KEY TO THE SPECIES OF SYMPHORICARPOS l_ )l _ )( J 



grow well in any soil and, by suckeriug, rapidly spread and cover the 

 ground, even in shady places. 



KEY TO THE SPECIES OF SYMPHORICARPOS 



* Fruit white ; stamens and style short and, in the first two species, in- 



cluded in the bell-shaped corolla. (A. ) 



A. Shrub 2-0 feet high with globular white abundant persistent fruit 

 nearly \ inch in size; leaves 1-2 inches long. SNOWBKRKY or 

 WAXBERRY Symphoricarpos racem6sus. 



A. Lower and more spreading with smaller leaves, whitened under- 

 neath, fewer and smaller berries. Low SNOWBERRY Symphori- 

 carpos racemosus pauciflorus. 



A. Stouter growing, 2-6 feet high ; the stamens long enough to appear 

 beyond the corolla ; berries not so clear nor waxy. WOLFBERRY 

 or WESTERN SNOWBERRY Symphoricarpos occidentalis. 



* Fruit rich dark red ; rather compact bush ; leaves nearly evergreen. 



INDIAN 'CURRANT' or CORAL-BERRY (373) Symphoricarpos orbi- 

 culatus (S. vulgaris). 



FIG. 374. Large-fruited Honeysuckle. 



FIQ. 375. Mountain Fly 

 Honeysuckle. 



The Coral-berry has two named varieties which might be mentioned ; 

 glomeratus with large clusters of berries, variegatus with leaves marked 

 with yellow and white. [Suckers ; seeds ; twig cuttings.] 



