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nudum).— A good shrub for borders of shrubberies; 

 hardy. 



9. Lentigo, Linn. Sheep -berry. Nanny -berry. 

 Pig. 2662. Shrub or small tree, attaining 30 ft., with 

 slender branches: winter-buds long -pointed: petioles 

 mostly with wavy margin : lvs. ovate, acuminate, gla 

 brous or scurfy at the veins beneath, 2-4 in. long: fls 

 white : cyrnes sessile, 2-5 in. broad : f r. oval, bluish black 

 with bloom. May, June. Hudson Bay to Manitoba, south 

 to Ga. and Miss. S.S. 5:223, 224. -Hardy, large, often ar 

 borescent shrub, keeping its fruits until spring. Some 

 times as V. prunifolium and pyrifolium in gardens A 

 garden hybrid, originated in Germany, is V. Vitteri 

 Zabel ( V. Lentago X nudum), similar in habit to this 

 species but the cymes on short peduncles over % in 

 long. 



10. rufidulum, Raf. ( V. prunifdlium, var. ferrugl 

 neum, Torr. & Gray. I*, ferrugineum and rufo-tomen- 

 tosuni, Small). Large shrub or small tree, attaining 25 

 ft. or more, with rather stout branches : winter-buds 

 scarcely pointed, obtuse, rusty-pubescent: petioles often 

 with narrow margin, rusty tomentose: lvs. elliptic to 

 obovate, usually obtuse, glabrous and shining above 

 rusty-pubescent on the veins beneath, 2-4 in. long: fls 

 pure white: cymes 3-5 in. broad: fr. oval, dark blue 

 glaucous, % in. long. April-June, later than the follow 

 ing species. Va. to Fla., west to 111. and Texas. S.S 

 5:225 (as V. prunifdlium, partly).— Handsome arbor' 

 escent shrub with dark green shining foliage, showy 

 fls. and decorative fr. ; has proved hardy at the Arnold 

 Arboretum, Boston. 



11. prunifdlium, Linn. ( 1'. pyrifdlium, Poir.). Black 

 Haw. Stag-bush. Shrub or small tree, attaining 15 

 ft., with spreading, rather stout branches: winter-buds 

 short- pointed, glabrous or reddish, pubescent: lvs. 

 broadly oval to ovate, acute or obtuse, glabrous or 

 nearly so, 1-3 in. long; petioles often with narrow mar- 

 gin, glabrous: fls. pure white: cymes sessile, 2-4 in. 

 broad fr. oval to subglobose, bluish black and glaucous, 

 little over % in. long. April-June. Conn, to Fla., 

 west to Mich, and Tex. A.F. 12:1100. Gng. 5:310. 



12. macrocephalum, Hort. Shrub, attaining 12 ft. and 

 occasionally more with spreading branches: lvs. short- 

 petioled, oval to ovate-oblong, rounded at base, acute, 

 denticulate, almost glabrous and dark green above, 

 stellate-pubescent beneath, 2^ in. long: fls. yellowish 

 white, in peduncled cymes, 3-5 in. across, with the mar- 

 ginal fls. sterile and radiant. May, June. China.— Var. 

 Keteleeri, Nichols. ( I". Keteleeri, Carr.). The typical 

 form with only the marginal fls. sterile and enlarged; 

 has proved hardy at the Arnold Arboretum. R.H. 1863, 

 p. 270. Gn. 45, p. 423. Var. sterile, Dipp. ( V. Fdrtunei, 

 Hort.). Chinese Snowball. AH the fls. sterile, form- 

 ing a subglobose ball, sometimes 7 or 8 in. across. B.R. 

 33: 43. F.S. 3:263, 264. R.H. 1858, p. 350. Gn. 34, p. 

 348; 45, p. 422; 56, p. 82. G.C. III. 25:suppl. June 3.- 

 A very showy variety, but not hardy north. 



