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be obtained by planters ? So far as we 
knowjthe Arnold Aboretum is at present 
the only place where the new species 
of Cratcegus are propagated, and we 
believe that Prof Sargent is gradually 
distributing them to other arboreta and 
some of the most influential nurseries 
throughout the world. We notice that 
in the latest catalogue of the Lemoines 
of Nancy 20 of these new Hawthorns 
are listed, and in the recently issued 
catalogue of the Vilmorin Fruiticetiwi 
1 5 o of these Crataegus are included . It 
would seem therefore that before long 
the best of these Hawthorns will be 
offered by nurserymen. We therefore 
give a brief description of some of the 
best kinds : — 
Cratagus Arnoldiana grows into a tree i 5 
or 20 feet in height, with ascending branches 
forming a broad open irregular head. The i o- 
stamened yellow-anthered flowers are borne 
as loose, many-flowered, downy clusters, and 
open towards the end of May. The bright 
crimson fruit, usually a little longer than broad, 
ripens about the middle of August and falls by 
the first of September. Cratagus Arnoldiana 
is remarkable for the early ripening of its finely- 
coloured fruits in summer or early autumn. 
We were much impressed with the beauty of 
this Hawthorn in the Arnold Arboretum, and 
it is quite extensively cultivated around Boston. 
C. Baxter! is a much-branched spreading 
shrub, with a broad head and 12 to 14 feet 
in height. It is common on the banks of the 
Genesee River at Rochester, and seems to ex- 
tend into Canada and Pennsylvania. The 10- 
stamenedwhite-anthered flowers in compound 
clusters, come into bloom about the first week 
in June, and the orange-red fruits ripen about 
the middle of October. The leaves are dull 
bluish-green throughout the season, nearly 
oval in outline, and always marked by a 
peculiarly concave surface. This kind is very 
distinct, handsome, and easily recognised. 
C. beata is a spreading, handsome, tall shrub 
of I 5 to 18 feet, and frequently spreads into 
broad thickets. It is common in the Genesee 
Valley and extends into Canada. The large 
saucer-shaped flowers, an inch or more across, 
with 20 stamens and dark crimson or maroon 
anthers, come into bloom during the last week 
in May. The oblong, crimson fruit, full, 
rounded at the ends, and gathered into large 
drooping clusters, ripens at the end of Sep- 
tember or early in October. The foliage is 
a deep blue-green and the tree is exceedingly 
handsome when in flower. 
C. coccinoides comes rather near the plant we 
shall describe as C. Durobrivensis^ but diff'ers 
in its dark-grey branches, smaller flowers, 
thinner corymbs, and the early dropping of 
its fruit. It is a handsome species, found from 
southern Illinois to eastern Missouri. 
C. Dunbari forms a dense round-topped 
shrub of 1 2 to 1 5 feet, and is common on the 
banks of the Genesee River at Rochester. 
The lo-stamened flowers with rose-coloured 
anthers,gatheredintolong compound corymbs, 
come into beauty about 20th May. The 
large drooping clusters of showy crimson 
fruit ripen towards the end of September. 
The leaves are very distinct in outline, oval 
to almost evenly rounded. 
C. Durobrivensis is usually a tall, upright- 
branching shrub of 15 to 18 feet, with olive- 
grey stems. It is frequent on the banks of 
the Genesee River at Rochester, and is also 
found at Niagara Falls. The large showy 
flowers, with 20 to 25 stamens and rose- 
coloured anthers, open in the last week of 
May. The glowing scarlet fruits ripen about 
the end of September and hang without loss 
of colour until the month of January. This 
persistence of the fruit is very valuable. 
C. E/lwangeriana is quite common in western 
New York and eastern Pennsylvania. It forms 
a handsome tree 25 or more feet high, with 
a trunk a foot in diameter and branching 6 
or 7 feet above the ground into a spreading 
head 25 to 30 feet across. The flowers, with 
lo-stamened rose-coloured anthers, are borne 
as large corymbs and come into bloom about 
20th May. The drooping clusters of lustrous 
crimson fruits, of oblong shape somewhat 
rounded at the ends, ripen early in September 
and fall towards the end of the month ; when 
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