| | |late in the year. Birds,
| | |however, enjoy them.
| | |
C. Crus-Galli (the |North America |White; |This is a handsome American
Cockspur Thorn) | |June |Thorn, and one of the most
| | |striking of the whole
| | |family. It has stout,
| | |glossy leaves and
| | |formidable spines, these
| | |often being from 3 to 4
| | |inches long, and gave rise
| | |to the popular name. The
| | |brick-red fruits hang on
| | |the tree long after the
| | |leaves have fallen, and
| | |make a bright winter
| | |picture. There are several
| | |varieties. Arbutifolia has
| | |shorter spines and smaller
| | |fruits than the type; the
| | |leaves are also narrower
| | |and duller in colour;
| | |linearis has long linear
| | |leaves and bright-red
| | |fruits. Ovalifolia has
| | |large oval shining leaves
| | |and bright scarlet fruits,
| | |it is rather more upright
| | |than the type. *Splendens
| | |makes a handsome, shapely
| | |tree about 20 feet high,
| | |and flowers and fruits very
| | |freely; the leaves are
| | |rounded, green, and
|