DICOTYLEDONOUS PLANTS Q1T 
4. V. dentatum, L. Arrowwoop. A shrub 8-15 ft. high. 
Leaves broadly ovate to oval, aeute 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. Wiruer-rop. 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. Brack Haw. A small tree, 15-20 ft. 
high. Leaves oval to ovate, acute or obtuse at each end, finely and 
sharply serrate, smooth and shining above, often slightly downy 
beneath; petioles dilated and rusty-downy. Cymes sessile, large, 
4-5-rayed; sterile flowers none. Fruit oval, bluish-black, eatable. 
In rich, moist woods.* 
Ill. 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. SNowserRRy. 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. LINNZAA, Gronov. 
A very small, slender, creeping evergreen shrub; branches 
inclined, ending in a slender, erect, 2-flowered peduncle. 
Leaves opposite, without stipules. Flowers nodding, on slen- 
der pedicels, with 2 bractlets. Calyx-tube ovoid ; limb d-lobed. 
Corolla nearly bell-shaped, 5-lobed. Stamens 4, inserted near 
the base of the corolla, 2 of them longer than the other 2. 
