Traditionally, the day was marked by dancing around designated "May trees."

He saw a may tree white with blossom, growing from the thatched roof of a house.

The maypole is generally referred to as a majtræ, "May tree".

A new "mock mayor" was elected and a symbolic may tree was paraded through the village.

Forest Land: Forestland consists of the group of may tree species shrub and bushes.

She drew up presently beside a watersplash in a small lane; there was a may tree in red bloom not far away beside the stream.

The custom of decorating a May Bush or May Tree was found in many parts of Europe.

(Spencer's "May Tree" is a direct descendant of Palmer's refulgent "Shoreham Garden.")

Take that sheet of yours, and go and spread it under the may trees in the hedge, where they're beginning to shed, but not yet brown, Shake the bushes and.

Pliny the Elder "notes that the most auspicious wood for wedding torches came from the spina alba, the may tree, which bore many fruits and hence symbolised fertility".

With bis blunt penknife they hacked off a few twigs of the may tree; the bright clusters of the flowers were thin on the twigs, but Mollie was pleased with them.

For example, a mansion may not be stripped of its glass, timber or pipes (Vane v Lord barnard), nor may trees of an ornamental value be cut down by the life tenant (Turner v Wright).

War in "Journey's End" is ugly, an inverted world where a May tree has a disturbing odor but phosgene gas does not, and an agonizing wound is in wartime a fabulous stroke of luck if it gets you home alive.

If you are a countryman, you may sit by a stream and contemplate a may tree just coming into blossom, or climb up on the ramparts of an iron age hill fort and let your soul soar with the wind.

Thus the Baileys' garden was L-shaped, and the remaining portion of Tullivers' land, a mere quarter of an acre, allowed room for only a lawn, a few mature lilac and may trees and the flower border which had been the Admiral's particular pride.

A highlight for the villagers each year is the Maibaumfest - "May Tree Festival" - staged by the local volunteer fire brigade, at which a tree is festively decorated and put up next to the Hamm Oak across from the town hall.

Firstly, the feeling for the tradition is very strong in the village; secondly, Gawthorpe is an ancient settlement - its history can be traced back to a Viking chief named Gorky and there is evidence that it existed in Roman times; thirdly, the original custom was to bring in a new May tree each year.

The site is also home to a scrub of Crataegus monogyna.

Several species of Crataegus have both traditional and modern medicinal uses.

Crataegus texana is also of special value to native bees.

The name Crataegus columbiana is a source of considerable confusion.

It is sometimes considered to be a synonym of Crataegus intricata.

Crataegus apiifolia is a name sometimes used for some species of hawthorns.

Crataegus texana is a native species to the United States.

It is closely related to Crataegus ambigua, a species that has red fruit.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Crataegus species.

Bright red haws from Crataegus are sometimes called hawberries.

The mainstay food is leaves of Crataegus (hawthorn), hence the species' name.

The name Crataegus apiifolia has been applied to two different species, but both are illegitimate names.

Crataegus chlorosarca is an Asian species of hawthorn with black fruit.

Berries of the introduced Cotoneaster and Crataegus are also consumed.

Crataegus ellwangeriana is a hawthorn that is not yet well understood.

Crataegus dahurica is a species of hawthorn native to northeastern Asia.

It is closely related to Crataegus submollis, but the two species have separate native ranges.

In the South they feed on Prunus and Crataegus species.

The larvae feed on Crataegus, apple, pear and cherry.

Crataegus tracyi is a species of hawthorn from Texas and Mexico.

The hybrid originated as a seedling of Crataegus mexicana.

Crataegus hupehensis is an Asian species of hawthorn that can grow to be a substantial tree.

Crataegus aemula is found, as a shrub or tree, in Mississippi and Georgia.

Crataegus heterophylla, known as the various-leaved Hawthorn, is of uncertain origin.

Crataegus maximowiczii is a species of hawthorn with fruit that are red to purple-black.