Trees, Shrubs and Vines 



64. Hydrangea. (H. hortensis.) 



LEAF : 3'-$', simple, opposite, serrate, oval, bright green. 

 FLOWER : blue, purple, pink or white, almost all neutral and en- 

 larged, in large, dense, roundish clusters ; half-hardy. China. 



65. Aucuba. (A. japonica.) 



LEAF : 2'-3', simple, opposite, somewhat serrate, oblong-ovate, 

 large, bright green, commonly yellow-marbled. FLOWER : p. 

 dull purple, minute, staminate and pistillate (petals and stamens 

 4, style short, stigma capitate), in small panicles ; handsome red 

 berries. Japan. 



66. Japanese Oleaster. (Elaeagnus longipes.) 



LEAF : i' 2', simple, alternate, serrate, thick, dark green 

 above, silvery-white beneath. FLOWER : greenish-white, incon- 

 spicuous, perianth bell-shaped, 4-8-lobed. Fruit large, bright red 

 in July ; 3 -5. 



67. Tree Box. (Buxus sempervirens.) 



LEAF : i' t simple, opposite, entire, evergreen, thick. FLOWER : 

 greenish (no corolla, 4 sepals, 4 stamens or 3 styles) in small 

 lateral clusters ; erect, compact shrub with single trunk ; from the 

 Mediterranean. 



68. Japanese Spindle-tree. (Euonymus japonica., 



LEAF : 2'-3', simple, opposite, finely serrate, obovate, glossy. 

 FLOWER : p. greenish-white (obovate petals and stamens 4, 

 latter borne on flat disk, slender style), in small clusters ; globular 

 pods bright colored ; branchlets 4-angled. 



69. Chinese Barberry. (Berberis Thunbergii.) 



LEAF : ^', simple, alternate, entire or sparingly serrate, obo- 

 vate or with tapering base. FLOWER : p. yellow (sepals, petals 

 and stamens 6, latter with lid at top of anther !), clustered ; May ; 

 stems brownish red, usually thorny at base of leaves. 



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