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right the berries are blackish and ovate ; but 
my specimens have no fruit. It has evidently 
been often mistaken for the next, which has 
shorter thicker leaves more acuminate, more 
cordate and more obliqual, quite pubescent be- 
neath ; it is nearer to C. micranthes of Antil- 
les differing chiefly by larger serratures, pubes- 
cent branches, petiols <f»c. 
549. Celtis crassifolia Lamark and many 
Authors, C. cordata Persoon and others — tree, 
branches terete rough, leaves broadly ovate 
acuminate, unequaly serrate, base cordate obli- 
qual, thick or subcoriaceous, rough on both 
sides, peduncles mostly biflore — a small tree 15 
to 40 feet high, with large dark thick leaves 
quite rough, common from West Pennsylvania 
to Missouri and Kentucky, blossoms in May. 
Berries black large sweet, called Hackberries 
or by corruption Hagberries, Hogberries. 
560. Celtis reticulata Torrey, Eaton. 
Leaves broad cordate pubescent subcoriaceous, 
subentire, subobtuse, base unequal obliqual, pa- 
pillose scabrose above, reticulate prominent 
nerves beneath, peduncles uniflore — in the 
Western parts of Missouri and Arkanzas ex- 
tending probably to the Origon Mts. found by 
James described by Torrey ; I have not seen 
it and only copy his account to show that it 
differs no more from C. crassifolia than my 
C. morifolia , all 3 have cordate leaves and re- 
ticulate nerves, whence the name is not very 
proper. Is it a tree or a shrub ? compare C. 
yatula. 
561. Celtis maritima Raf. 1817. Decads 
7. Shrubby, branchlets terete tortuose pubes- 
cent, leaves ovate acuminate trinerve rough on 
both sides with large equal serratures, base 
