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. (PL III.) 



26. Sand Myrtle. (Leiophyllum buxifolium.) 



LEAF: X'~^' 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 : s'-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. II.) 



28. Wild Hydrangea. (H. arborescens.) 



LEAF: 4'-$', 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, $'-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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