CHAP. LXIII. CAPRIFOLIA‘CER. VIBU RNUM. 1041 
(Don’s Mill., iii. p. 442.) A native of Georgla, in Asia Minor, in woods, on the mountains, &c. ; 
where it forms ashrub growing to the height of from 6ft. to 10ft., flowering in July. It was 
introduced in 1827 ; but we have not seen a plant. 
2 18. V.(0.) Oxyco’ccos Pursh. The Cranberry-fruited Guelder Rose. 
Identification. Pursh. Fl. Amer. Sept., 1. p.203.; Dec. Prod., 4. p. 328.; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 442. 
Synonymes. V. opuliides Miihl. Cat., 32.; V. trilobum Marsh. Arb., p.162.; V. O’pulus ameri- 
cana dit. Hort, Kew., 1. p. 373. 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves 3-lobed, acute behind, 3-nerved. Lobes divaricate, 
acuminated, coarsely and distantly serrated. Petioles glandular. Cymes 
radiant. Flowers white. Berries subglobose, red, of an agreeable acid, 
resembling that of cranberries, for which they are a very good substitute. 
Very like the VY. O’pulus of Europe. (Don’s Mill., iii. p. 442.) A native 
of North America, on the mountains of New York and New Jersey, and 
throughout Canada, to the arctic circle ; from Hudson’s Bay to the Rocky 
Mountains, in swamps and shady woods; where it grows to the height of 
from 6 ft. to 12 ft., and flowers in July. In British gardens this species is 
commonly seen as a bush; and at Syon and Kew, and other places in the 
neighbourhood of London, there are plants of it 12 ft. high and upwards; 
but, if it were planted by itself on a lawn, or in an arboretum, and trained 
to a single stem, it would form a very handsome small tree, conspicuous in 
July from the abundance of its white flowers, and in September from its 
large bunches of red fruit. 
Variety. 
% V. (O.) 0. 2 subintegrifdlius Hook. Fl. Bor. Amer., i. p. 281., Don’s 
Mill., ili. p. 442. — Leaves but little cut, very pubescent beneath. A 
native of the banks of the Columbia. 
% 19.V.(0.) eEpu‘LE Pursh. The edible-fruited Guelder Rose. 
Identification. Pursh Fl. Bor. Amer., 1. p. 203. ; Dec. Prod., 4. p. 328.; Don’s Mill. 3. p. 442. 
Synonyme. V. O’pulus eddlis Miche. Fl. Bor. Amer., 1. p. 180. 
Spec. Char.,§c. Leaves 3-lobed, bluntish behind, and 3-nerved. Lobes very 
short, denticulately serrated; serratures acuminated. Petioles glandular. 
Outer flowers of corymb radiant. A smaller and more upright shrub than 
the preceding species. The berries of the same colour and size ; but, when 
completely ripe, more agreeable to eat, and frequently employed as a sub- 
stitute for cranberries. It does not seem to differ much from V. Oxycéccos, 
except in the broader base of the leaf. (Don’s Mil., iii. p.442.) A native 
of North America, from Canada to New York, on the banks of rivers; 
where it forms a shrub from 5ft. to 10 ft. in height, flowering in July. It 
was introduced in 1812. 
& 20. V.(O.) Mo'LLeE Miche. The soft-/eaved Guelder Rose. 
Identification. Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer., 1. p. 180.; Dec. Prod., 4. p. 328. ; Don’s Mill., 3. p: 442. 
Synonyme. V. alnifdlium Marsh. Arb., p. 162. 
Spec. Char., &c. Leaves nearly orbicular, cordate, plicate, toothed, rather tomentose beneath from 
very soft down. Petioles rather glandular, corymbs radiant. Fruit oblong-ovate. Flowers white. 
Berries red. Bark deciduous. Very like V. Oxyc6ccos, and, perhaps, only a variety of it. (Don’s 
Mill., iii. p. 442.) A native of North America, in Kentucky, near Danville, Tennessee, and Upper 
Carolina, in hedges ; where it forms a shrub growing to the height of from 6 ft. to 12 ft., and flower- 
ing in Juneand July. It is said to have been introduced in 1812 ; but we have never seen a plant 
of it. 
A. Species of Vihiirnum belonging to the Section O’pulus, not yet introduced. 
V. microcarpum Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnza, 5. p. 170., is a native of South Mexico, with leaves 
like those of a filbert, and black fruit. 
V. polycdrpum Wall. (Don’s Mill., 3. p. 433.) is a native of Nepal, with cordate leaves,4—5in. 
long, and 3 in. broad, growing to the height of 6 ft. to 8 ft. 
V. cylindricum Ham, in D. Don Prod. Fl. Nep., p. 142., is a native of Nepal, with the habit of 
V. nudum, and the flowers of V. dahiricum. 
V. grandiflorum Wall. (Dec. Prod., 4. p. 329.) isa native of Nepal, with elliptic, acuminated leaves, 
in terminal bracteate corymbs 
V. erubéscens Wall. (Dec. Prod., 4. p. 329.) is a native of Nepal, very nearly allied to the preceding 
species. 
PY. coriaceum Blum. Bijdr., p. 656., Don’s Mill., 3. p. 443., has ovate, acuminated, denticulatea 
leaves, and terminal fastigiatecorymbs. It is a native of Java, in woods on the higher mountains. 
Several other specics are enumerated in Don’s Miter, p. 443., as being natives of Japan, but not suf- 
ficiently known. 
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