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open, witli ovate leaves up to three inches long, 

 dull greyish-green in general effect. The clusters 

 of flowers are at first sliglitly pink but soon l)e- 

 come pure waxy white and are deliciously 

 fragrant. This species is a native of Corea. 



V. cotinifoliiim forms in time a tall shrub of 

 ten or twelve feet, and Ijears large nearly round 

 leaves, very downy below and sufficiently so above 

 to appear grey in colour. The white flowers are 

 produced in fairly large cymes, and are followed 

 in autumn by clusters of fruits which ultimately 

 are black. This is a useful shrub for large 

 shrubberies and woodlands, and is striking in 

 autumn when fruitinu well. 



T. mucrocpphahiiii is not the hardiest member 

 of the genus but bears the largest flower trusses 

 of any; they are composed of sterile flowers only 

 and are consequently very striking. In shelter or 

 on a wall the leaves will reach four inches in 

 length. A plant is growing in an angle of the 

 glasshouses in the Botanic Gardens at Glasnevin 

 and generally flowers fairly well. 



T'. Opiihis var. sfpiih. " The Snowball Tree." 

 is too well known to call for much description. It 

 cannot be omitted from any collection of shrubs 

 where Viburnums are included. It is the sterile 

 flowered form of the " Guelder Rose " V. Opulus, 

 in which the outer flowers only are sterile and 



The Guelder Eose Viburnum opulus sterile. 



T'. hupclietise is one of the Chinese species in- 

 troduced by Wilson, and thrives remarkably well 

 in Mr. Armytage Moore's garden at Rowallane, 

 Co. Down. There it has grown into a large Vjush. 

 and when I saw it some weeks ago looked very 

 promising. I have pot seen the fruit, but to the 

 best of my recollection Mr. Moore described it as 

 being of a beautiful red. and he was certainly 

 high in praise of the shrub, which he described 

 as one of the finest things he possessed. 



V. Loiitana, the '" Wayfaring Tree," is an old 

 and well known species calling for little descrip- 

 tion. It is frequently conspicuous in autumn 

 when dressed in its niaiierous clusters of red 

 fruits, which, when fully ripe, become black. 



T'. lohiiphi/Jhiin is again one of Wilson's intro- 

 ductions from Western China, and is likely to 

 become popular as an autimin fruiting shrub. It 

 is in the same series as V. betulifolium, V. hupe- 

 hense, &c., and has obovate-pointed leaves and 

 white flowers, which are followed by red berries. 

 Apparently a good grower this should be a tiseful 

 plant for autumn effect. 



showy, the centre being composed of compara- 

 tively inconspicuous fertile flowers. 



V. fomentosiim is a fine species with nearly 

 horizontal branches arranged in tiers and furnished 

 with rather oval pointed leaves. The flat trusses 

 of flowers are very evenly arranged along the 

 branches and are composed of large white sterile 

 outer flowers surroimding numerous small perfect 

 ones in the centre. 



I', tomenfosum var. pJimtum is much showier 

 and. as a rule, more popular than the preceding. 

 It is similar in habit but all the flowers are sterile 

 and. as a consequence, much more effective. I 

 lately saw a very large bush of this variety in full 

 flower in the grounds of Castlewellan and have 

 rarely seen anything finer or more effective. 



y/Vfitchii bears considerable resemblance to 

 V. Lantana and is of the same vigorous habit. 

 It differs from V. Lantana in botanical characters. 

 The flowers are white and are followed by red 

 fruits turning black as in the latter species. 



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