HAWTHORN

a tree, Cratoegus oxryacantha, natural order Rosaceoe, suborder Pomeoe, with polypetalous white or red flowers and numerous stamens in whorls; the stigma ripens first, but self pol limation is po ible. The fruit is a me, the carpels of which are stony. ’s are commonly used for hedges and for ornamental purposes. American author, b. in New York. She received a private education, at home and abroad, after which she began her literary work, contributing articles, poems and short stories to the magazines. For many years she has been a book reviewer on the New York Times. Among her books are A Cowntry Intertude, 1904; The Lure of the Garden, 1911; Old Seaport Towns of New England, 1916; Rambles Through College Towns, 1917 and Girls tn Bookland, 1917.