| |shining, and the flowers
| | |pure white, in small
| | |corymbs, and followed by
| | |bright-scarlet fruits.
| | |
C. Douglasii |Western side of |White; |This is a large
|North America |late |irregular-shaped tree 20
| |Spring |feet to 30 feet, and has
| | |short stout spines about an
| | |inch long; the flowers
| | |appear in small clusters,
| | |and the fruits are small
| | |and black. Wood and spines
| | |are brown and quite shiny.
| | |Rivularis has smaller and
| | |thicker leaves, and shorter
| | |and stouter wood.
| | |
C. hiemalis |Probably a |White; |A tree 15 feet to 20 feet
|hybrid, but |Spring |high, round shining leaves,
|origin unknown | |and rather large black
| | |fruits, which are the first
| | |to ripen of the Thorns.
| | |
*C. melanocarpa |Caucasus |White; |A very handsome Thorn. It
| |Spring |is a small flat-topped tree
| | |of medium height, the
| | |leaves somewhat like those
| | |of the Hawthorn in shape,
| | |and covered with a thick
| | |grey tomentum; the fruits
| | |are small, black, and
| | |shining.
| | |
C. mollis |United States |White, |Like C. coccinea, but even
| |with a |han