic culyx liiicur-laiiceolute, sonieiiuies eerruie. ^Sii^Ui *i. Fruit 



While, h- May— June. Common. 10-20 feet. 



2. C. '' lA. .Slffwi spiny, htavts on lony peiiolcp, roiimiish, ovate, 

 acutely -crraif, glahrous, obiuse at the base. J\tivlts glandular. 

 /•7<' "UP, in corymbs. Cu/^x glandular, peduncles hairy. Styles 

 5. . rvd, eatablf. IVfitfc 71tom. 



Wiuie. ^^ May. Un banks of streams. 10-25 leet. 



3. C. ViRiDis. Stun spiny ; branches slender, hemes nearly sessile, 

 spatulate, ovate, serrate, with round lobes generally. 'Servients ol ilie calyx 

 wit' ' liar serraiures. tVoittrs in small corymbs. Vmit large globular, 

 3-1 . red. 



Wlutc. l2. May— .Tune. 8—14 feet. ' 



4. C. PoPULiFOLiA. ^tem spiny glabrous with slender branches ; spines 

 brgeand sometimes branched. L<'aie# small, ovate, serrate, ►prinkled with 

 a lew hair*, slightly lobed, cordate at the base. Yluuers in small corymbs. 

 Frutt i:liplH>se, D-seedtd. 



White, h. April. Middle and Southern Carolina and Georgia. 



5. C. Pu.NcTATA. A small tree, spiny or unarmed, with numerous rugged 

 branches. Leaves obovate, cuneate, glabrous serrate, dtcurrent into a slen- 

 der petiole, sometimes iticised towards the ape.x and slated spines stout when 

 present, /'/(ju^trs in lomentose corymbs. C'uZj,x villous, /^/u// globose, large, 

 tough, and pleasant to eat ; dotted. Thorn. 



White, h. May. Upper Dist. Car. and Ga. 12-25 ft. 



6. C. Av :.\s. A tree^ unarmed. Liaies on slit iri petioles, lanceo- 

 late, ac'i'r end, serrate, glabrous on the upper surface, hairy on the 

 under m ot the veins. Flowers mutierous in eoiuiibs. Calyx 

 hair>-. ^ ^ l>tuse, reflected. Styles 5. /•>»/»> i/lobose, small, red. 



White. ^2. Ma-ch— April. Southern Ga. 20-30 ft. 



7. C, Ai " A ".ly shrul), nmch branched. /^<ne.'? deltoid on long 

 petinU's, M M'cnt, 5-7 cleft, i^cgnients incis-ely lol)* d, serrate ; 



■rs in .simple corymbs; calyx villous; segments lanceo- 



Wlu.c. l^. .March — April. Common. 4-12 ft. 



d. C. CoRDATA. A large shrub, trla broil? and spiny. Zeoi>.x cordate-ovate, 



on Ion? sit nder petioles, 3-5-7 lulied ; lobes acuminate, acntclv serrate. 



Floirr^ Hid corymbs; segments of the calyx sh« rr, obrufe. Styles 



5. F inall, (fepressed, red. ' Washington Thorn. 



Wiii.c. I^. June. Mountains. 15 — 20 feet. 



9. C SpATHTLATA. A Small treee, somev hat spiny, g'abrous. Leaves 

 clustered in fascicles, with a long cuneate bai-e, genernlly S-Iofed, crenate, 

 glabrous. Llcvcrr* numerou.s in lateral corymbs. Cnliix frmall, glabrous 

 •egni*>nf« ovaip, obtuse. Styles 5. FnnV sniaH, globo.^e.icd, eatable. 



White. l2- April. Conwnon. 12-15 It. 



10. C. .^IsTivALis. Stem spiny, branching from the base. Leaves eliptical 

 or nbo\:i-e, cuneate, on short petioles, sinuate toothed, or ant'Itd towards the 

 Bummii, loinentose when young, glabrous abo\e wlu n old"; veins beneath 

 corered with a rusty pubescence. FlQwers\i\ small cor> mbs, tjlubrous. Styles 

 4-6. Fruii globoee, large, acid red, used for tars or pr» ''er\ i s. 



iiTL- -« T- , ,, , , . ^y<i'/ Haw, Apple Haw. 



White, (f. Feb.— March. In #»et places. 20-30 fr. 



11. C. Flava. a shrub, spiny, with coarse bark. I^arts obovate, cune- 

 •le, ncuic at the base, running into a glandular petiole, glabrous, siiining. in- 

 C!"' ^ bed towardB the apei. Flouxrs in small corymlis ; tecments of 

 il.r -errated with globular glands- Sti^lts 4-o /. <./f glubular, reliow. 



»» uitc. 1\. May. Sandy soils. 15-20 ft. 



18. C. LuCTOA. A shrub with short spines very strong, leaves cuneefe, 

 Obovate, crenate, coriaceous, lucid on abort brunches. FlotLcrs few in aim- 



