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VIBURNUM 



and 



E. Cymes with the >. 

 nal fts. sterile 



enlarged 13. 



EE. Cymes with all the fl.i. 

 fertile. 

 F. Ray a of cymes usu- 

 ally 7: cymes flat.Ai. 

 FF. Hays of cymes usually 

 5: cymes somewhat 

 coniv.z 15. 



Lantana 

 cotinifolium 



tomentosum 



. Cymr.s Hilh all fls. 



fertile and alike. 

 (). Fr.red: Irs. rounded 

 or broad It/ cnneate 

 at the base. 

 II. i'oUage evergreen, 



HH. Foliaqe deciduous. 

 1. Petiole y-i-Vi in. 

 long: fls. al- 

 most sessile. 



pubescent 



both sides 



KK. //I 



dilatatum 

 Wrightii 



.20. phlebotrichum 



H. Braiirhix and Irs. 



glalnons ; 



HH. Branches and Irs. 

 beneath pubes- 

 cent S 



EE. Petioles with stipules, 



sometimes rather 



small and caducotis. 



F. Irvs. I ong-petioled: 



blades to SV^ in. 



broad 



FF. Lvs. short-pet ioled. 

 blades to 1% in 

 broad. 

 G. Cymes short-pednn 



23. Demetrionis 



pubescens 

 erosum 



• llil upright: fr. 

 hiark 26. 



/:///»;;.• fr. scarlet. 27. 



aceriSolium 

 pauciflorum 

 Opulus 

 Sargentii 



1. Sifeboldi, Miq. Pig. 2GG1. neciclurms slinib, attain- 

 ing 10 ft., with stout branches, iiul»>^r.iit wli. ii yuiiug; 

 lvs. oval to oblong-obovate, coai>. ly rr, n.it. -. irate ex- 

 cept toward the base, acute, dark L;ri i u .nnl shining 

 above, paler and stellate-pubeM^ nt L.^uath. :i-B in. 

 long : fls. white, rotate-campanulate, in panicles 2}^-4 

 in. broad: fr. oblong, changing from pink to bluish 

 black. May, June. Japan. G.F. 2:559.-Hardy shrub of 

 vigorous growth with handsome dark green foliage, 

 large for the genus, exhaling a disagreeable odor when 

 bruised. The fruits drop soon after ripening. It is 

 known in some nurseries as V. Japonicum. V. lali- 

 folium or V. Japonicum latifolinm. Var. reticulitum, 

 Rehd. ( v. reticulatum, Hort.). Smaller in every part: 



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lvs. of lighter green, less pubescent: half-hardy. Var. 

 variegatum. Hurt. Lvs. variegated with white. 



2. Sandankwa, Hassk. (l^. suspensum, Hort.). Ever- 

 •.-niii .-liiuli. attaining 6 ft., with slender warty 

 l.ranilus; lvs. oval to oval-oblong, acute or obtusish, 

 usually remotely crenate-serrate toward the apex, shin- 

 ing and dark green above, paler beneath, glabrous, 2-4 

 in. long: fls. white, tinged pink, in dense semi-globose 

 panicles becoming 1^4 in. high; corolla 3^ in. long, with 

 cylindric tube twice as long as limb: fr. red, subglo- 

 bose. June, July. Loochoo Isl. B.M. 6172. -Tender. 



.1. odoratissimnm, Ker. ( V. Awubucki and Awafitki, 

 Hort.). Evergreen upright shrub, attaining' 10 ft., wilb 

 stout warty branches, glabrous: h s. . Iii|.ii. i,, . Ilipiic- 

 oliloii;;. acute, remotely serrate tuw,. I i ■ n- 



tii'c, shining and bright green ain.'. i .,iih, 



Klahrous, 3-6 in. long: fls. pun- uim., n ii.ni, in 

 broadly pyramidal panicles 4 in. bif;li; i-uufha miate- 

 campanulate: fr. red, changing to black. May, June. 

 India to S. China and Japan. B.R. 6:456.— Tender. 



