. A guide to the trees [microform]. Trees; Botany; Arbres; Botanique. TREES GROWING IN RICH SOIL. 169 and scarlet foliage falls away in the autumn its branches are seen to be covered with showy fruit. That they are dotted with white and the smaller foliage, are marks by which this one of the hawthorns may be known from other members of its family. COCKSPUR THORN. NEWCASTLE THORN. {Plate LXXX VI.) Crata-iTus Crus-Gdlli, FAMILY SHAPE HEIGHT RANGE TIME OF BLOOM Apple. Heaii^ fluty broad: \o-io/eet. Qticbfc, southward and J ll>U\ branches, rigiiL westward. I'ruit: October. Bark: reddish brown o
. A guide to the trees [microform]. Trees; Botany; Arbres; Botanique. TREES GROWING IN RICH SOIL. 169 and scarlet foliage falls away in the autumn its branches are seen to be covered with showy fruit. That they are dotted with white and the smaller foliage, are marks by which this one of the hawthorns may be known from other members of its family. COCKSPUR THORN. NEWCASTLE THORN. {Plate LXXX VI.) Crata-iTus Crus-Gdlli, FAMILY SHAPE HEIGHT RANGE TIME OF BLOOM Apple. Heaii^ fluty broad: \o-io/eet. Qticbfc, southward and J ll>U\ branches, rigiiL westward. I'ruit: October. Bark: reddish brown or ash colour; scaly. Thorns: mimerous ; two or four inches long; smooth; slender; straight. Leaves: sinii)le; alternate; obovate, or lanceolate; slightly i)()inted or rounded at the ai)ex and tai)ering into a very short leaf-stalk at the base ; very variable in width; unevenly and sharply serrate above the middle; entire below ; thick ; dark green; histrons and glabrous above, dull underneath. Flowers: numerous; white; fragrant; growing in corymbs from short, lateral branches and appearing after the leaves. Fruit: red; dull; globular, or slightly pear-shaped. Both in Europe and America this small tree is very generally cultivated. It is the favourite of the family for hedge planting, when its compact, thick manner of growth and comparatively low height show to great advantage. An added charm about it is that its bright, firm fruit remains on the branches over the winter. Birds do not devour it; nor do fungal diseases trouble the foliage. The tree has ever a fresh, invigourating aspect, leaves turn to dull orange or CratiCi^'us Crus-Cii/ii In the autumn the. 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 Lounsberry, Alice; Rowan, Ellis, 1858-1922. Toronto : W. Briggs
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