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Xiii. Bracteatae

Haw (C. Ashei, Beadl.)--Tree 15 to 20 feet high, with pyramidal head. Thorns slender, 1 to 1 1/2 inches long. Bark scaly, grey or brown. Leaves broadly ovate to obovate, about 2 inches long, finely serrate, blunt at apex, tapering to base. Flowers in May, 3 to 10 in cluster on hairy stems, 3/4 inch across, stamens 20, anthers yellow. Fruit, October, bright red, 1 inch long, dotted, thick fleshed. Preferred habitat, clay soil of fallow land. Distribution, near Montgomery, Alabama.