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2. Mespilus Crus galli. Pear leaved Thorn. 



This rifes \^ith a ftronjf ftem to the height of fif- 

 teen or twenty feet, fending off many long ^ and of- 

 ten nearly horizontal) branches, armed with long, 

 fliarp thorns. The leaves are of an oblong, oval 

 fliape, or often narrowed towards the bafe, fawed 

 on their edges, fmooth, and of a deep, (hining green 

 colour, and thick confiftemce. The flowers come 

 out late, and are produced in fmall clufters at the 

 ends of the branches. The fruit are of a middling 

 iize and of a dark oY dirty reddifli colour. 



Obf. The flowers have frequently but one fl:yle. 



3. Mespilus cnneiformis. Wedge leaved MeJ- 



pilus. 



This grows often to the height of twenty feet or 

 more, with a fl:rong fl:em of five or fix inches in di- 

 ameter, covered with a dark rough bark, dividing 

 into many branches, and armed with long fliarp 

 thorns. The leaves are fmooth, wedge, or inverfe- 

 egg-fliaped, and pointed ; flightly and fomewhat 

 doubly ferrated towards their extremities, of a fliin- 

 ing green colour on their upper furface and veined 

 with oblique parallel veins. The flowers are pro- 

 duced in fmall cluflers at the ends of the branches 

 and are fucceeded by middle fized reddifll fruit. 



4. Mespilus Azarolus major. Great Azarole^ 



or Havothorn. 



This kind frequently rifes to the height of twelve 

 or fifteen feet, with a fl:rong fl:em covered with a 

 lightifli rough bark, dividing irto many branches, 

 and armed with many long thorns. The leaves are 



larger 



