VIBURNUM 



VIBURNUM 



34;3 



Gng. 1:9. Gn. 56, p. 83; 76, p. 35. F.E. 15:319; 20:313. 

 G.W. 6, p. 159. This is a very showy variety, but it 

 lacks the decorative frs. Var. xanthocarpum, Spaeth. 

 Yr. yellow. There are also variegated forms of the 

 type and of the sterile variety. 



32. americanum, Mill. (V. Opulus var. americanum, 

 Ait. V. trilobum. Marsh. V. opulmdes, Muhl. V. 

 editie, Pursh. V. Oxyc6ccu&, Pursh). CRANBERRY 

 BUSH. HIGH CRANBERRY. Fig. 3928. Closely allied 

 to the preceding species, but habit more open and 

 spreading: Ivs. with coarsely toothed or nearly entire 

 lobes, pilose on the veins beneath or nearly glabrous, 

 2-5 in. long; petiole with shallow groove and small, 

 usually stalked glands: cymes with shorter peduncles; 

 stamens somewhat shorter. May, June: fr. in Aug., 

 Sept. B.B. (ed. 2) 3:270 (as V. Opulus). New Bruns. 

 to Brit. Col., south to N. J. and Ore. Handsome native 

 shrub, very decorative in fr., which begins to color by 

 the end of July, remains on the branches and keeps its 

 bright scarlet" color until the following spring. The 

 berries are not eaten by birds. 



33. Sargentii, Koehne. Similar to the preceding, of 

 more upright, denser habit: bark of sts. darker, fissured 

 and somewhat corky, young branchlets with prominent 

 lenticels: Ivs. of thicker texture, pubescent beneath, 

 the upper Ivs. with much elongated and usually entire 

 middle lobe and small, short, spreading lateral lobes; 

 petioles with large glands: sterile fls. larger, sometimes 

 to 1^4 [in. across; anthers purple, rarely yellow: fr. 

 globose, in usually upright cymes. N. China, Japan. 

 S.I.F. 2:73. S.T.S. 1:42. M.D.G. 1904:329. Intro, 

 under the name V. Opulus from Pekin. It does not 

 seem to fruit as profusely as V. Opulus, but is hand- 

 somer in bloom and of more compact habit. Var. 

 calvescens, Rehd. Lvs. glabrous or nearly so beneath. 



V. betulifolium, BataL Allied to V. WrightiL Lvs. ovate to 

 rhombic-ovate, coarsely serrate, glabrous except a few hairs on the 

 veins beneath, 1 ' j-3 in. long; petioles about J-jin. with small stip- 

 ules: infl. 21 in. across: stamens longer than corolla: fr. red. Cent, 

 and W. China. S.T.S. 2:147. V. bracUdtum, Rehd. Allied to V. 

 pubescens. Lvs. orbicular-ovate, obtusely sinuate-dentate, pubes- 

 cent on the veins beneath, 2-5 in. long: petioles about ?.in. long, 

 stipulate: infl. 1J4-3 in. across, with conspicuous bracts: fr. ovoid, 

 bluish black. Ga. S.T.S. 1:68. Hardy at the Arnold Arboretum. 

 I", buddieifdlium, C. H. Wright. Allied to V. Lantana. Densely 

 stellate-tomentose: Ivs. oblong-lanceolate, pubescent above, gray- 

 ish tomentoee beneath, 3-6 in. long: infl. dense, about 3 in. across: 

 fr. ovoid, black. Cent. China. V. burejaeticum, Regel & Herder 

 (V. burejanum. Herder). Allied to V. Lantana. Lvs. short-petioled, 

 oval or ovate, acute or obtuse, denticulate, with anastomosing 



veins, sparingly pubescent beneath, 1^-3 in. long: infl. dense, 

 1 J^-2 in. across: fr. ovoid, bluish black- N. China, Manchuria. 

 Gt. 11:384. V. cinnamomifdlium, Rehd. Allied to V. Tinus. 

 Evergreen: lys. elliptic-oblong, 3-nerved, nearly entire, glabrous, 

 3-5 in. long: infl. loose, 5-7 in. across: fr. ovoid, Hm. long, shining 

 bluish black. W. China. S.T.S. 2:114. V. eordi/Mium, WalL 

 Closely related to V. alnif olium, but without radiant fls. : cymes loose, 

 2-6 in. across: fertile fls. larger: Ivs. usually narrower. Himalayas, 

 W. China. S.T.S. 2: 138. V. eoriaceum, BIume=V. cylindricum. 

 V. crassifdlium, Rehd. Hardy evergreen species: Ivs. deep green, 



3926. Viburnum pubescens 



3927. Snowball. Viburnum Opulus var. sterile. All the fertile 

 flowers are changed to sterile, showy ones. ( X Ji) 



slightly toothed around margins: fls. white, with 5 prominent 

 anthers, chocolate-colored. China. V. cylindricum, Hamilt. 

