1926 



VIBURNUM 



17. Jap6nicum, Spreng. ( V. macrophyllum, Blume). 

 Upright shrub, to 6 ft., with glabrous branches: Ivs. 

 broadly or rhombic - ovate to oblong-ovate, acute or 

 shortly acuminate, remotely dentate except at the base, 

 3-6 in. long: fls. in short-peduncled, glabrous cymes 

 2-4 in. broad: fr. globose, red. June. Japan. Hand- 

 some large-leaved shrub, but not hardy north. Ever- 

 green. 



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2663. Viburnum tomentosum, var. plicatum- Japaness 

 Snowball, V. plicatum of gardens (X %). 



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short nnlt , br adly 7 ate r obo te, usually abruptly 

 sides P 2^i' , COarSel 2 t0othed ' P^escent on both 

 cvmes tfi ?; h ng :, fls> Pure white > in short-stalked 

 ovte s^.t v r?a( V COr Ila P ube scent outside: fr. 

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VIBURNUM 



19. Wrightii, Miq, Upright shrub, to 10 ft. high, with 

 the branches almost glabrous : Ivs. almost orbicular or 

 broadly obovate to ovate, abruptly acuminate, coarsely 

 dentate, almost glabrous except on the veins beneath, 

 3-5 in. long: fls. rather large, white, in usually short- 

 stalked, 2-4 in. broad cymes; corolla glabrous outside: 

 fr. globose, red. May, June. China, Japan. Hardy 

 shrub, similar to the preceding, but of less dense habit, 

 with larger fruits in nodding cymes. 



20. phleb6trichum, Sieb. & Zucc. Upright shrub, at- 

 taining 5 ft., with glabrous branches: Ivs. ovate to ob- 

 long, acuminate, dentate except at the base, glabrous 

 above, with long appressed hairs on the veins beneath, 

 2-3 in. long: fls. white, with purple calyx, mostly 

 slender-pediceled and nodding, in few-fld., long-pedun- 

 cled cymes: fr. globose. May, June. Japan, China. 

 Not quite hardy north. 



21. dentatum, Linn. ARROW-WOOD. Upright bushy 

 shrub, attaining 15 ft., with glabrous branches: Ivs'. 



rather long-petioled, orbicular to ovate, 

 acute or shortly acuminate, coarsely den- 

 tate, glabrous or pubescent only in the 

 axils of the veins beneath, l%-3 in. long: 

 fls. in long-peduncled, glabrous cymes, 

 2-3 in. broad: fr. sub -globose, bluish 

 black, glaucous. May, June. New Bruns- 

 wick to Minn., south to Ga. G.F. 10:332. 

 Em. 2:414. Handsome native 

 ._. shrub, thriving best in moist 



soil. V. Icevigatum of some 

 nurseries, not Ait., has some- 

 what larger Ivs. and seems to 

 bloom later. 



22. m611e, Michx. (V. sca- 

 brtllum, Chapm. V. JVepa- 

 lense, Hort. ). Similar to the 

 preceding, but branchlets, 

 cymes and under side of Ivs. 

 stellate - pubescent : Ivs. 

 larger, with stouter petioles, 

 dark green : peduncles 

 stouter: teeth of calyx more 

 prominent: fr. large and more 

 pointed : blooms 2-3 weeks 

 later. Mass, to Fla. and Tex. 

 G.F. 4:30.- Handsomer than 

 the preceding on account of 

 its larger darker green foliage and more 

 robust habit. In gardens sometimes con- 

 founded with V, pubescens and sometimes 

 found under the erroneous name of V. 

 Hanceanum. See supplementary list. 



23. Demetridnis, Deane & Rob. Shrub, 

 attaining 12 ft. : Ivs. orbicular or broadly 

 ovate, cordate, shortly acuminate, coarsely 

 dentate, pubescent beneath or almost gla- 

 brous, 2%-4% in. long: cymes long-peduncled, puberu- 

 lous, about 2% in. broad: fr. oblong, almost % in. long. 

 Mo. B.B. 3:231. 



24. pub6scens, Pursh. 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, l%-2% in. 

 long: cymes short-peduncled, dense, 1^-2% in. broad: 

 stamens exceeding the corolla about one-half: fr. oval, 

 almost black, slightly flattened. June, July. Quebec 

 to Ga., west to Manitoba and 111. G.F. 3:125. A.F. 

 12:1101. Gng. 5:311. Handsome shrub of compact 

 habit. 



25. erdsum, Thunb. Upright shrub, attaining 6 ft., 

 with slender, much-forked branches: Ivs. oblong-ovate 

 oroblong-obovate, narrowed toward the base, acuminate, 

 dentate-serrate, pubescent beneath at least on the veins, 

 2-3% in. long: cymes 2%-3 in. broad, rather loose, 

 long-peduncled: stamens little or not exceeding the 

 corolla: fr. subglobose, red. May. Japan, China. G.F. 

 9:85. 



26. acerifdlium, 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 



