KEYS—LEAVES ALTERNATE 
. Buds often superposed. 452. 
Buds not superposed. 453. 
. Pith small: fruit berry-like. p. 191. Ilex. 
Pith large, twigs slender. p. 176. Securinega. 
. Buds globose, with several scales: twigs very slender. 455. 
Buds ovoid, with 2 scales. p. 261. Helwingia. 
. Leaf-sears slightly raised. p. 94. Spiraea. 
Leaf-sears not at all raised. p. 175. Andrachne. 
5. Bud-seales 2: twigs glaucous. p. 194. Nemopanthus. 
Without this combination of characters. 456. 
. Leaf-sears 2-ranked: end-bud naked. p. 305. Pterostyrax. 
Leaf-scars in more than 2 ranks. 457. 
. Buds ovoid or oblong. 458. 
Buds subglobose. 461. 
. Fruit of small round capsules. p. 287. Lyonia. 
Fruit (berry-like) absent in winter. . 459. 
. Seurfy with peltate scales. p. 247. Elaeagnus. 
Not peltate-scurfy. 460. 
. Twigs green or warty, or buds round. p. 295. Vaccinium. 
Twigs not green or warty: buds ovoid. p. 294. Gaylussacia. 
. Tree: buds glossy red. p. 288. Oxydendrum. 
Shrubs. 462. 
. Branches almost in whorls at tip. p. 281. Enkianthus. 
Branches not clustered at end of the season’s growth. 463. 
. Lear-sears crescent-shaped. p. 283. Leucothoe. 
Leaf-scars rather 3-sided. p. 270. Zenobia. 