4. Tlnus, Linn. ( V. Laurustinus, Hort. Tlnus lau- 

 rifnlius, Korckh.). Laurustinus (or Laurestinus). 

 Husliy, 10 ft., with glabrous or somewhat hairy branches: 

 lvs. i.vatr-iibhing or oblong, acute, dark green, shining 

 and f,'lahr()us above, pubescent beneath usually only on 

 till- vi-ins. •_'-:! in. long: fls. white or pinkish white, 

 s|ii,'litly fra^'rant: cymes somewhat convex, 2-3 in. 

 bread: tr. c.v.iid, black, rather dry. May-Aug., or 

 in the u'DTiihc.use in early spring and winter. Med- 

 if'-rrainan ri-uion. B.M. 38. — Handsome free-flower- 

 int; shiiib, id'ten cult as a pot-plant north. Var. 

 Frcebeli, i\irh(pls. Compact form with light green 

 Var. hirtum, Ait. Lvs. pubes- 



vhite fls 

 :d ciliatf 



Ho 



I <f 1(1)1, 

 argcr. 



l!iO, \'ar. purpureum, Hort. L\ s. sutVusi-d with a dull 

 liurpli- ti)i:;c. \'ar. strictum. Loud., not Ait. Of erect 

 and t'astigiate habit. Var. virgatum. Ait. Lvs. oblong- 

 lanceolate, pubescent on the margin and on the veins 

 beneath. Var. variegatum, Hort. Lvs. variegated. 



5. rigidum. Vent. ( V. rugdsum, Pers. V. latifdlium, 

 Hort. t\ Tinus,v&T. strictum. Ait.). Shrub, attaining 

 6 ft., with spreading hirsute branches : lvs. broadly ovate 

 to ovate-oblong, acute or obtusish, pubescent on both 

 sides when young, almost glabrous above at length and 

 wrinkled, 3-6 in. long: fls. pure white: cymes large, 

 3-4 in. broad: fr. oval, bluish black. May-*July, Canary 

 Isl. B.R. 5:376. L.B.C. 9:859. B.M. 2082. A.G. 1893:456. 

 — Less handsome and less free-flowering than tiie pre- 

 ceding species. 



6. obovitum, Walt. ( F. Icevig&tum, Ait.). Shrub, at- 

 taining 8 ft., with spreading branches: lvs. almost ses- 

 sile, obovate to oblanceolate, obtuse or refuse, coria- 

 ceous, glossy, entire or obscurely crenate toward the 

 apex, \4-lVi in. long: fls. white, in sessile cymes 1-2 in. 

 broad: fr. oval, black. April-June. Va. to Fla. L.B.C. 

 15 :149G.- Tender. 



7. niidum, Linn. ( r. nudum, var. Ch)i/lon!. Torr. & 



cymes rather long-piduncled, 3-.J iu. broad: fr. globose, 

 pink at flrst, changing to daik blue. June, July. Long 

 Island to Fla., west to Ky. and La. B.M. 2281. -Not 

 quite hardy north. Var. nitidum, Zabel (vsr. angusti- 

 fAlium, Torr. & Gray. F. ni'/idiim. Ait. V. Anglicum, 

 Hort. ). Lvs. smaller and narrower, more shining above 

 and firmer. 



8. cassinoldes, Linn. (F. nudum, var. cassino)des, 

 Torr. & Gray. \'. s'/uuiiiahim . Wilid.). White Rod. 

 Appalachian Tk.\. l'|.ri-ht slirnb, 2-6, occasionally 12 

 ft. high: lvs. oval or ov.iti- lo oblong, acute or bluntly 

 acuminate, usually oliscuroiy di-ntate, almost glabrous, 

 rather thick, dull green above. 1-3 in. long: fls. and fr. 

 almost like those of the preceding species, but peduncle 

 shorter, usually shorter than cyme: blooming a little 

 earlier. June, July. Newfoundland to M.anitoba and 

 Minn., south to N. G. G.F. 9:305. Em. 2:411 (as F. 



