Inventory 35, Seeds and Plants Imported. PLATE VIII 



The Chinese Edible Haw (Crataegus pinnatifida Bunge). (S. P. 1. No. 35456.) 



Natural Size. 



In the Shantuni^ Province of China. Mr. Frank N. Meyer found orchards of this hawthorn of 

 considerable size. The fruits are stewed or candied or made into jellies or preserves, and 

 their characteristic flavor seems to have appealed strongly to European residents of China. 

 The culture of the hawthorn in China suggests that a horticultural study of our own species 

 of Crataegus should be made. Photograph (P13072FS), bv Frank N.Meyer, Taianfu, Shan- 

 tung, China, March 20, 1914. 



