Viburnum. 



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tered snowball, V. macrocephalum, was first found in 

 the gardens about Chusan, in China. It proves to be 

 the equal of the old American snowball, or guelder 

 rose, in purity of color, and far eclipses it in size and 

 beauty. Each blossom is more than an inch across, and 

 the clusters made up of these measure eight or ten inches 



VIBURNUM MACROCEPHALUM. 



in diameter. It is sometimes advertised as a new species 

 from Japan, but, though rare, has been planted here for 

 many years. The tree grows to the height of about 

 twenty feet. It is sufficiently hardy to withstand the 

 winters of New England. 



Arrow-wood, V. dentatum, was popularly so named be- 

 cause the Indians used it in the manufacture of their ar- 

 rows for use in hunting and in war. The wood is heavy, 



