Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-12-27
THE HAWTHORN TREE IN AMER
IcA
More Species Probably Here Than ~
the Rest of the World

systematic study Of our American
hawthorns which has been carried Oh
during the last few years centerins ~
the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard
University in this city. of which Prof
Charles $. Sargent Is director. The re-
suit Of the vestigation, 80 far, has
been to show that instead Of beng
weak in hawthorns as for years rad
been taken for granted. our Ameri an
flora is exceptionally rich in them.
with indeed, more species, in all
proba ability. than all the rest OF the
world put together.
Everybody. however little acquamt-
| ed with botany or horticulture. has
| read al least of the hawthorn 'alc-
| brated by every generation al English
poets, and the typical tree. one may Al
most call il. Of the typical English gar
den 1t charms in May with its bcanti-
! full white flowers. ana makes The autumn
gay with It's brilliant fruits. The
genus 10 which il Belongs is called w
butanists crataeguS the classical
Latin name IF the hawthorn. ana is
widely scattered over the countries nf
the Northern temperate zone. Tine
best known species is the English
hawthorn. Of course, which has bo-l a
favorite inhabitant Of gardens Ior
many centuries ana II descrip"d "hd
! praised IN all books about Hardehlhg'
Some OF the American haWth"rns. i3n.
attracted the attention OF the first
Europeans VINO reached TINS country
ana hawth"rns We're among me hrst
| North American plants sent back Z"
| Europe.
! When the fourth volume Of Professor
! Sargents silva "i North America
WaS published IN 1891 ~ recognized
! fourteen North American spe 1-a.
/ With one or TWO exceptions, tHey Add
/ All been known (" b"tanisis for nearly
/ ri rrntu"v. rhrs" fourteen species
I W"T" Nn""H t' gro" naturally 'n me
forests. bH' In f.u' "p"4h gardens
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ISIS hal certain p.ucon-,iVri .@-aS
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which would Uut tin amy mi tl'sn
determinations. tb., ...,... i,,..tiu47 ., nose.
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ihrM hy "N mrtr variations h"' s"-'t.-
ate species. In ether words. N" h-t"f
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tAe nav ih'il'S 'h"l We're '' hr '"l''"
~ thr Eastern states ana That Hor
forms v.r, ilYdiA worth ,one.d. ra-
,.r
~ recent years however. m ~"
st.d. uf American t3.,.4 has i.ruur
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'urNt" an" ubH"F IN" l"aNrIShli hl
H. Arnold ArbOrctum American
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.orniS III nav tt'ihS nae H""H 'iitt 'iN
overlooked ana mat others could Iu
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described sl"'.'S- or ''tSlH"''+ IN
mere varieties or hybrid~. and itlt
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