1122 CAPRIFOLIACEAE 



2. Viburnum acerlfolium L. A low branched shrub, with soft stellate pubescence, 

 the stem erect or ascending, 1-2 m. tall, its branches or twigs softly pubescent, becoming 

 glabrous. Leaf-blades thin, suborbicular or ovate, 4-10 cm. long, usually with 3 acute or 

 acuminate straight or recurved lobes, sharply toothed, rounded or cordate at the base, 

 sparingly pubescent or glabrous above, softly tomentose or glabrate beneath : petioles 

 slender, 1-4 cm. long, pubescent like the twigs : cymes 7-10 cm. broad, long-peduncled : 

 flowers all perfect : corolla white, 4-6 mm. broad : drupes black or nearly so, 9-10 mm. 

 long ; stone flattened, slightly 2-grooved on one side, 2-ridged on the other. 



In rocky woodi, New Brunswick to Ontario, Minnesota and Georgia. Spring. 



3. Viburnum densiflorum Chapm. A low branched shrub, with simple and stellate 

 pubescence, the stems erect, 0.5-1.5 m. tall, the twigs rusty pubescent. Leaf -blades ovate 

 or obovate, or rarely oblong, 3-8 cm. long, shallowly toothed or undulate, with low lobes 

 or these wanting, obtuse or short-acuminate at the apex, cordate at the base, glabrous or 

 sparingly pubescent above, finely tomentose beneath and tufted in the axils of the nerves : 

 petioles slender, 8-11 mm. long, pubescent like the twigs : cymes 3-5 cm. broad, often 

 densely flowered, peduncled : flowers all perfect : corolla white, 4-4.5 mm. broad ; lobes 

 rounded : drupes oblong. 



On wooded hillsides, western Florida and Alabama. Spring. 



4. Viburnum pube"scens (Ait.) Pursh. A low much branched shrub, with more or 

 less pubescent foliage, the stems erect or ascending, 0.5-2 m. tall, the branches ascending. 

 Leaf-blades ovate, varying towards oblong or orbicular, 2-7 cm. long, acuminate, usually 

 sharply serrate-dentate, entire towards the base, and there rounded or subcordate, glabrous 

 or glabrate and shining above, more or less densely tomentose beneath or glabrate except 

 the nerves, sessile or nearly so : cymes 3-6 cm. broad, peduncled : flowers all perfect : 

 corolla white, 5-6 mm. broad : drupes black or nearly so, oblong, 7-9 mm. long ; stone 

 with 2 shallow grooves on both surfaces. 



In rocky woods, Quebec to Ontario, Minnesota, Georgia and Iowa. Spring and early summer. 



5. Viburnum dentatum L. An erect much branched shrub, 2-5 m. tall, the little 

 pubescence that is present on the foliage of simple hairs. Leaf-blades suborbicular, oval 

 or ovate, 3-8 cm. long, abruptly or gradually acuminate, usually acute, sharply dentate, 

 rounded or subcordate at the base, glabrous above, pubescent in the axils of the nerves be- 

 neath : petioles slender, 1-2 cm. long, usually sparingly pubescent : cymes 5-8 cm. broad, 

 long-peduncled : flowers all perfect : corolla white, 4-5 mm. broad : drupes deep blue or 

 nearly black, globose-ovoid, 5-6 mm. long ; stone rounded on one side, grooved on the 

 other. 



In or about meadows and swamps, New Brunswick to Ontario, Minnesota and Florida. Spring 

 and rarely fall. 



6. Viburnum mdlle Michx. A small branching shrub, 2-4 m. tall, with more or less 

 stellate-pubescent foliage. Leaf-blades suborbicular, broadly ovate or rarely elliptic, 3-14 

 cm. long, commonly short-acuminate, obtuse or acute, crenate-dentate or the teeth some- 

 times acute, rounded, truncate or cordate at the base, glabrous or sparingly pubescent 

 above, more densely pubescent beneath : petioles stout, 1-2 cm. long : cymes 4-10 cm. 

 broad, peduncled: flowers all perfect: corolla white, 5-8 mm. broad : drupes deep blue, 

 globose-ovoid, 8-9 mm. long ; stone grooved on one side, rounded on the other. 



In low grounds or deep swamps, Pennsylvania to Florida and Texas. Spring and early summer. 



7. Viburnum cassinoides L. A slender branched shrub or small tree, 2-5 m. tall, 

 with very scurfy twigs, petioles and inflorescence. Leaf-blades thickish, ovate-elliptic, 

 ovate-lanceolate or oblanceolate, mostly abruptly acuminate but rather obtuse, undulate or 

 crenate, cuneate or rounded at the base, glabrous or glabrate above, mostly scurfy on the 

 nerves beneath : petioles 1-2 cm. long : cymes 5-12 cm. broad, longer than the peduncles : 

 flowers all perfect : corolla white, 45 mm. broad : drupes deep blue or rarely pink at 

 maturity, ovoid or globose-ovoid, 6-9 mm. long ; stone flattened. 



In swamps or wet thickets, Newfoundland to Manitoba and Florida. Spring to fall. WITHE-ROD. 



8. Viburnum nudum L. An erect branching shrub, 1-4 m. tall, with obscurely 

 scurfy and pubescent twigs, petioles and inflorescence. Leaf-blades leathery, oval, ovate, 

 oblong, broadly lanceolate or oblanceolate, 5-15 cm. long, acute or obtuse, slightly revolute, 

 undulate or obscurely toothed, glabrous or scurfy, especially on the nerves beneath, shining 

 above : petioles 1.5 cm. long or shorter : cymes 4-12 cm. broad, usually shorter than the 

 peduncles : flowers all perfect : corolla white, 4-5 mm. broad : drupes deep blue, oval to 

 subglobose, 6-10 mm. long ; stone flattened. 



In swamps, Long Island to Kentucky, Florida and Louisiana. Spring and summer. A form rang- 

 ing from North Carolina to Florida and Louisiana, with linear-oblong or narrowly oblong-lanceolate 

 leaf-blades, is V. nudum angustifolium T. & G., while a little-known form from near Darien, Georgia, V. 

 nudum serdtinum Ravenel, is less branched and has smaller flowers than in the typical form. 



