Trees, Shrubs and Vines 



(petals 5), in erect spike-like clusters, rather showy, 10 stamens ; 

 July, August. Range : Maine to Virginia, wet places near 

 coast ; 3°-io° high. 



12. Itea. (I. virginica.) 

 Leaf : 2-3', simple, alternate, finely serrate, oblong or oval, 

 apex sharp, short-stemmed. Flower : p., white (petals 5, lance- 

 shaped, much longer than calyx), small, in spike-like clusters ; 

 June. New Jersey and south ; wet places near coast ; 6° high. 



13. Mountain Ilex. (I, montana.) 

 Leaf : 3-5', simple, alternate, serrate, ovate to elliptical, apex 

 tapering, smooth. Flower : p. and m., white or greenish- 

 white, small (petals and stamens 4-6, sepals hairy-fringed), 

 single or y<fzt;-clustered ; May. Fruit: red or purple. Range: 

 Pennsylvania and south along mountains, locally in New York. 



14. Soft Ilex. (L mollis.) 

 Leaf : as in 13, but downy beneath. Flower : as in 13, but 

 the staminate in large clusters ; May. Locally in Pennsylvania, 

 and south in mountains. 



15. Winterberry. Black Alder. (Ilex verticillata.) 

 Leaf : 2-3', simple, alternate, serrate, obovate to wedge — 

 lance-shaped, base and apex pointed, veins beneath downy. 

 Flower : as in 13, and almost stemless ; May, June ; fruit 

 bright red. (PI. II.) 



16. Smooth Winterberry. (I. laevigata.) 

 Leaf : as in 13, but rather glossy above, smooth beneath. 

 Flower : as in 13, but the staminate on long stems ; fruit bright 

 red ; near water. 



17. Inkberry. (Ilex glabra.) 

 Leaf: i'-2', simple, alternate, serrate toward a/^jc, oblong, 

 base wedge-shaped, glossy above ^ leathery. Flower : as in 13, 

 but stems }^' long ; June. Fruit : black, shining. Massachu- 

 setts to Virginia, near coast; 2°-3° high. (PI. II.) 



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