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4. V. dentatum, L. Arrowwood. A shrub 8-15 ft. high. 

 Leaves broadly ovate to oval, acute at the apex, rounded or heart- 

 shaped at the base, coarsely dentate, smooth above, hairy in the 

 axils of the veins beneath, short-petioled. Cymes long-peduncled, 

 7-rayed, 2-3 in. wide ; sterile flowers none. Calyx smooth. Fruit 

 globose, dark blue, stone compressed, grooved on one side. In rich, 

 damp soil.* 



5. V. nudum, L. Withe-rod. A shrub 8-12 ft. high. Leaves 

 ovate to lanceolate, entire or slightly toothed, acute at both ends, 

 thick, smooth above, the veins prominent beneath ; petiole short. 

 Cymes short-peduncled, 5-rayed ; sterile flowers none. Fruit ovoid, 

 blue. Common in swamps.* 



6. V. prunifolium, L. Black Haw. A small tree, 1.5-20 ft. 

 high. Leaves oval to ovate, acute or obtuse at each end, finely and 

 sharply serrate, smooth and shining above, often slightly downy 

 beneath f petioles dilated and rusty-downy. Cymes sessile, large, 

 4 -5-rayed ; sterile flowers none. Fruit oval, bluish-black, eatable. 

 In rich, moist woods.* 



III. SYMPHORICARPOS, Dill. 



Shrubs. Leaves short-petioled, deciduous. Flowers in 

 axillary clusters. Calyx-tube globose, 4-5-toothed. Corolla 

 bell-shaped, 4-5-lobed, sometimes knobbed at the base, smooth 

 or hairy within. Stamens 4-5. Ovary 4-celled, 2 of the 

 cells with a single fertile ovule in each, the other cells with 

 several abortive ovules ; style slender, stigma knobbed or 

 2-lobed. Fruit a 4-celled, 2-seeded berry. =* 



1. S. racemosus, Michx. Snowberry. An ornamental shrub, 

 2-3 ft. high. Flowers in loose terminal racemes, which are often 

 leafy. Corolla bell-shaped, much bearded inside, pinkish-white. 

 Stamens and style not projecting. Berries rather large, snow-white, 

 remaining long on the branches. Rocky banks, often cultivated. 



IV. LINN^A, Gronov. 



A very small, slender, creeping evergreen shrub ; branches 

 inclined, ending in a slender, erect, 2-flowered peduncle. 

 Leaves opposite, without stipules. Flow^ers nodding, on slen- 

 der pedicels, with 2 bractlets. Calyx-tube ovoid ; limb 5-lobed. 

 Corolla nearly bell-shaped, o-lobed. Stamens 4, inserted near 

 the base of the corolla, 2 of them longer than the other 2. 



