268 THE BOOK OF FORESTRY 
HAWTHORN 
This genus contains altogether seven hundred species, 
many of which are widely known trees and shrubs ex- 
tensively used for ornamental planting. 
COCKSPUR THORN 
COCKSPUR THORN 
Crategus Crus-gallt 
Form 
In reality a tree which may reach a 
height of 25’-30’ and a diameter of 
10", most often seen as a shrub in 
hedges or parks. 
LEAVES 
Variable in shape, 1-4” long, 4/’-1” 
wide. Smooth, shiny, dark green 
above, pale beneath. Edges sharply 
notched 
FLOWERS 
3’’ in diameter on slender stalks borne 
in a flat-topped center. 
FRUIT 
A fleshy fruit #” in diameter, greenish 
or dull red, ripening about Septem- 
ber and hanging on the branches 
until midwinter. 
RANGE 
Southern Canada to Northern 
Georgia, west to Missouri and 
Michigan. 
