Description of Native Shrubs 



54. Privet Andromeda. (A. ligustrina.) 

 LEAF : i'-3\ simple, alternate, entire, obovate to lance-shape, 

 FLOWER: m., white, small (corolla somewhat globular, 5- 

 toothed), thickly clustered, with last year's pods often still cling- 

 ing ; June, July. Near water ; 3-io high. (PL IV.) 



55. Marsh Andromeda. Wild Rosemary. (A. polifolia.) 

 LEAF : about i', simple, alternate, entire, lance-shaped or 

 narrow-oblong, thick, evergreen, edge rolled under, white beneath. 

 FLOWER: m., white, small (corolla rather globular, 5-toothed), 

 in terminal clusters ; May ; plant smooth, with bloom. Penn- 

 sylvania, west and north, in bogs ; 6'-i8' high. 



56. Groundsel-tree. (Baccharis halimifolia.) 

 LEAF : 2 f -4', simple, alternate, upper leaves often entire, lower 

 coarse-toothed, obovate, base wedge-shaped. FLOWER: m., 

 whitish or yellow, in "heads," each a cluster of many small 

 tubular blossoms (corolla of pistillate flowers thread-like ; of stam- 

 inate, larger and 5-lobed) ; "heads" single and clustered ; Sep- 

 tember. Massachusetts to Virginia, on sea-shore ; 6-i2 high. 



57. Leucothoe. (L. racemosa.) 



LEAF: i'-2j', simple, alternate, finely serrate, oblong or 

 oval, apex sharp, thickish. FLOWER : m., white, fragrant (corolla 

 cylindrical, 5-toothed), in long, one-sided spikes ; May, June, 

 Massachusetts to Virginia, near coast ; 4-6 high. 



58. Withe-rod. (Viburnum nudum and cassinoides.) 

 LEAF: 2-4', simple, opposite, entire or round-toothed, oval to 

 lance-shaped, thickish. FLOWER : m., white, all small (corolla 

 spreading, 5-lobed), in large, flat, showy clusters ; in two varieties, 

 as leaf is more entire (south) or more toothed (north) ; May, June. 

 5 *-io high. (PL IV.) 



59. Button-bush. (Cephalanthus occidentalis.) 

 LEAF : 3'-5', simple, opposite or 3- whorled, entire, long-stemmed, 

 ovate to obovate, apex sharp. FLOWER: m., white, very small, 

 clusters in balls (corolla tubular, 4-toothed) ; July, August. Near 

 water. (PL IV.) 



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