. How to know wild fruits; a guide to plants when not in flower by means of fruit and leaf. Scarlet Thorn {Cratsegus coccinea) BED OR REDDISH PURPLE 77 The leaves are finely toothed and deeply cut,almost lobed along the upper half. The outlinesomewhat resembles that of a White Birch under surface is paler than the is the fall color. Floivers. — The rather large white flowersgrow on slender stems, in clusters. They havea strong, disagreeable odor. May. This is a low tree with crooked, spreadingbranches, ashy gray or light brown bark, andstout thorns attaining maturity on t
. How to know wild fruits; a guide to plants when not in flower by means of fruit and leaf. Scarlet Thorn {Cratsegus coccinea) BED OR REDDISH PURPLE 77 The leaves are finely toothed and deeply cut,almost lobed along the upper half. The outlinesomewhat resembles that of a White Birch under surface is paler than the is the fall color. Floivers. — The rather large white flowersgrow on slender stems, in clusters. They havea strong, disagreeable odor. May. This is a low tree with crooked, spreadingbranches, ashy gray or light brown bark, andstout thorns attaining maturity on third-yeargrowths. The plants^ like moist soil but willgrow in pasture lands, where they form thickets,the thorns protecting them from destruction bygrazing animals. In New England this thorn isgenerally larger than the other species. Cratcegiis macracantha has longer thorns,thicker leaves, stouter stems, and larger flowersand fruits. The leaves are sometimes doublyserrate. Crataegus mollis varies chiefly from CratcB-ejus coccinea in having hairy leaves, twigs, andleaf stems. It is abo
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