Trees, Shrubs and Vines 



24. Red-osier Dogwood. (Cornus stolonifera.) 



Leaf : 2-4', simple, opposite, entire, broad-ovate, base rounded, 

 apex pointed, roughish, whitish beneath, branches red-purple 

 in winter. Flower : p., white, small (petals 4), in small flat 

 clusters. June ; fruit white or leaden ; commonest north ; 3°-6* 

 high. 



25. Panicled Dogwood. (Cornus paniculata.) 



Leaf : I'-s', simple, opposite, entire, long-ovate, apex taper- 

 ing, base pointed, whitish beneath. Flower : as in 24, but in 

 numerous small panicles ; June ; fruit white, branches gray ; near 

 water ; 4°-8° high. (PI. III.) 



26. Sand Myrtle. (Leiophyllum buxifolium.) 



Leaf: ^i'-yi', simple, opposite (sometimes alternate), entire, 

 crowded, oval or oblong, glossy, leathery. Flower: p., white 

 (petals 5, spreading, stamens 10), small, in terminal umbels ; May. 

 New Jersey, and south ; low evergreen. 



27. Syringa. Mock Orange. (Philadelphus coronarius.) 



Leaf: 3'-4', simple, opposite, remotely serrate, ovate, apex 

 pointed. Flower : p., cream-white (petals 4), fragrant, in 

 abundant clusters ; June ; introduced, but becoming spontane- 

 ous. (PI. n.) 



28. Wild Hydrangea. (H. arborescens.) 



Leaf: 4'-5', simple, opposite, serrate, ovate, apex pointed, 

 green both sides, smooth. Flower: p., white, becoming rosy, 

 small (the marginal ones large with white calyx, but no petals, 

 stamens nor pistil), in large flat clusters ; July ; New Jersey to 

 Illinois, and south. (Often without enlarged flowers.) 



29. Bladder-nut. (Staphylea trifolia.) 



Leaf: pinnate, opposite; leaflets, 3-5, serrate, ovate, apex 

 pointed, 3-4' long. Flower: p., white (petals 5), in terminal 

 drooping clusters, showy ; May ; pod large, 3-sided, 3-parted at 

 top; 6°-io"' high. (PI. III.) 



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