CHAP. LXIII. CAPRIFOLIA'CE^. riBURNUM. 1041 



{Don''s Mill., iii. p. 442.1 A native of Georgia, in Asia Minor, In woods, on the mountains, &c. ; 

 where it forms ashrub growing to the height of from 6 ft. to 10 ft., flowering in July. It was 

 introduced in 1827 ; but we have not seen a plant 



a 18. V. (O.) OxYCo'ccos Pursh. The CxanbevTy-fndted Guelder Rose. 



Identification. Fursh. Fl Amer. Sept., 1. p. 203. ; Dec. Prod., 4. p. 328. ; Don's Mill, 3. p. 442. 

 Si/nonymcs. V. opulcildes MUhl. Cat., 32. ; T. trilobum Marsh. Arb., p. 162. ; V. Cpulus ameri- 

 cina Ait. Horl. Kew., 1. p. 373. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. 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 likethe /'. 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 iii 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 12ft. 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. 



Vaiiety. 



a V. (O.) O. 2 subintegrifoliiis Hook. Fl. Bor. Amer., i. p. 281., Don's 

 Mill., iii. p. 442. — Leaves but little cut, very pubescent beneath. A 

 native of the banks of the Columbia. 



a 19. V.(0.) EDU^LE Pursh. The edible'/rai/«/ 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 edCllis Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer., 1. p. ISO. 



Spec. Char.,Sfc. 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. Oxycoccos, 

 except in the broader base of the leaf. (Don's Mill., 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'lle Michx. The soit-leaved Guelder Rose. 



Identification. Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer., 1. p. 180. ; Dec. Prod., 4. p 328. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 442. 



Synonyme. V. nlnifblium Marsh. Arb., p. 162. 



Spec. Char., SfC. 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. Oxycoccos, 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 June and July. It is said to have been introduced in 1812 ; but we have never seen a plant 

 of it 



A. Species ofNihurnum belonging to the Section O'pulus, not yet introduced. 



V. microcdrpum Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnaea, 5. p. 170., is a native of South Mexico, with leaves 

 like those of a filbert, and black fruit. 



V. polycdrpum WaU. (Don's Mill., 3. p. 433.) is a native of Nepal, with cordate leaves, 4 — Sin. 

 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. nvldum, and the 0owers of 1'. dahuricum. 



V. grandiflbnwi Wall. (Dec. Prod., 4. p. 329.) is a native of Nepal, with elliptic, acuminated leaves, 

 in terminal bracteate corymbs 



V. erubiscens Wall. (Dec. Prod.,i. p. 329.) is a native of Nepal, very nearly allied to the preceding 

 species. 



V. coriaceum Blum. Bijdr., p. 656., Don's Mill., 3. p. 443., has ovate, acuminated, denticulated 

 leaves, and terminal fastigiatecorvmbs. It is a native of Java, in woods on the higher mountains. 



Several other species are enumerated in Don'.s Miller, p. 443., as being natives of Japan, but not suf- 

 ficiently known. 



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