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6-13. C. spathulata.
5-celled ; shell thin. (Lindl.) A low tree ; in England a shrub, unless
when grafted standard high. Georgia and Carolina. Height 12 ft. to 15 ft. ;
in England 6 ft. to 8 ft. Introduced in ISOF. Flowers white,* May and
June. F ruit bright red ; ripe in October.
Variety.
15 C. s. 2 geórgica. C. geórgica Lod.— Leaves 5-lobed, on longer footstalks,
and rather smaller than the species. This variety and the
species were killed to the ground in the winter of 1837-8. ( See Gard.
Mag , vol. xvi. p. 3.)
A slow-growing, very neat, little bush or tree, with slender, smooth, drooping
branches, and something of the habit of C. Oxyacàntha. Its leaves have a
very handsome appearance, and are remarkably shining, and deep green : they
usually grow in clusters j have a long stalk, tapering upwards into a blade,
which is sometimes nearly entire, with only a tooth or two at the end ; sometimes
they are 3-lobed, witli crenated segments ; and occasionally they are
dee{)ly 3-parted ; their form is always more or less spathulate. The stipules
o f the more vigorous branches are large and leafy. The flowers are white,
and appear at the same time as those of C. cordàta. The fruit is rather
abundant, but small.
§ X . Azarôh.
Sect. Char. Fruit large, round or pear-shaped; good to e a t; yellow or
red ; the yellow fruit generally produced on fastigiate species or varieties ;
and the red on trees with a spreading and rather a drooping head. Leaves
wedge-shaped, 3-cleft or more, shining, pubescent or hairy. • Spines few or
none.
15 18. C. A'AARO'lus L. T h e Azarole T h o rn .
Identification. Lin. Sp., G83. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 629.; D o n ’s Mill., 2. p. 600.
Synonymes. Pfxas. Azaròlus Scop. Cam. No. 597., J . Bauh. Hist, 1. p. 6 '. ; Méspilus Azaròlus
AU. Ped., N. D u Ham. 4. p. 158. ; Néflier Azaróle, Neflier de Naples, E 'p in e d’E spagne, Pommettes
à deux Closes, Fr. ; Azarol Mispel, Ger. ; Azzeruolo, liai.
Eng--avings. N. D u Ham., 4. t. 42. ; Bot. Hep., t. 579. ; fig . 705. in p. 397. ; th e plate in Arb. Brit.,
1st edit., vol. vi. ; and oaxfig. 654.
Spec. Char., Leaves pubescent, wedge-shaped at the base,, trifid ; lobes
blunt, and with a few large teeth. Branchlets,corymbs, and calyxes pubescent.
G61. C. Azarb/m.
S e ftls obtuse. Styles 1—3 F ruit globose, scarlet. Seeds usually two ■
ami liftce the name, common at Montpelier, pommetles d deux closes. (Dee.
I rod.) A low tree, never found wild as a biisb. South of France and
Italy, m small Wftds and in rough places. Heiglit 20 ft. to 30 ft ; in Eiig-
f t d 10 ft. to 20 ft. Introduced in 1056. Flowers white ; May and June
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Varieties. In the Nouveau Du Hamel, six varieties are enumerated, viz. : — 1.
dfespilus .-ironía, with tbe eaves hairy beneath ; 2. Azarole, witli large deep
redbui t ; 3. Aziirole with yellownsli white fru it; 4. Azarole, with long
font of a whitish ye low; S. Azarole, with double flowers; and, 6. tim
Vftite Azarole of Italy. W.th the exception of the first-mentioned, none
ot these varieties, as far as we know, are in British gardens.
The fruit, when ripe is mealy, and somewhat a cid; and, in Italy and the
Levant, it is occasionally sent to table.
¥ 19, C. (A.) m a ro c c a 'íja Pers. The Morocco Thorn.
M m tiflm lh n Vers. S,yu., 2. p. 3 7 .; Dec. P rod., 2. p. C28. , Don's Mill., 2. p 600
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Spec. Char.,
glandless.
in terminal glabrous corymbs. Sepals obtuse. Styles 2. (¿ "¿ "’P r a r r f A
handsome pyramidal low tree, with dark-coloured branches. Palestine, on
Mount Sinai and St. Catherine; and ? Morocco. Height 15 ft. to 35 ft
Flowers pure white, very fragrant ; May and June. F ruit scarlet : ripe in
October. *
Closely resembling C. Azaròlus, bnt smaller in all its parts. It produces its
leaves very early m the season, in mild winters even in January ; and it retains
them very late. It is a small, but decided tree, and may be considered one
of the handsomest species of the genus. Horticultural Society’s Garden
4-c. Leaves wedge-shaped, 3-lobed, and pinnatifid, glabrous,
ftipules cut, rather palmately. Flowers upon long peduncles.