The Probert Encyclopaedia of Nature

HAWTHORN

Hawthorn (Crataegus Oxyacantha) is a small spiny European tree, belonging to the sub-family Pomaceae of the family Rosaceae, rising sometimes to the height of six meters. The leaves are alternate, obovate and three to five lobed. The flowers are white, sometimes with a reddish tinge, disposed in corymbs and smell rather nice.
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