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637- C. punctàla.
Spec. Char., f r . Leaves obovate-wedge-shaped, glabrous, serrated. Caiyx
a little villose j its sepals awl-shaped, entire. F ru it usually dotted (Dec
Prod.) A small tree'. i . , u . e woous anu s w e ' o fV n
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gmia and Carolina; where, according to Pu rsh , it grows to
size, pa rtic ularly the variety having yellow ifiruuiiut.. xHieeiiggnhct l1o3 iftt.. tt0o 53Uot¥t.
In tro d u c e ftn 1746. F low e rsw h ite ; May and June. F ru it s c a rle t; ripe
"1 September. Leaves dropping yellow. Naked young wood grey.
Varieties. There are four forms o f this species in British gardens.
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North America, in the woods and swamps of
• a handsome
2 C .p . 2 riibra Pursh, C. edùlis Ronalds ( f g .6 ti2 . in p . 389.) is the
TmYoI/lsctf c/I omrvi mtw oi~. nr> ea\vn-K dl-l i. s„ —a _s_p__r_e__a.dIt ing t. ree, growi• ng to* th, e heig.ht of
fro n ftS ft. to 30 ft.,_with red fruit, and, when old, with few thorns.
¥ C. p . 3 rubra strida Hort., C. p. stricta
Ronalds, has the fruit red, like the preceding
sort ; but the general habit of
the plant is fastigiate, like th a t o f the
following sort.
Ï C. p . 4 aurea Pursh, C. p. flàva Hort.,
C. dulcis Ronalds, C. edùlis Lodd. Cat.,
C. pentagyna flava Godefroy (Jig. 682.
in p. 389.), is a tree like C. p. rùbra,
with yellow fruit, and also, when old,
with few thorns.
Ï C. p . 5 brevispina Doug., and ouryfg. 638.
— A very handsome fastigiate tree, with
large, very dark purplish red fruit.
Hort. Soc. Garden. «s. c. p.
weIgero?“^ t e S g trees'"
Ï 4 . C . p y e i f o ' l i a A i t . The Pear-tree-leaved Thorn.
' ’’SDo- Tn’sm Mmill..., 2. p. .5g9S9“?'' >’• S-P- t-.- 1- P- 337. I Dec. p'rod., 2. p. 627.
Encyc. 4. p. 444. : M. Calpodéndron Eh rh 7?,»W . m ^ Mespilus latifòlia Latn.
C. latifòlia Ronalds ; (7. cornifòlia Booth ; LazLfr^lfò p S ? ,
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Engravings. Moench Weiss., p. 31. t. 2 .; Wats. Dend. B rit., t. 61.*, Bot. Reg., t. 1877.; our
fig. G84. in p. 389. ; th e plate of th e species in Arb. Brit., 1st edit., vol. \ i . ; and our fig . 639.
Spec. Char., f r . In some instances spiny, in some without spines. Leaves
ovate-elliptical, incisely serrated, obscurely plaited, a little hiiiry. Flowers
3-styled. Calyx slightly villose; its sepals linear-lanceolate, serrated.
(Dec. Prod.) A low tree, generally spineless. North America, from Pennsylvania
to Carolina, in woods and rocky places. Height 20 ft. to 25 ft.
Introduced in 1765. Flowers white ; June and July, rather later than
C. punctata. F ru it small, yellowish r e d ; ripe early in September, and
more eagerly sought after by birds than those of any other species.
633. C .p y riR lia .
The leaves of young trees are larger, and the fruit smaller, than those
of most other species; the leaves are also more strongly plaited, having the
appearance of being furrowed from the midrib to the marginl When the fruit
is not eaten1 bbyy birds, it shrivels, turns black, and remains on the tree throughout
the winter. The leaves drop early, of a rich yellow.
iii. M a c r a c à n tlioe .
laves large, ovate-oblong, slightly lobed and serrated, with nu-
:s,
and subplicate. F ru it small. Spines very long. Tree
Sect. Char. Leaves 1
merous nerves,vigorous and spreading.
¥ 5. C. m a c r a c a ' n t h a Lodd. Cat. The long-spined Thorn.
Synonymes. C. glandulbsa /3 macràntha L in d i., Bot. Keg., t. 1912. ; C. spina longissima in the
Hammersmith N u rse ry ; C.pyriflòra ro rrc y ,- see R o l Rfg. t. 1957. . . . v.
Engravings. Bot. Reg., t. 1912. ; o u r ^ . 685. in p. 390. j tìie plate of this species in our Arb. B n t.,
1st edit., vol. vi, ; and o u rjig . 640.
Spec. Char., f r . Spines longer than the leaves, and numerous. Leaves
ovate-oblong, somewhat acuminate, slightly lobed and bluntly serrated,
nerved, iind subplicate. F ru it small, or middle-sized, of a shining red,
and very succulent when ripe. Tree open, spreading, and of very vigorous
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