1122 CAPRIFOLIACEAE 
2. Viburnum acerifólium L. A low branched shrub, with soft stellate pubescence, 
the stem erect or ascending, 1-2 m. tall, its branches or twigs softly pubescent, becoming 
glabrous. Leaf-blades thin, suborbicular or ovate, 4-10 cm. long, usually with 3 acute or 
acuminate straight or recurved lobes, sharply toothed, rounded or cordate at the base, 
sparingly pubescent or glabrous above, softly tomentose or glabrate beneath : petioles 
slender, 1-4 cm. long, pubescent like the twigs: cymes 7-10 cm. broad, long-peduncled : 
flowers all perfect: corolla white, 4-6 mm. broad : drupes black or nearly so, 9-10 mm. 
long ; stone flattened, slightly 2-grooved on one side, 2-ridged on the other. 
In rocky woods, New Brunswick to Ontario, Minnesota and Georgia. Spring. 
3. Viburnum densiflórum Chapm. A low branched shrub, with simple and stellate 
pubescence, the stems erect, 0.5-1.5 m. tall, the twigs rusty pubescent. Leaf-blades ovate 
or obovate, or rarely oblong, 3-8 cm. long, shallowly toothed or undulate, with low lobes 
or these wanting, obtuse or short-acuminate at the apex, cordate at the base, glabrous or 
sparingly pubescent above, finely tomentose beneath and tufted in the axils of the nerves : 
petioles slender, 8-11 mm. long, pubescent like the twigs: cymes 3-5 cm. broad, often 
densely flowered, peduncled : flowers all perfect: corolla white, 4-4.5 mm. broad; lobes 
rounded : drupes oblong. 
On wooded hillsides, western Florida and Alabama. Spring. 
4. Viburnum pubéscens (Ait.) Pursh. A low much branched shrub, with more or 
less pubescent foliage, the stems erect or ascending, 0.5-2 m. tall, the branches ascending. 
Leaf-blades ovate, varying towards oblong or orbicular, 2-7 em. long, acuminate, usually 
sharply serrate-dentate, entire towards the base, and there rounded or subcordate, glabrous 
or glabrate and shining above, more or less densely tomentose beneath or glabrate except 
the nerves, sessile or nearly so: cymes 3-6 cm. broad, peduncled : flowers all perfect: 
corolla white, 5-6 mm. broad: drupes black or nearly so, oblong, 7-9 mm. long ; stone 
with 2 shallow grooves on both surfaces. 
In rocky woods, Quebec to Ontario, Minnesota, Georgia and Iowa. Spring and early summer. 
5. Viburnum dentàtum L. An erect much branched shrub, 2-5 m. tall, the little 
pubescence that is present on the foliage of simple hairs. Leaf-blades suborbicular, oval 
or ovate, 3-8 cm. long, abruptly or gradually acuminate, usually acute, sharply dentate, 
rounded or subcordate at the base, glabrous above, pubescent in the axils of the nerves be- 
neath: petioles slender, 1-2 cm. long, usually sparingly pubescent : cymes 5-8 cm. broad, 
long-peduncled : flowers all perfect: corolla white, 4-5 mm. broad: drupes deep blue or 
me black, globose-ovoid, 5-6 mm. long ; stone rounded on one side, grooved on the 
other. 
In or about meadows and swamps, New Brunswick to Ontario, Minnesota and Florida. Spring 
and rarely fall. 
6. Viburnum mólle Michx. A small branching shrub, 2-4 m. tall, with more or less 
stellate-pubescent foliage. Leaf-blades suborbicular, broadly ovate or rarely elliptic, 3-14 
cm. long, commonly short-acuminate, obtuse or acute, crenate-dentate or the teeth some- 
times acute, rounded, truncate or cordate at the base, glabrous or sparingly pubescent 
above, more densely pubescent beneath : petioles stout, 1-2 cm. long: cymes 4-10 cm. 
broad, peduncled : flowers all perfect: corolla white, 5-8 mm. broad : drupes deep blue, 
globose-ovoid, 8-9 mm. long ; stone grooved on one side, rounded on the other. 
In low grounds or deep swamps, Pennsylvania to Florida and Texas. Spring and early summer. 
7. Viburnum cassinoides L. A slender branched shrub or small tree, 2-5 m. tall, 
with very seurfy twigs, petioles and inflorescence. Leaf-blades thickish, ovate-elliptic, 
ovate-lanceolate or oblanceolate, mostly abruptly acuminate but rather obtuse, undulate = 
crenate, cuneate or rounded at the base, glabrous or glabrate above, mostly scurfy on the 
nerves beneath : petioles 1-2 cm. long: cymes 5-12 cm. broad, longer than the pedrecles: 
flowers all perfect: corolla white, 4-5 mm. broad: drupes deep blue or rarely pink a 
maturity, ovoid or globose-ovoid, 6-9 mm. long; stone flattened. 
In swamps or wet thickets, Newfoundland to Manitoba and Florida. Spring to fall. WITHE-ROD. 
8. Viburnum nüdum L. An erect branching shrub, 1-4 m. tall, with obscurely 
scurfy and pubescent twigs, petioles and inflorescence. Leaf-blades leathery, oval, Mies 
oblong, broadly lanceolate or oblanceolate, 5-15 cm. long, acute or obtuse, slightly revolute, 
undulate or obscurely toothed, glabrous or scurfy, especially on the nerves beneath, m 
above: petioles 1.5 cm. long or shorter : cymes 4-12 em. broad, usually shorter € vi 
peduncles: flowers all perfect : corolla white, 4-5 mm. broad: drupes deep blue, ova 
subglobose, 6-10 mm. long ; stone flattened. rang- 
: Inswamps, Long Island to Kentucky, Florida and Louisiana. Spring and summer.—A torn ee 
ing from North Carolina to Florida and Louisiana, with linear-oblong or narrowly oblongo : 
leaf-blades, is V. nudum angustifolium T. & G?, while a little-known form from near qoem Georgia, Y- 
nudum serótinum Ravenel, is less branched and has smaller flowers than in the typical form. 
