WHITE 



MOUNTAIN HOLLY. 



Nemopanthes fasciciilaris. Holly Family. 



A much-branched shrub ; with ash-gray bark. Leaves. — Alternate; ob- 

 long; smooth; on slender leaf-stalks. Flowers. — White; some perfect; 

 others unisexual ; solitary or clustered in the axils of the leaves on long, 

 slender flower-stalks. Calyx. — Minute or obsolete. Corolla. — Of four or 

 five spreading petals. Stamens. — Four or five. Pistil. — One. Fruit. — 

 Coral-red ; berry-like. 



The flowers of this shrub appear in the damp woods of May. 

 Its light red berries on their slender stalks are noticed in late 

 summer when its near relation, the black alder or winterberry, 

 is also conspicuous. Its generic name signifies flower with a 

 thread-like stalk. 



WINTERBERRY. BLACK ALDER. 



Ilex verticillata. Holly Family. 



A shrub, common in low grounds. Leaves. — Oval or lance-shaped ; 

 pointed at apex and base ; toothed. Floivers. — White ; some perfect, 

 others unisexual ; clustered on very short flower-stalks in the axil of the 

 leaves; appearing in May or June. Calyx. — Minute. Corolla. — Of four 

 to six petals. Stametis. — Four to six. Pistil. — One. Fruit. — Coral-red; 

 berry-like. 



The year may draw nearly to its close without our attention 

 being arrested by this shrub. But in September it is well-nigh 

 impossible to stroll through the country lanes without pausing to 

 admire the bright red berries clustered so thickly among the leaves 

 of the black alder. The American holly, /. opaca, is closely re- 

 lated to this shrub, whose generic name is the ancient Latin title 

 for the holly-oak. 



WHITE BANEBERRY. 



fPl. XVII 

 Actcea alba. Crowfoot Family. 



Stem. — About two feet high. Leaves. — Twice or thrice-compound ; leaf- 

 lets incised and sharply toothed. Flowers. — Small.; white; in a thick, ob- 

 long, terminal raceme. Calyx. — Of four to five tiny sepals which fall as the 

 flower expands. Corolla. — Of four to ten small flat petals with slender 

 claws. Stamens. — Numerous, with slender white filaments. Pistil — One, 



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