TREES AND SHRUBS 



Leaves fascicled at ends of branches, ovate, pale beneath. 

 An evergreen slinib, 3-5 ft. 



Introduced from N. America, 180G. Named after Archibald INIenzies (1754- 

 1842), surgeon and naturalist to the expedition under Vancouver. 



WHITE ALDER-BUSH, Ckthra acuminata. 



Gardens, shrubberies. July — October. Thrives best in loam and sandy peat, 

 and is invaluable for the lake-side. Propagated by cuttings in sandy soil under 

 bell-glass in October ; layering in October ; seeds sown outdoors in March, or 

 in boxes of light soil in temperature of 55° in February. 



Floxvers w^hite, fragrant, in a terminal, drooping raceme, 2 8 ins. long, almost 

 solitary, bracts longer than flowers, tomentose, caducous ; Calijx 5-fid ; Corolla 

 gamopetalous, 5-lobed, so deeply cut as to appear like 5 separate petals ; 

 Stamens 10, filaments hirsute; Ovarij superior, 3-celled, style long; Fruit a 

 capsule, 3-celled, 3-valved. 



Leaves alternate, oval or oblong, acuminate, bluntish at base, serrated, thin, 

 glabrous both surfaces, glaucous beneath, 5-7 ins. long, 3-31 ins. wide. 



A deciduous shrub or small tree, 12-15 ft. 



Native of Eastern U.S.A. ; introduced by Lyon, 180G. 'J'he common name 

 is that used in America. 



SWEET PEPPER-BUSH, Clethra alnifolia. 



Gardens, shrubberies. July — September. A rather stiff-growing shrub, with 

 leaves resembling our Common Alder, and thriving in damp swampy ground. 



Floxvers white, fragrant, in a terminal erect raceme ; bracts shorter than 

 flowers, tomentose, deciduous ; Calij:v deeply 5-fid, hoary, lobes oblong, obtuse ; 

 Petals 5, ovate; St<uiiens 10, filaments glabrous, antliers appendiculate, de- 

 hiscing by pores ; Stijlc longer than Stamens ; Fruit a capsule, sub-globose, 

 3-celled, 3-valved. 



Leaves alternate, cuneate-obovate, entire near base, coarsely serrated above, 



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