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inches long, and about one inch broad in the middle, serrate, of a 
lucid green, alternate; at many of the joints are smaller leaves in 
clusters: thorns axillary, very strong, two inches in length, and 
bending like a cock's-spur. Flowers axillary, in roundish clusters, 
generally two together, petals white, with a blush of red. Styles 
three. Fruit globular, of a red colour. It flowers the latter end of 
May. 
4. Crataegus tomentosa, or Wolly-leaved Hawthorn. Leaves wedge- 
form-ovate serrate, somewhat angular, villose underneath. 
This has a slender shrubby stem, about six or seven feet high, 
sending out many irregular branches, armed with long slender 
thorns. The flowers are small, proceeding from the sides of the 
branches, sometimes single, and at other times two or three upon 
the same peduncle, having large leafy calyxes, and being succeeded 
by small roundish fruit. The flowers appear the latter end of May, 
and the fruit ripens in September. 
5. Crataegus cordata, or Maple-leaved Hawthorn. Leaves cordate- 
ovate, gash-angled, smooth, petioles and calyxes, without glands; 
Jlowers Jive-styled. 
This rises with a strong woody stem, about 5 or 6 feet high, send- 
ing out many spreading branches, which incline to a horizontal po- 
sition. Leaves different in form, some indented at the petiole, others 
not; they are generally about an inch and half long, and nearly of 
the same breadth in the middle, ending in acute points, and their 
borders cut into several acute parts, which are sharply serrate; they 
are of a bright green, and stand on very slender petioles, about an 
inch in length. The branches are armed with a few pretty long 
slender spines. The flowers come out in small bunches from the 
sides of the branches. Stamens eight. Styles four; fruit round con- 
taining two seeds, 
Branches spotted with white; leaves cut into three, five, or seven 
segments, accuminate, the size of birch-leaves. Petiole very slen- 
der, shorter than the leaves. Corymb compound. Bractes at the 
base of the peduncles, solitary, subulate, very small, deciduous. 
Flowers somewhat smaller than the European Hawthorn. Teeth 
of the calyx very short, obtuse, falling off when the fruit is ripe. 
Styles five. Fruit an oblate spheroid, scarlet, the size of a red 
currant; the navel loose, naked. Stones five, the tops filling up the 
navel, and naked. It flowers the last of the genus. 
4. Crataegus fiyrifolia, or Pear-leaved Hawthorn. Leaves ovate- 
eliptic, gash-serrate, somewhat plaited and hirt, calyxes a little villose, 
leaflets linnear-lanceolate serrate, Jlowers three-styled. This species 
is sometimes unarmed. 
5. Crataegus elijitica, or Oval-leaved Hawthorn. Leaves elifitic, 
unequally serrate smooth, petioles and calyxes glandular, fruit globu- 
lar, Jive-seeded. 
6. Crataegus glandulosa, or Hollow-leaved Hawthorn. Leaves 
obovate-wedge-form, angular smooth glittering; petioles stipules and 
calyxes glandular ; fruit oval; five-seeded. 
This has very stout thorns. It flowers in May, and is a very 
beautiful shrub. 