13. alnifdlium, Marsh. ( T.lantanoldes, Michx.). Hob- 

 ble-bush. American Wayfaring Tree. Low shrub, 

 sometimes 10 ft. high, with wide-spreading, often pro- 

 cumbent branches, scurfy-pubescent when young: lvs. 

 orbicular or broadly ovate, cordate at the base, short- 

 acuminate or acute, irregularly serrulate, minutely pu- 

 bescent or almost glabrous above, scurfy pubescent be- 

 neath, 3-8 in. broad: fls. white: cymes sessile, 3-5 in. 

 broad; marginal fls. enlarged and sterile, long-pediceled: 

 fr. ovoid-oblong, dark purple. May, June. New Bruns- 

 wick and Mich, to N. C — Handsome shrub, with very 

 large foliage, assuming a deep claret-red in fall. 



14. Lantana, Linn. Wayfaring Tree. Upright 

 shrub or sometimes small tree, attaining 20 ft.: young 

 branches scurfy-pubescent: lvs. ovate or oblong-ovate, 

 usually cordate at base, acute or obtuse, sparingly stel- 

 late-pubescent and wrinkled above, tomentose beneath, 

 denticulate, 2-4 in. long: fls. white: cymes dense, 2-3 in. 

 broad, with usually 7rays: fr. ovoid-oblong, bright red, 

 changing to almost black. Mav, June. Eu., W. Asia. 

 A.G. 18:453 and F.E. 9:593 (as V. lantanoides). -Hardy 

 shrub, especially for drier situations and limestone soil. 

 Var. rugdsum, Hort. With larger and very wrinkled 



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lvs. and larger cymes. There are a number of other 

 vars., including some with variegated leaves. 



15. cotinifdlium, D. Don (V. mu.ltrb.tum, C. Koch). 

 Shrub, attaining 6 ft., with spreading branches, tomen- 

 tose when young: lvs. orbicular-ovate to ovate, cordate 

 or rounded at the base, usually obtuse, crenulate-den- 

 tate or almost entire, wrinkled above and nearly gla- 

 brous at length, tomentose beneath, 2-5 in. long: fls. 

 white, tinged with pink, in cymes 2-3 in. broad, with 

 usually 5 rays ; corolla rather larger, funnelform-cam- 

 panulate, tube longer than limbs : fr. ovoid-oblong, red, 

 changing to black. May, June. Northwest Himalayas. 

 B.R. 19:1650. G.F. 5:245. -Not quite hardy north, re- 

 quiring protection near Boston. 



2662. Viburnum Lentago. Nearly full size. 



16. tomentosum, Thunb. (V. plicatum, Miq.). Strong- 

 growing shrub, attaining 8 ft., with spreading branches, 

 tomentose when young: lvs. broadly ovate to oblong- 

 ovate, sometimes obovate, acute or abruptly acuminate, 

 dentate-serrate, dark green and almost glabrous above, 

 stellate-pubescent beneath, sometimes only on the veins, 

 l%-4 in. long: cymes 2-3 in. broad, long-peduncled; 

 sterile fls. long-pediceled: fr. ovoid, red, changing to 

 bluish black. June. China, Japan. S.Z. 1:38. G.F. 

 4:594, 595. A.F. 12:1101. Gng. 5:311. M.D.G. 1898:400. 

 S.H. 2:502.— A beautiful hardy shrub, with handsome 

 foliage and showy fls.; the fruits, too, are decorative, 

 especially before they change to black. In some nur- 

 series erroneously named V. Japonicum. Var. cuspi- 

 datum, Sieb. & Zucc. ( V. plicatum, var. parvifolium, 

 Miq.). Lvs. elliptic to oblong, long-acuminate, 1-2 in. 

 long. Of slow growth and blooms sparingly. Var. pli- 

 catum, Maxim. ( V. plicatum, var. plenum, Miq. V. pli- 

 catum, Thunb.). Japanese Snowball. Fig. 2663. All 

 fls. sterile, forming large, globose balls 2%-3 in. across. 

 F.S. 3:278. B.R. 33:51. A.G. 18:357. Gng. 1:263. 

 V.M. 6:294. M.D.G. 1898:401. S.H. 2:503, 505. Var. 

 rotundifdlium, Hort. Much like the preceding var., but 

 lvs. broader and blooming about 2 weeks earlier. There 

 is also a variegated form. 



