1272 CAPRIFOLIACEAE 
deep-blue.—Low ground and swamps, Coastal Plain, Fla. to Tex. and Pa. 
A counter-part of this species in the Blue Ridge province of Ga. and ad 
Tenn large Baba. leaf-blades in V. carolimianum 
Ashe. A plant with sparingly pubescent foliage and pus leaves (2.5-6 
in S Miss., has been described as V. Ashei Bush.—V. en chx., with ellip- 
soid fruits about 1 cm. long, ranges from Ky. to Mo. "nd L 
8. V. cassinoides L. Shrub: leaf-blades m dad d ovate-lanceo- 
late, or oblanceolate, undulate or erenate, 3-8 c . lon rolla 4-5 mm. wide: 
filaments much exceeding the corolta-lobes : du ovoid. or globose-ovoid, 6-9 
mm. long, deep-blue or rarely pink.—(W ITHE-ROD. WILD-RAISIN. SWAMP- 
HAW. Ti and wet woods, various provinces, Fla. to Miss., Man., and 
New 
9. V. nudum L. Shrub: leaf-blades thick, oval-ovate, elliptic, m lanceo- 
late, or oblanceolate (linear-elliptic or narrowly elliptic-lanceolate in V. nudum 
if oli iti ulate 
in 
10 mm. long, deep-blue.—(PossUM-HAW. Sw HAW.)— —Swamps and low 
grounds, often in acid soil, Coastal Plain and ad eem Fla. to Tex., Ky., 
EL 
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. Lentago L. Shrub or tree: leaf-blades ovate to obovate or rarely sub- 
t 
RS finely and sharply serrate, 4-10 em. long: sepals mostly acute or 
acutish: corolla-lobes ovate: filaments pad as long as i corolla or nearly 
so: dr dps oval, 10-12 m i dr bluish-blaek.—(NANNYBERRY.  SHEEPBERRY. 
WILD-RAISIN. SWEET- eee )—Woods and banks of Seed various prov- 
inces, Ga. to Mo., Man., and Que. 
11. V. prunifolium L. Shrub or tree: leaf- bbs thinnish, oval varying t 
ovate or obov sea or rarely suborbicular, finely, sometimes obscurely, ae 
2.5-5 em. long: sepals obtuse: corolla-lobes ethical ar: filaments much less 
than ee as long as the corolla: drupe elliptic, sometimes oa 0; 7-9 mm. 
long bluish-black under the blo om.— (BL ACK-HAW.  STAG-BRUSH.  SLOE.)— 
Red woods and open banks, various provinces, Ga. to Ark., Kans., Mich., 
and Conn. 
12. V. rufidulum Raf. Shrub or small tree: leaf-blades thick, elliptic, or 
nearly so, die 4—10 em. long: corolla in mm. wide: drupe broadly oe 
10-14 seed long, deep-blue under the blo [V. 010000 800. Small. 
(SOUTHERN BLACK-HAW.)—Woods, thickets, hammocks, and bluffs, various 
provinces, Fla. to Tex., Kans., and Va. 
13. V. obovatum Walt. Shrub or small tree: leaf- bonn oblanceolate, cuneate, 
or oe 1.5-6 em. long, entire or slightly toothed near the apex: corolla 3-6 
wide: fi eene scarcely equalling the core kes drupe oval, 6-8 m 
pens "lack. — (Sita -VIBURNUM.)—River-swamps and low hammocks, Coastal 
Plain, Fla. to 
14. V. Nashii Small. pig ie small E leaf-blades suborbicular or broadly 
obovate to spatulate, 4—5 e ong, more or less erenate: dr Dos ellipsoid, 10—12 
mm. long, black—(NASH’S- e ) — River- swamps, Fla 
3. TRIOSTEUM L. Herbs with simple stems. Leaf-blades entire, some- 
times connate-perfoliate. Flowers axillary. Sepals foliaceous. Corolla yellow, 
greenish-yellow, or maroon. Filaments adnate to the lower part of the corolla- 
