, where the
| | |number of styles is usually
| | |three, and from two to four
| | |seeds in the fruit. These
| | |differences are generally
| | |decided. There are other
| | |differences also in growth
| | |difficult to explain, but
| | |can be detected easily by
| | |an experienced eye.
| | |
C. monogyna |...... |...... |This is the Hawthorn of the
(sub-species) | | |hedgerows, and there are
| | |many varieties.
| | |Twenty-eight are recorded
| | |in the Kew Hand-list. The
| | |most beautiful are aurea,
| | |with golden-yellow haws,
| | |crispa pendula, a pretty
| | |weeping tree; Gumperi
| | |versicolor, very handsome
| | |deep-red, shading to pink
| | |in the centre; laciniata, a
| | |handsome tree with deeply
| | |cut leaves, sometimes
| | |called C. apiifolia, but
| | |must not be confounded with
| | |North American species of
| | |that name. Macrocarpa has
| | |larger fruits than the
| | |type, oxyphylla, large
| | |white flowers and handsome
| | |fruits, a round-headed
| | |tree. Praecox is the
| | |Glastonbury Thorn, s