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VIBURNUM 



long: fls. in long-peduncled, glabrous cymes 2-3 in. 

 broad: fr. subglobose, bluish black, glaucous. May, 

 June; fr. in Oct. New Bruns. to Minn., south to Ga. 

 G.F. 10:332. Em. 2:414. Handsome native shrub, 

 thriving best in moist soil. 



3924. Viburnum dilatatum. ( X Vi) 



25. venosum, Brit. (7. mdlle, Auth., not Michx. 7. 

 Hanceanum, Dipp., not Maxim. 7. nepalense, Hort.). 

 Fig. 3925. Shrub, to 8 ft., with grayish brown branches; 

 young branchlets stellate-pubescent: Ivs. ovate to orbic- 

 ular, coarsely and sharply dentate, glabrous or nearly 

 so above, stellate-pubescent beneath, particularly on 

 the veins, 2-5 in. long, with prominent veins beneath; 

 petioles )-%in. long, pubescent: cyme long-stalked, 

 slightly pubescent, 2^-4 in. across: fr. globose or glo- 

 bose-ovoid, J^in. long, bluish black. June, July; fr. 

 in Sept. Mass, to Va. S.T.S. 1:43. G.F. 4:29 (adapted 

 in Fig. 3925). M.D.G. 1891:267. Var. Canbyi, Rehd. 

 (7. lasvigatum, Hort., not Ait.). Lvs. thinner, less 

 pubescent beneath, larger and broader, the pair 

 below the infl. often 2-3 in. broad: cymes larger. Del. 

 to Pa. M.D.G. 1904:217 (habit). This is a very hand- 

 some variety on account of its larger bright green Ivs. 

 and larger cymes. Var. longifdlium, Rehd. (7. denta- 

 tum var. longifolium, Dipp.). Lvs. narrower and longer, 

 generally ovate-oblong, pubescent on both sides, more 

 densely beneath: infl. glabrous or pubescent. Blooms 

 several weeks before the type. 



26. scabrellum, Chapm. (7. dent&tum var. semi- 

 tomentosum, Michx. 7. molle, American Auth., not 

 Michx.). Shrub, to 6 ft.: branches reddish brown; 

 branchlets rough with stellate pubescence: Ivs. ovate, 

 rarely broadly ovate, acute or acuminate, remotely den- 

 tate with broad shallow teeth, or crenately dentate, gla- 

 brous or slightly pubescent above, stellate-pubescent 

 beneath, 1H~4 in. long: cymes rather densely stellate- 

 pubescent: fr. globose-ovoid, %in. long, bluish black. 

 June; fr. in Sept., Oct. Pa. to Fla. and Texas. B.B. 

 (ed. 2) 3:271. Has proved not quite hardy at the 

 Arnold Arboretum. 



27. m611e, Michx. (7. Demetridnis, Deane & Rob.). 

 Shrub, to 12 ft.: bark separating in thin flakes: Ivs. 

 orbicular or broadly ovate, cordate, shortly acuminate, 

 coarsely dentate, pubescent beneath or almost gla- 

 brous, 2 l /^-A l A in. long: cymes long-peduncled, puber- 

 ulous, about iy<2, in. broad: fr. oblong, almost J^in. long, 

 bluish black. May; fr. in Aug. Ky., Mo., Iowa. B.B. 



VIBURNUM 



(ed. 2) 3:272. Has proved hardy at the Arnold 

 Arboretum. 



28. pubescens, Pursh. Fig. 3926. Bushy shrub, 3-6 

 ft. high, with slender, upright branches: Ivs. oval to 

 ovate, rounded or cordate at base, acute or acuminate, 

 coarsely dentate, almost glabrous above, pubescent 

 beneath, 1^-2^ in. long: cymes short-peduncled, 

 dense, \ l /r1 l A in. broad: stamens exceeding the corolla 

 about one-half: fr. oval, almost black, slightly flattened. 

 June, July. Que. to Ga., west to Man. and 111. G.F. 

 3:125 (adapted in Fig. 3926). A.F. 12:1101. Gng. 

 5:311. M.D.G. 1903:404. Handsome shrub of com- 

 pact habit. Var. affine, Rehd. (7. afflne, Bush). Lvs. 

 nearly glabrous; petioles M~Hin. long, sometimes 

 shorter. Mo. 



29. aceriffilium, Linn. DOCKMACKIE. Shrub, attain- 

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

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

 coarsely dentate-serrate, pubescent or at length almost 

 glabrous, 2-5 in. long: fls. yellowish white: cymes long- 

 peduncled, terminal, 1^-3 in. broad: fr. almost black, 

 ovoid. May, June. New Bruns. to Minn., south to 

 N. C. Em. 2:414. It grows fairly well in drier situa- 

 tions under trees. The foliage assumes a handsome 

 dark purple fall color. Var. glabrescens, Rehd. Lvs. 

 glabrous or nearly so beneath even while young. N. C. 



30. pauciflorum, Raf. Straggling shrub, attaining 5 

 ft.: Ivs. orbicular to oval, coarsely dentate, with 3 short 

 lobes above the middle or often without, glabrous or 

 slightly pubescent beneath when young, 2-3 Yi in. long: 

 cymes few-fld., small, on lateral, short usually 2-lvd. 

 branchlets: fr. scarlet, subglobose. June. Lab. to 

 Alaska, south to Vt. and Colo, in the mountains. G.F. 

 3:5. It does not usually succeed well in cult.; requires 

 shade and moist porous soil. 



31. Opulus, Linn. EUROPEAN CRANBERRY-BUSH. 

 Shrub, attaining 12 ft., with rather smooth light gray 

 branches and sts.: Ivs. broadly ovate, 3-lobed, with 

 coarsely dentate-serrate, acuminate lobes, pubescent 

 beneath, 2^4 in. long; petioles with narrow groove and 

 large disk-like glands: fls. white, in peduncled cymes, 

 3-4 in. broad: fr. subglobose to oval, scarlet. May, 



3925. Viburnum venosum. ( X J^) 



June; fr. in Aug. Eu., N. Afr., N. Asia. H.W. 3, p. 

 131. R.F.G. 17:1171. S.B.F. 4:639. Var. nanum, 

 Jacq. A very dwarf, compact, small-lvd. form; flow- 

 ers but very rarely. Var. sterile, DC. (7. roseum and 

 7. rosfoeum, Hort.). GUELDER ROSE. SNOWBALL. Fig. 

 3927. All fls. sterile, forming large, globose heads. 



