. Familiar trees and their leaves . Trees. Dotted-fruited Thorn. tree grows less than 30 feet Mgli, and is common throughout the ISTortli; it extends southward to Georgia. Its branches are always hori- zontal. Cockspur Thorn. The cockspur Cratceffus tllOm is a Crus-qalli. . , variety most frequently favored by culti- vation ; it is very common- ly used for hedges. The thorns measure two or three inches in length. The leaves are not divided, and are toothed only above the middle; they are dark green and shiny above, but pale below; in autumn they turn a duU orange-red. The flowers, which bloom
. Familiar trees and their leaves . Trees. Dotted-fruited Thorn. tree grows less than 30 feet Mgli, and is common throughout the ISTortli; it extends southward to Georgia. Its branches are always hori- zontal. Cockspur Thorn. The cockspur Cratceffus tllOm is a Crus-qalli. . , variety most frequently favored by culti- vation ; it is very common- ly used for hedges. The thorns measure two or three inches in length. The leaves are not divided, and are toothed only above the middle; they are dark green and shiny above, but pale below; in autumn they turn a duU orange-red. The flowers, which bloom as late as the middle of June, are white, and somewhat fragrant. The fruit is similar to that of the scarlet- fruited thorn, but rather more pear- shaped (very slightly so); it also ripens about the same time, and remains on the tree all winter. The cockspur thorn is found on the margins of swamps, or in rich soil, throughout the !N"orth; it extends southward to Florida and west- ward to Missouri and Texas; it is most abundant and reaches its largest size in Arkansas and Cockspur Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mathews, F. Schuyler (Ferdinand Schuyler), 1854-1938. New York : D. Appleton
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