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clusters. Berry black. Corea. (Fig. 63 G.) (Very similar is V. Burk- 

 zvoodit, E, a cross between this and V. utile.) 



V. cotinifolhim. 12. May. Branchlets grey-felted. Ls. ov., 5, finely toothed 

 or entire, dark green above, grey-felted below. Fls, white or pink, widely 

 funnel-shaped. Berry black. Himalaya. (Fig. 65 e.) 



V. Lantana. Wayfaring Tree. 15. May-June. Branchlets stout and stiff, 

 densely downy or pale-felted. Ls. ov. or roundish, 5, pointed, toothed, 

 hairy, heart-shaped base. Fls. white in flattish-topped clusters. Berry 

 red to black. Europe (including Britain), North Asia, North Africa. 

 (Fig. 64 B.) 



V. lantanoides {V. alnifolium). American Wayfaring Tree, Hobble Bush. 

 10. May-June. Branchlets scurfy. Ls. ov., 8, short-pointed, heart- 

 shaped base, unevenly toothed, dark green above, scurfy-downy below. 

 Fls. white in stalkless clusters; marginal fls. f, sterile. Berry red to dark 

 purple. East North America. 



(ii) L.-buds scaly. 



V. betulifolhim. 12. June-July. Branchlets hairless. Ls. ov., 4, coarsely 



toothed at outer end. Fl. -clusters large and loose. Berry red. China. 



(Fig. 63 D.) 

 V. dilataturn. 10. June. Young branchlets very downy. Ls. roundish ov., 



obov., 5, pointed, distantly toothed, hairy. Fls. |, white. Berry \, red. 



China and Japan. 

 V.foetens. 10. Januar^'-March. Branchlets hairless. Ls. ov., 4, pointed, 



toothed, parallel-veined, hairless except in vein-axils below, emit strong 



disagreeable odour when rubbed. Fls. h, white, tubular, fragrant. Berry 



black, edible. Himalaya. 

 V. fragrans. 10. November-April. Like F./o£?^z5, but Is. not offensive when 



rubbed and fl. -clusters stiffer and more fragrant. Berry red, edible. 



China. (Fig. 64 a.) 



According to Bean there is a form in cultivation with 'bronzy young 

 leaves and shoots, and flowers that are pink in bud.' 

 V. hiipehense. 6. June. Branchlets downy, Ls. roundish, 3, long-pointed, 



coarsely toothed, heart-shaped or straight base, hairy, stalk grooved. 



Berry red. China. 

 V. lobophyllum. 15. June-July. Branchlets dark reddish brown, nearly 



hairless. Ls. roundish ov., 4, rounded or heart-shaped base, shallowly and 



somewhat coarsely toothed, dark green above, hairy below, 5-6 pairs 



veins. Fls. white in long-stalked flattish clusters. Berry |, bright red. 



China. (Fig. 64 j.) 

 V. molle. 12. May-June. Branchlets hairless; older bark peeling. Ls. 



roundish, 5, heart-shaped base, coarsely toothed, stipulate. Fls. white in 



long-stalked clusters. Berry blue, flattened. North America. (Fig. 64 F.) 

 V. Sieholdii. 10. May-June. Branches stiff and spreading. Ls. obov., 5, 



parallel-veined, coarsely toothed, dark glossy green above. Fls. \, creamy 



white in long-stalked rounded clusters or panicles. Berry |, egg-shaped, 



pink to blue-black. Japan. 

 V. theiferum. 12. May-June. Branchlets hairless, grey. Ls. ov., lane, 6, 



long-pointed, distantly and sharply toothed, parallel-veined. Fls. white. 



Berry red. China. 



