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small, and blow in June ; the fruit ripens late in autumn. 

 There is a variety of this with larger blossoms and fruity 

 and no thorns, called the Carohna Hawthorn. 



The Cockspur Hawthorn, Cintc^gus crus-galli^ which 

 was cultivated in this country in 1691, by Mr. Charles 

 Howard, has fine blush-coloured flow^ers, or white tinged 

 with blush-colour ; the fruit is globular, and of a bright 

 red. This also blows in May. 



The branches of the Maple-leaved Hawthorn, Cratoegus 

 cor data, are spotted with white : this was raised in the 

 Chelsea Garden in 1738, from seeds sent from America, 

 by the title of Nev/ Haw. It flowers late in May, and 

 the fruit ripens late in autumn. 



The Pear-leaved sort, CrostcEgus pyrrfolia, and Oval- 

 leaved, Cratcegus elliptica, were introduced by Messrs. 

 Kennedy and Lee in 1765. 



The Hollow-leaved, Cratcugus glandidosa, flowers in 

 May and June : it was cultivated here in 1750. The 

 Yellow pear-berried, which blossoms in May, was not 

 knov^al in this country until 1758. 



The Gooseberry-leaved Hawthorn, Crat(Fgus parvi- 

 Jvlia, has very small leaves ; the flowers come out two or 

 three, or even one at a time ; the fruit is small, and of a 

 green yellow colour. Some of the plants were raised in 

 Bishop Compton's garden at Fulham, from seeds sent by 

 Mr. Banister from Virginia, at the beginning of the 

 eighteenth century. 



These are all Americans. 



Quickset hedges are of great antiquity. Evelyn says, 

 the Hav/thorn, Whitethorn, or Crataegus oxyacantlia, 

 was accounted one of the fortunate trees, and used at 

 nuptial feasts, " since the jolly shepherds carried the 



