. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. Fig. 405. — Shining Thorn. 15. SHINING THORN — Crataegus nitida (Engelmann) Sargent Cratcegus viridis nitida Engelmann. Cratagus denaria Beadle This species occurs in bottom lands from southern Illinois (east St. Louis and Wabash county), south to eastern Miss- issippi. It is a tree sometimes 9 meters high, the lower branches spreading and the upper ones erect, making a rounded crown; the bark is dark, scaly, the twigs or
. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. Fig. 405. — Shining Thorn. 15. SHINING THORN — Crataegus nitida (Engelmann) Sargent Cratcegus viridis nitida Engelmann. Cratagus denaria Beadle This species occurs in bottom lands from southern Illinois (east St. Louis and Wabash county), south to eastern Miss- issippi. It is a tree sometimes 9 meters high, the lower branches spreading and the upper ones erect, making a rounded crown; the bark is dark, scaly, the twigs orange-brown to reddish brown, becom- ing gray, smooth, and are occasionally armed with brown spines from 3 to 5 cm. long. The leaves are oblong-ovate to oval, from 3 to 8 cm. long, 2 to 6 cm. wide, sharply pointed at both ends, or some- times bluntish, coarsely doubly toothed, often lobed, half-leathery, green and shining above, paler beneath, smooth ex- cept for a few hairs at the jimction of the veins on the under side of the yoimg leaves; the leaf-stalks are winged above, glandular, long-hairy towards the blade when young, i to 2 cm. long. The flowers are about 2 cm. broad in many-flowered, smooth corymbs; calyx-lobes linear- lanceolate, remotely glandular-toothed; stamens 10 to 20; anthers yellow; styles 3 to 5. The fruit ripens late; it is from 6 to 9 mm. thick, dull yellowish red to brick-red, glaucous, with erect calyx- lobes; the flesh is yellow, firm, mealy; it contains 3 to 5 nutlets to 7 mm. long, ridged on the back, the nest 5 to 7 mm. thick. 0 16. HARBISON'S THORN Crataegus Harbisoni Beadle Harbison's thorn occurs commonly on the limestone hills about Nashville, Tennessee. It is a tree sometimes 8 me- ters high, with spreading branches form- ing an open symmetrical crown; the bark is gray-brown; the twigs are reddish brown, hairy, becoming smooth and are armed with dark reddish brown spines 3 to 5 cm. long. The leaves are eUiptic-obovate to orbicular, 3 to 1
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