128 CAPEIFOLIACEAE. 



Drupelets less than 9 mm. long, the stone turgid- 



suborbicular : leaf-blades narrow. 7. V. obovatum. 



Drupelets over 9 mm. long, the stone flat, oblong- 



obovate : leaf -blades broad. 8. V, Nashii. 



1. V. densiflorum Chapm. Erect shrub: leaf -blades undulate, shallowly 

 toothed or sometimes slightly 3-lobed: sepals deltoid, about 0.7 mm. long: 

 hypanthium pubescent : corolla-lobes mostly ovate : drupes oblong, mm. long. 



Woods, w. Fla.- (Ala.) 



2. V. dentatum L. Shrub: leaf -blades suborbicular, oval, or ovate, sharply 

 dentate, 3-8 cm. long: corolla-lobes reniform: filaments much exceeding the 

 corolla-lobes: drupes globose-ovoid, 5-6 mm. long, deep-blue or nearly black. 



Thickets and swamps, n. Fla and the upper pen. (Cont.) 



3. V. scabreUum (T. & G.) Chapm. Shrub: leaf -blades broadly ovate to 

 nearly orbicular, coarsely dentate, 8-13 cm. long: corolla 6-8 mm. wide: fila- 

 ments slightly exceeding the corolla-lobes: drupes ovoid to globose-ovoid, 6-9 

 mm. long, deep-blue. 



Woods and hillsides, m. and w. Fla. (Cow*.) 



4. V. cassinoides L. Shrub: leaf -blades thickish, ovate-elliptic, ovate-lanceo- 

 late, or oblanceolate, undulate or crenate, 3-8 cm. long: corolla 4-5 mm. wide: 

 filaments much exceeding the corolla-lobes: drupes ovoid or globose-ovoid, 

 6-9 mm. long, deep-blue or rarely pink. 



Swamps, n. Fla. (Cont.) 



5. V. nudum L. Shrub: leaf-blades thick, oval-ovate, oblong, broadly lanceo- 

 late, or oblanceolate (linear-oblong or narrowly oblong-lanceolate in V. nudum 

 angustifolium), undulate or obscurely toothed, 5-15 cm. long: corolla often 

 larger than that of V. cassinoides (smaller in V. nudum serotinum) : drupes 

 oval to subglobose, 6-10 mm. long, deep-blue. POSSUM-HAW. 



Swamps and low grounds, n. Fla. and the upper pen. (Cont. ) 



6. V. rufidulum Eaf . Shrub or small tree : leaf -blades thick, oblong or elliptic, 

 or nearly so, serrate, 4-10 cm. long: corolla 7-10 mm. wide: drupes broadly 

 oblong, 10-14 mm. long, deep-blue under the bloom. SOUTHERN BLACK-HAW. 



Woods and thickets, n. Fla. and the adj. pen. (Cont) 



7. V. obovatum Walt. Shrub or small tree: leaf -blades oblanceolate, cuneate, 

 or obovate, 1.5-6 cm. long, entire or slightly toothed near the apex: corolla 5-6 

 mm. wide: filaments scarcely equalling the corolla-tube: drupes oval, 6-8 mm. 

 long, black. SMALL- VIBURNUM. 



River-swamps, n. Fla. and the upper pen. (Cont.) 



8. V. Nashii Small. Shrub or small tree: leaf -blades suborbicular or broadly 

 obovate to spatulate, 4-5 cm. long, more or less crenate: drupes oblong, 10-12 

 mm. long, black. NASH 'S-VIRBURNUM. 



River-swamps, w. Fla. (Endemic.) 



3. NINTOOA Sweet. Woody vines. Leaf-blades entire. Flowers in 

 pairs terminating axillary peduncles, accompanied by 2 foliaceous bracts and 2 

 small bractlets, the hypanthia distinct. Sepals slender or subulate. Corolla 

 relatively long: tube not gibbous: limb 2-lipped. Berries distinct. 



1. N. japonica (Thunb.) Sweet. Diffusely creeping or climbing vine: leaf- 

 blades oblong, ovate, or orbicular-ovate, 2-5 cm. long: corolla white or pink, 

 becoming yellow; tube about 2 cm. long: stamens and style exserted: berries 

 subglobose or oval, 4-6 mm. long, black. JAPANESE-HONEYSUCKLE. 



Roadsides, thickets, woods, and cultivated grounds, n. and pen. Fla. Nat. of 

 Japan. (Cont.) 



4. LONICEBA L. Woody vines. Leaf-blades entire, or lobed on shoots. 

 Flowers in sessile axillary clusters. Hypanthium short. Sepals minute. Co- 



