NAKED FLOWERED HAWTHORN. J3 
smooth. The divisions of the calyx are short, triangu- 
lar, smooth and without glands; the styles are 4 or 5. 
The fruit, which becomes red, is very large and round, 
ripening in May or June, and is i an inch or f of an 
inch in diameter, juicy, fragrant, of an agreeable sub- 
acid taste, and is much esteemed for tarts, jellies, and 
other articles of the dessert. 
Other species of Hawthorn, indigenous to the United 
States, might be adduced as attaining the size of trees 
from 10 to 25 feet in height, but as we have little or no 
notice of their use and economy, we shall at present 
omit them. 
