C. phaenopyrum (Washington Thorn)

"There are such a lot of these American hawthorns and they are all so fascinating. The best-known one is the Washington thorn, and even that brilliantly autumn-coloured little tree is not as well known as one would imagine."

"Letters to Garden Lovers", Australian Home Beautiful, May 1938.

C. pubescens (Mexican Thorn)

"I know the nurserymen do sell lots and lots of Crataegus mexicana, but I wonder where on earth they are, one sees so few about, and isn't it just too wonderful in the winter when it is covered with those deep yellow little 'apples'? Small wonder it is often mistaken for a crab apple."

"Letters to Garden Lovers", Australian Home Beautiful, May 1938.

C. x smithiana (Red Mexican Thorn)

"If our Crataegus smithiana has as many berries in the autumn as it has blooms at the present, it is going to be a wonderful sight. Do you know it by any chance? It is becoming fairly well-known now and its orange-scarlet fruits...make a brilliant picture in late autumn."

"Letters to Garden Lovers", Australian Home Beautiful, December 1938.

C. tanacetifolia (Tansy-leaf Hawthorn)

"The tansy-leaf hawthorn, Crataegus tanacetifolia, is a delight with its soft grey foliage and those rose red little apple shaped fruits. I'm just longing to get to work with some of these tansy-leaved hawthorns and some huge weathered boulders, on some country property one day with prostrate junipers sprawling at their feet and amongst the boulders. Just those three things, boulders, grey-leaved hawthorns and junipers and what a picture one would have. Moreover, you would never have to do anything about it. That's the sort of gardening I like!"

"Letters to Garden Lovers", Australian Home Beautiful, June 1941.