226 " CAPRIFOLIACEAE 



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toothed, dull green, hairy. Fls. i|, white, in large round trusses. No 

 fruit. China. (Fig. 63 c.) 



V. odoratissimum {V. Azvafuki). 20. August. Branchlets warted, hairless. 

 Ls. ov., 8, tapering base, entire, glossy green, leathery, hairless. Fls. 

 white, in broad pyramidal panicles. Berry red to black. China. (Fig. 65 b.) 



V. rhytidophyllum. 10. May-June. Branchlets covered with bright tawny 

 down. Ls., ov., lane, 8, entire, wrinkled above, felted or woolly below. 

 Fls. yellowish white, in large flattish trusses. Berry red to black. China. 

 (Fig. 65 D.) 



V. Tinus. Laurustinus. 10. November-May. Branchlets hairless or nearly 

 so, sometimes 4-angled. Ls. ov., 4, dark glossy green above, margins 

 hairy when young, leaf-stalk hairy. Fls. white. Berry black. Medi- 

 terranean region. (Fig. 65 a.) 



V. utile. 6. May. Branchlets slender. Ls. ov., lane, 3, entire, firm, dark 

 glossy green above, white-felted below, stalk very short. Fls. white, in 

 rounded trusses. Berry blue-black. China. (Fig. 65 G.) 



{d) Ls. pinnately nerved, deciduous, lateral veins 

 curve aside before reaching margin 



V. Lentago. Sheepberry. 30. May-June. Branchlets reddish, scurfy. Ls. 

 ov., 4, finely and sharply toothed, hairless except for scurf on midrib and 

 veins ; stalk winged. Fls. creamy white, fragrant, in stalkless clusters. 

 Berry blue-black, bloomy. North America. (Fig. 64 c.) 



V. macrocephalum. See under {c). 



V. nudum. Withe Rod. 10. May-June. Branchlets slightly scurfy. Ls. ov., 



4, minutely and unevenly toothed, dark glossy green above, scurfy or 

 smooth below; 1. -stalk slightly winged. Fls. yellowish white in stalked 

 clusters. Berry blue-black. East North America. (Fig. 64 d.) 



V. prunifolium. Black Haw. 30. June. Branchlets reddish, hairless. Ls. ov., 

 3 1, minutely toothed, hairless; stalk reddish. Fls. white in stalkless 

 clusters. Berry dark blue. North America. (Fig. 64 e.) 



V. rufidulum. Southern Black Haw. 40. June. Branchlets rigid, covered with 

 rust-coloured down. Ls. ov., 3, stiff and leathery, dark glossy green above, 

 rusty below. Fls. white. Berry blue. South United States. 



(e) Ls. pi?mately nerved, deciduous, lateral veins reach 



margin 

 (i) L.-buds without scales. 



V. hitchuiense. 10. April-May. Branchlets hairy. Ls. ov., 3, toothed, hairy, 

 stout-stalked. Fls. \, pink or white, slender-tubed, fragrant. Berry 

 black. Japan. (Fig. 63 e.) 



V. buddleifolium. 6. May-June. Branchlets densely downy. Ls. ov., lane, 



5, pointed, shallowly toothed, rounded or heart-shaped base, dark green 

 and wrinkled above, white-felted or woolly below. Fls. white, funnel- 

 shaped. Berry black. China. (Fig. 63 f.) 



V. Carlesii. 5. April. Branchlets densely downy. Ls. broadly ov., 3, unevenly 

 toothed, hairy, sometimes unevenly lobed, dull green above, greyish 

 below. Fls. I, pink or white, slender-tubed, fragrant, in terminal rounded 



