FOEEST TREES. 



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C. apiifoliaj Michx. — Parsley-leaved Thorn. — Leaves and young 

 branches white, pubescent or downy, when young ; leaves 

 small, divided into five to seven lobes, sharply toothed. Fruit 

 round, red when ripe, and edible. A small tree in moist soils, 

 from Virginia southward. 



C. arborescens, Elliott. — Tall Hawthorn. — Leaves smooth, thin, 

 oval or elliptical, sharp at both ends, and finely serrate. Flow- 

 ers abundant in large clusters. Fruit ovoid, red. Branches 

 with a few large stout thorns. Small tree, sometimes thirty feet 

 high. Georgia, Florida, and west to Texas. 



C. berberifolia, Torr. and Gray. — Barberry-leaved Hawthorn. — 

 A doubtful species, about which little is known, although 

 mentioned in several botanical works. Said to be found in 

 Louisiana, and grows thirty feet high. 



C. coccinea, L. — Scarlet-fruited Thorn. — Leaves bright green, 

 smooth, thin, roundish-ovate, deeply cut or lobed, on slender 

 petioles. Flowers large, in large clusters. Fruit small, round, 

 or pear-shaped, bright red, scarcely eatable. A variable species 

 of which several varieties are mentioned in botanical works. A 

 small tree, seldom over twenty feet high. Common in Canada 

 and nearly all of our Northern States, and southward to Florida. 



€. cordata; Ait. — Washington Thorn. — Leaves large, thin, 

 bright green, broadly heart-shaped, sometimes almost triangu- 

 lar, often three to five-cleft or lobed. Thorns numerous, but 

 slender. Fruit small, round, not larger than a good-sized pea, 

 red. A small tree, formerly highly recommended for hedges. 

 Virginia, Kentucky, and southward. 



C. Crus-galli, L. — Cock-spur Thorn. — Leaves smooth, thick, 

 oblong-ovate, finely serrate above the middle, narrowed at the 

 base into a slender petiole. Flowers large and numerous. 

 Fruit large, bright red. Thorns numerous, and very long and 

 sharp. There are many natural or wild varieties. A tree fifteen 

 to twenty-five feet high, in both Northern and Southern States, 

 and westward beyond the Mississippi. 



C. Douglassia, Lindley. — Douglass Thorn. — Leaves broadly- 

 ovate, usually somewhat lobed or cut above, and rather finely 

 serrate, one to three inches long, with short stem. Flowers 

 large and numerous. Fruit a half inch in diameter, dark pur- 

 ple, sweet and edible. A small tree in California, and north- 

 ward to Puget Sound, along streams. 



C. flava. Ait. — Yellow or Summer Hawthorn. — Leaves thick, 



