SHRUBS 



Native and naturalized, found in the Northeastern 

 United States (Maine to Virginia, and west to the 

 Mississippi), classified by their BLOSSOMS. 



ANALYTICAL KEY 



Shrubs not "evergreen" nor cone-bearing (those 

 are 194-197 ; see below). 



Shrubs whose blossoms are not in the form of catkins, 

 or catkin-like spikes, as in the chestnut, oak, etc. (those 

 are 167-193 ; see below). 



GROUP I. BLOSSOMS WHITE OR CREAM-WHITE 



SECTION I. Blossoms polypetalous, i.e., with petals - entirely 

 distinct from each other. 



Shrubs not thorny nor prickly (those are 39-48 ; see below) ; 



widely distributed in territory (at least not limited to the 



frontier States of our prescribed area) : 

 blossoms before or with the leaves : 1-3 



("Trees," 42) 

 blossoms after the leaves : 



LEAVES SIMPLE: 



ALTERNATE ! 



Entire : 4, 5, 26, 94 ("Trees," I, 10) 

 Serrate (but not lobed) : 5-17, 105 (" Trees," 39, 49) 

 Serrate and Lobed : 18-21 

 OPPOSITE : 



Entire : 22-26 (" Trees," 92, 93) 

 Serrate : 27, 28 



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