. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 43. Crataegus Grayana Eggl. Asa Gray's Thorn. Fig. 2377. Crataegus Grayana Eggl. Rhodora 10; 80. May 1908. A large shrub, sometimes 20° high, with ascending branches, the thorns ¥-2V long. Leaves ovate, i'-3i' long, l'-3' wide, acuminate at the apex, broadly cuneate to truncate at the base, slightly pubescent above, becom- ing glabrate, serrate or doubly serrat
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 43. Crataegus Grayana Eggl. Asa Gray's Thorn. Fig. 2377. Crataegus Grayana Eggl. Rhodora 10; 80. May 1908. A large shrub, sometimes 20° high, with ascending branches, the thorns ¥-2V long. Leaves ovate, i'-3i' long, l'-3' wide, acuminate at the apex, broadly cuneate to truncate at the base, slightly pubescent above, becom- ing glabrate, serrate or doubly serrate with 4-6 pairs of acuminate lobes, their tips recurved; corymbs slightly villous; flowers y"-%" broad; calyx-tube villous below, the lobes slightly villous within, glandular-margined: stamens about 20; styles and nutlets usually 4 or 5; fruit subglobose to short-ellipsoid, angular, dark cherry- red, 6"-8" thick; calyx-lobes reflexed. Montmorency Falls west to Ottawa, Ontario, western New England and northeastern New York. May; fruit ripe August-September. 44. Crataegus alnorum Sargent. Edson's Thorn. Fig. 2378. Crataegus alnorum Sarg. Rhodora 5: 153. 1903. Crataegus Edsoni Sarg, Rhodora 7: 205. 1905. A broad shrub, sometimes 15° high, with ascending branches, the spines I'-ii' long. Leaves ovate, 1V-2I' long, i'-2i' wide, acute at the apex, broadly cuneate or truncate at the base, serrate or doubly serrate with acute lobes, dull dark yellow-green above, paler be- neath ; corymbs glabrous, many-flowered; flowers 7"- 10" broad; stamens about 20; styles and nutlets 3-5; fruit subglobose, slightly angular, dark cherry-red, 6" or 7" thick; calyx-lobes erect or spreading; flesh suc- culent. New England to southern Michigan, south to Pennsylva- nia. May ; fruit ripe Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illus
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