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VIBURNUM 



VIBL\>.."UM 



17. Jap6nicum, Spreng. (V. macroph-gllum, Blume). 

 Upright shrub, to 6 ft., with glabrous branches: Ivs. 

 broadly or rhombic -ovate to oblong-ovate, acute or 

 shortly acuminate, remotely dentate except at the base, 

 3-6 in. long: rls. in short-peduncled, glabrous cymes 

 2-4 in. broad: fr. globose, red. June. Japan. — Hand- 

 some large-leaved shrub, but not hardy north. Ever- 

 green. 



2663. Viburnum tomentosum, var. plicatum — Japanese 

 Snowball, V. plicatum of gardens (X %). 



18. dilatatum, Thunb. Upright bushy shrub, attain- 

 ing 10 ft., with the branches hirsute when young: lvs. 

 roundish or broadly ovate or obovate, usually abruptly 

 short-pointed, coarsely toothed, pubescent on both 

 sides, 2-5 in. long: lis. pure white, in short-stalked 

 cymes, 3-G in. broad; corolla pubescent outside: fr. 

 ovate, scarlet, % in. long. May, June. China, Japan. 

 B.M. 6215. G.F. 4:150. M.D.Q. 1899:241, 242. A.F. 

 15:123. — Handsome hardy free - flowering shrub, espe- 

 cially decorative with its numerous scarlet fruits re- 

 maining a long time on the branches. 



19. Wrightii, Miq, Upright shrub, to 10 ft, high, with 

 the branches almost glabrous: lvs. almost orbicular or 

 broadly obovate to ovate, abruptly acuminate, coarsely 

 dentate, almost glabrous except on the veins beneath, 

 3-5 in. long: Ms. rather large, white, in usually short- 

 stalked, 2-4 in. broad cymes; corolla glabrous outside: 

 fr. globose, red. May, June. China, Japan. — Hardy 

 shrub, similar to the preceding, but of less dense habit, 

 with larger fruits in nodding cymes. 



20. phleb6trichum, Sieb. & Zucc. Upright shrub, at- 

 taining 5 ft., with glabrous branches: lvs. ovate to ob- 

 long, acuminate, dentate except at the base, glabrous 

 above, with long appressed hairs on the veins beneath, 

 2-3 in. long: lis. white, with purple calyx, mostly 

 slender-pediceled and nodding, in few-fid., long-pedun- 

 cled cymes: fr. globose. May, June. Japan, China.— 

 Not quite hardy north. 



21. dentatum, Linn. Arrow-wood. Upright bushy 

 shrub, attaining 15 ft., with glabrous branches: lvs. 



rather long-petioled, orbicular to ovate, 

 acute or shortly acuminate, coarsely den- 

 tate, glabrous or pubescent only in the 

 axils of the veins beneath, l!-™-3 in. long: 

 fls. in long-peduncled, glabrous cymes, 

 2-3 in. broad: fr. sub -globose, bluish 

 black, glaucous. May, June. New Bruns- 

 wick to Minn., south to Ga. G.F. 10:332. 



Em. 2:414. — Handsome native 

 ^.__. shrub, thriving best in moist 



soil. r. Irrigatum of some 



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what larger lvs. and seems to 

 bloom later. 



22. m611e, Michx. (V. sca- 

 br&llum, Chapm. V. Nepa- 

 Mnse, Hort.). Similar to the 

 preceding, but branchlets, 

 cymes and under side of lvs. 

 stellate - pubescent: lvs. 

 larger, with stouter petioles, 

 dark green : peduncles 

 stouter: teeth of calyx more 

 prominent: fr. large and more 

 pointed : blooms 2-3 weeks 

 later. Mass. to Fla. and Tex. 

 G.F. 4:30.- Handsomer than 

 the preceding on account of 

 its larger darker green foliage and more 

 robust habit. In gardens sometimes con- 

 founded with V. pubescens and sometimes 

 found under the erroneous name of V. 

 Hanceanum. See supplementary list. 



23. Demetridnis, Deane & Rob. Shrub, 

 attaining 12 ft. : lvs. orbicular or broadly 

 ovate, cordate, shortly acuminate, coarsely 

 dentate, pubescent beneath or almost gla- 

 brous, IVi-AVi in. long: cymes long-peduncled, puberu- 

 lous, about 2 l i in. broad: fr. oblong, almost K in. long. 

 Mo. B.B. 3:231. 



24. pubSscens, Pursh. Bushy shrub, 3-6 ft. high, with 

 slender, upright branches: lvs. oval to ovate, rounded 

 or cordate at base, acute or acuminate, coarsely dentate, 

 almost glabrous above, pubescent beneath, 1J-2-2K in. 

 long: cymes short-peduncled, dense, \%-2% in. broad: 

 stamens exceeding the corolla about one-half: fr. oval, 

 almost black, slightly flattened. June, July. Quebec 

 to Ga., west to Manitoba and 111. G.F. 3:125. A.F. 

 12:1101. Gng. 5:311. — Handsome shrub of compact 

 habit. 



25. erdsum, Thunb. Upright shrub, attaining 6 ft,, 

 with slender, much-forked branches: lvs. oblong-ovate 

 oroblong-obovate, narrowed toward the base, acuminate, 

 dentate-serrate, pubescent beneath at least on the veins, 

 2-3% in. long: cymes 2M-3 in. broad, rather loose, 

 long-peduncled: stamens little or not exceeding the 

 corolla: fr. subglobose, red. May. Japan, China. G.F. 

 9:85. 



20. acerifdlium, Linn. Dockmaokie. Shrub, attain- 

 ing 5 ft., with slender, upright branches: lvs. orbicu- 

 lar or ovate, 3-lobed, with acute or acuminate lobes, 

 coarsely dentate-serrate, pubescent or at length almost 



