1038 ARBORETUM AND FRL'TlCETUM. PART 111. 



« 12. r. denta'tum Li>i. The toothed-/€>aDerf Viburnum. 



Identification. Lin. Sp., p. 3S*. : Dec Prod., i p. 3^6. ; Don's Mill, i p. 441. ; Lodd. Cat., edL 183& 

 Si/HOHi/mc's. I', dent^tum lacidum Ait. Eort. Kew., 1. p. -3,2. ; V. deuUtum glabellum Michx. Ft. 



Bor. Amer., 1. p. 179. ; Arrow.wood ; Viome dentee, Fr. 

 Engravings. Jacq. Hort. Vind., 1. t 3d. ; Wats. Dt-nd. Brit, t S5. ; and o\lT Jigs. 789. and 790. 



Spec. Char., <^c. Partly glabrous. Leaves ovate, ..,?;. 



and nearly orbicular, plicate, coarsely and dentately 

 serrated, "with the nerves thick and feathered, gla- ^ . 



brous on both surfaces. Cymes 



or cor\Tnbs pedunculate. Berries 



small, and nearly globose, of a 



dark blue colour, and crowned by 



the calyx. In North America, the 



tree is known by the name of s. 



arrow-wood. (^Uon's JMUL, iii. p. " ^ «s_i 



441.) A shrub, a native of North ' '^^^ f "^ 790 

 America, found from New York to Carolina, in mountain woods ; and also 

 in Mexico, where it attains the height of 4 ft. or 6 ft., and flowers in June 

 and July. It was introduced in 1763 ; and, though it Howers in British 

 gardens, it does not very frequently ripen fruit there. 



Varieties. In the arboretum of Messrs. Loddiges, are plants named V. d. 

 ■pubescem, V. d. foltis variega/is, V. acuminatum, V. iungijolium, and V. 

 montiinum, which are either varieties of, or identical with, this species. 



* 13. V. (d.) pube'scexs Pursh. The downy Viburnum. 



Hcntification. Pursh. FL Amer. .Sept., 1. p. 202. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 326. ; Don's Mill, .3. p. 441. 

 SuniHiimes. V. dentatum ,3 pubescens Ait. Hort. A'.-io., 1. p. 168. ; V. dentklum seini-toment5suni 



Mich. Fl. Bor. Amer., 1. p. 179. ; /'. tomenti>sum Rafin. Med. Bcp., 2. p. tkiU. ; V. villosum Hnfin. in 



Dcsf. Joum., L p. 228.; V. Rafinesqiu'd/iura Schultcs Syst,6. p. 63U. 



Spec. Char., ^c. Pubescent. Leaves ovate, acuminated, on short petioles, 

 coarsely serrate-toothed, villous beneath, with the nerves feathered ami 

 prominent. Corj-mbs pedunculate. Fruit small, ovate. Flowers white. 

 This shrub is smaller in every part than V. dentatum. (Dim's Mill., iii. 

 p. 441.) A shrub, 3 ft. high ; a native of Virginia and Carolina. Introduced 

 in 1736, and flowering in June and July. 



* 14. V. (d.) m'tiulm Ait. The shining-ZIearerf Viburnum. 



Identification. Ait Hort Kew., 1. p. 371. ; Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept, 1. p. erri ; Dec. Prod., 4. p. 326. ; 

 Don's Mill, a p-WJ. 



Spec. Char., ^c. Quite glabrous. Leaves linear-lanceolate, shining above, 

 obsoletely serrated or entire. Branches tetragonal. A low shrub, with 

 small leaves. Flowers white. (Don's Mill., iii. p. 440.) It is a native of 

 Carolina and Georgia, in sandy barren woods; where it forms a shrub, 

 •Towing from 2 ft. To 4 ft. high ; flowering in >Iay and June. Introduced 

 in 1758. 



A. Hardy Species of\ibumun belonging to the Section Vibitrnum, not yet 



introduced. 



V. punctdtum HamilL in D. Don. Prod. IT. Nep., p. 142., is a native of Nepal, with oval-oblong 

 leaves. 



\ . acuminatum Wall. [Bee. Prod ,i. p. 325.] i5 a native of the Neellgherry Mountains, with elliptic 

 leaves, closelv resembling those of the preceding species. 



\ . etiiftticum Hook. Fl. Bor. .-Vmcr., 1. p. iSO., is a native of North America, on the banks of the 

 Columbia, growing to the height of 4 ft., with elliptic leaves, about 2 inches long. 



\'. nerebsum D. Dvn Prod. Fl. Nep., p. 141., is a native of Nepal, closely resembling V. Lant^na. 



\. cordifoimm Wall. [Dec. Prod., 4. p. 327.) is a native of Nepal, with heart-shaped acuminated 

 leaves, 4 in. long, and 2 iru broad. 



V. MuUaha Ham. in D. Don Prod. Fl. Nep., p. 141., is a native of Nepal, with ovate-acuminated 

 leaves. 



V. stellatum Wall. [Dec. Prod.,*, p. 5^.) is a nativeof Nepal, with ovate-cordate leaves, and scarlet 

 berries. It grows to the height of 20 fl. 



V. involucrnlum Wall. Dec. Prod., 4. p. .327.1 has ovatc^cuminated leaves, and is also a native of 

 Neiil, where it grows to the height of from 4 ft to 6 fl. 



V. eri>sum Thunb. ¥\. Jap., p. 124., has broad ovatv^acumiuated leaves ; and, in Japan, is a shrub 

 from 4 ft to 6 ft. high. 