 (V. coriaceum, Blume). Evergreen shrub or tree, to 50 ft., gla- 

 brous: Ivs. oval to oblong, acuminate, usually remotely toothed 

 above the middle, 3-8 in. long: infl. 24 in. across, rather dense: fls. 

 white or pinkish, tubular, Hin- long; stamens exserted: fr. black, 

 ovoid. Himalayas, W. China. G.C. III. 52:371. S.T.S. 2:143. 

 V. dahitricum, PalL=V. mongolicum. V. dasydnthum, Rehd. 

 Allied to V. Wrightii. Lvs. ovate to oblong, acuminate, nearly gla- 

 brous, 2-5 in. long: infl. lax, 3-4 in. across; pedicels, ovary, and 

 outside of corolla villous: fr. red. Cent. China. S.T.S. 2:149. 

 V. Daridii, Franch. Allied to V. Tinus. Evergreen, compact shrub, 

 to 3 ft.: Ivs. elliptic to elliptic-obovate, short-acuminate, 3^-nerved, 

 2-6 in. long: infl. dense, 2-3 in. across: fr. blue, ovoid, Hin. long. 

 W. China. R.H. 1913, p. 375. J.H.S. 38, p. 63 (fig. 44). G.M. 

 55:273. V. dentiflbrum, Chapm. Closely allied to V. acerif olium. 

 Lower: Ivs. smaller, 1-2 in., with mostly shorter lobes or none: cymes 

 denser. W. Fla. V. ellipticum. Hook. Shrub, attaining 5 ft., 

 allied to V. acerif olium, but Ivs. not lobed, oval to elliptic-oblong: 

 fr. oblong-oval, almost Jiin. long. Wash, to Calif. V. erosum, 

 Thunb. Allied to V. WrightiL Lvs. oblong-ovate or oblong-obovate, 

 pubescent on the veins beneath, 2-3 H in. long; petioles short, 

 stipulate: cymes long-peduncled, loose, 2J-3 in. across: fr. red. 

 Japan. G.F. 9:85. V. fragrant, Bunge. Allied to V. suspensum. 

 Lvs. deciduous, obovate-oblong, sharply dentate, glabrous beneath: 

 panicles with or before the Ivs., about 1 >2 in. long: corolla salver- 

 shaped, nearly Jiin. long, fragrant, white, pinkish in bud. X. 

 China. Recently intro. and hardiness not yet tested, but probably 

 fairly hardy as far north as Mass.; very floriferous and in bloom 

 apparently one of the handsomest viburnums. V. furcatum, 

 Blume. Closely related to V. alnifolium, but of more upright habit 

 and stamens shorter than corolla: seed with the ventral furrow 

 more open and broader. Japan. S.I.F. 2:74. S.T.S. 2:119. V. 

 Harryanum, Rehd. Evergreen: Ivs. orbicular to obovate or 

 broadly oval, glabrous, }^-l in. long: cymes 1-1 H in. across: fr. 

 black. W. China. Very distinct in its small privet-like foliage. 

 V. Henryi, HemsL Allied to V. Sieboldii. Evergreen, to 10 ft. : Ivs. 

 elliptic-oblong to oblong-obovate, acuminate, glabrous or nearly so, 

 shallowly serrulate, 2-5 in. long: panicles broadly pyramidal, 24 in. 

 long: fr ovoid. Hin. long, first red, then black. Cent. China. B.M. 

 S393. S.T.S. 2:116. G.C. III. 48:264, 265; 60:193. R.B. 35, 

 p. 296. Tender. V. hupehense, Rehd. Allied to V. Wrightii. Lvs. 

 broadly ovate, acuminate, dentate, slightly pubescent above, more 

 densely below, 2-3 in. long; petiole stipulate: cymes stellate-pubes- 

 cent: fr. ovoid, dark red. Cent. China. Hardy at the Arnold 

 Arboretum. V. ichangengt, Rehd. (V. erosum var. ichangense, 

 HemsL). Allied to V. Wrightii. Lvs. short-petioled, ovate to 

 ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, dentate, rough above, pubescent 

 beneath, 1H~2H in. long; petiole Min. long or less, stipulate: 

 cymes slender-stalked, 1-2 in. across: fr. ovoid, red. Cent, and W. 

 China. S.T.S. 2:150. V. kansuense, BataL Allied to V. Opulus. 

 Lvs. slender-stalked, ovate in outline, deeply 3-5-lobed, with 

 coarsely toothed acuminate lobes, hairy on the veins, 1-2 in. long: 

 cymes 1-1 Ji in. across without sterile fls.: fr. red. W. China, A 

 graceful shrub very distinct in its small deeply lobed Ivs. V. 



