Caratacus
Britishnoun
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In the same rose family with apples, plums, cherries, and service-berries is listed the genus Crataegus, a shrubby race of trees, undersized as a rule, with stiff, zigzag branches set with thorns.
From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen
The pear-thorn, Crataegus calpodendron Med., is a smaller tree, with broader leaves, very few thorns and pear-shaped fruit.
From Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them by Fuller George D.
Common Hawthorn; White Thorn; Scarlet-fruited Thorn; Red Haw; Mayflower Crataegus coccinea Flowers—White, rarely pinkish, usually less than 1 in. across, numerous, in terminal corymbs.
From Wild Flowers Worth Knowing by Blanchan, Neltje
The dotted hawthorn, Crataegus punctata Jacq., also has wedge-shaped leaves but they are leathery, dull gray-green in color with conspicuous veins.
From Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them by Fuller George D.
In the southern half of Illinois, growing on moist river bottoms, the green haw, Crataegus viridis L., becomes a tree 20 feet tall.
From Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them by Fuller George D.
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