Cyn 



VIBURNUM 



fith the margi- 

 s. sterile and 



enlarged 13. 



EE. Cymes with all the fls. 



p. Bays of cymes tisu- 

 ally 7: cymes flat.. li. 

 FP. Bays of cymes usually 

 5: cymes someu-hat 



convex 15. 



DD. Winter-buds protected by 

 scales : teeth rather 

 coarse, usually less than 

 25 on each side. 

 E. Petioles without stipules . 

 p. Cymes with the margi- 

 nal fls. sterile and 



enlarged 16. 



pp. Cymes with all fls. 



fertile and alike. 



G. Fr.red: Ivs. rounded 



or broadly cuneate 



at the base. 



H. Foliage evergreen. 



glabrous 17. 



HH. Foliage deeidiions. 

 1. Petiole y.,-% in. 

 long: fls. al- 

 most sessile. 

 K. jbvs. pubescent 

 on both sides. 18. 

 KK. Iajs. almost gla- 

 brous 19. 



II. Petioles H-K in. 



long: fls. pedi- 



celed, with 



purple calyx.. 20. 



GG. Fr. bltiish black : 



Ivs. cordate or 



rounded at the 



base. 



H. Branches and Ivs. 



glabrous 21. 



HH. Branches and Ivs. 



Lantana 

 cotinifolium 



tomentoaum 



dilatatum 

 Wrigfhtii 



dentatum 

 moUe 



ill ( 



p. Lvs. long-petioled: 

 blades to S% in. 



broad 23. Demetxionis 



PF. it's, short-p etioled: 

 blades to 1% in. 

 broad, 

 a. Cymes short-pedtm- 



cled, dense 24. pubescena 



GO. Cymes longpedun- 



cled, loose 25. erosum 



AA. Lvs. palmately SS-nerved, usu- 

 ally S-loped, slender-petioled. 

 B. Fls. alt perfect. 



C. Habit strictly upright: fr. 



purplish black 26. acerifolium 



cc. Habit straggling: fr.scarlet.27. pauciflorum 

 BB. Marginal fls'. sterile, radiant.28. Opulus 



29. Sargentii 



1. SiSboldi, Miq. Fig. 2GG1. Deciduous shrub, attain- 

 ing 10 ft., with stout branches, pubescent when young: 

 lvs. oval to oblong-obovate, coarsely crenate-serrate ex- 

 cept toward the base, acute, dark green and shining 

 above, paler and stellate-pubescent beneath, 3-6 in. 

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

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

 black. May, June. Japan. G.P. 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. Japonic urn. \'. lati- 

 folium or V. Japonicnm latifolium. Var. reticulitum, 

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



VIBURNUM 



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

 variegitum, Hort. Lvs. variegated with white. 



■2. Sandankwa, Hassk. ( I', susphisum, Hort.). Ever- 

 KiTiii sliruh, attaining 6 ft., with slender warty 

 hniiH lies: lvs. oval to oval-oblong, acute or obtusish, 

 usii:tll\' runiotely crenate-serrate toward the apex, sbin- 

 ini; :iiiil dark green above, paler beneath, glabrous. 2-4 

 ill. Icpiif,': Hs. white, tinged pink, in dense semi-globose 

 paiiii'les becoming 1% in. high; corolla X in. long, with 

 cylindrif tube twice as long as limb: fr. red. subglo- 

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



3. odoratiasimum, Ker. ( i'. Awabiicki and Awafuki, 

 Hort.). Evergreen upright shrub, attaining 10 ft., with 

 stout warty branches, glabrous: lvs. elliptic to elliptic- 

 oVdong, acute, remotely serrate toward the apex or en- 

 tire, shining and bright green above, paler beneath, 

 glabrous, 3-6 in. long: tis. pure white, fragrant, in 

 broadly pyramidal panicles 4 in. high; corolla rotate- 

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

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



4. Tlnua, Linn. ( 1'. Laurust'inus, Hort. T)hus lau- 

 rifdlius, Borckh.). Laurustinus (or Lauke-stinus). 

 Bushy, 10 ft., with glabrous or somewhat hairy branches; 

 lvs. ovate-oblong or oblong, acute, dark green, shining 

 and glabrous above, pubescent beneath usually only on 

 the veins, 2-3 in. long: fls. white or pinkish white, 

 slightly fragrant: cymes somewhat convex, 2-3 in. 

 broad: fr. ovoid, black, rather dry. May-Aug., or 

 in the greenhouse in early spring and winter. Med- 

 iterranean region. B.M. 38. — Handsome free-flower- 

 ing shrub, often cult as a pot-plant north. Var. 

 Froebeli, Nichols. Compact form with light green 

 lvs. and pure white fls. Var. hirtum, Ait. Lvs. pubes- 

 cent beneath and ciliate. Var. Iiicidum, Ait. ( 1'. liicidnm. 

 Mill. r. g rand i fid rum. Hort.}. Lvs. and cymes larger, 

 more tender and not adapted for forcing. Gn. 15, p. 

 196. Var. pvirpureum, Hort. Lvs. suffused with a dull 

 purple tinge. Var. strictum. Loud., not Ait. Of erect 

 and fastigiate habit. Var. virgitum, Ait. Lvs. oblong- 

 lanceolate, pubescent on tin- margin and on the veins 

 beneath. Var. variegatum, Hurt. Lvs. vnrii-ijatfd. 



5. rigidum, Vent. ( r. nuii'^lnn. I'ers. r. hllifi'dium, 

 Hort. V. Thins, v.n: strh-tnn,. Ait. I. 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 the pre- 

 ceding species. 



6. obovatum, Walt. ( F. hevigdtum. 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, H-ia in. long: fls. white, in sessile cymes 1-2 in. 

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

 15: 1496. -Tender. 



7. nildum, Linn. ( r. nudum, var. CMj/^oni, Torr. & 

 Gray). Upright shrub, sometimes attaining 15 ft. : lvs. 

 oval to obovate or oval-lanceolate, acute or obtuse, usu- 

 ally entire and somewhat revolute or obscurely crenu- 

 late, thickish, scurfy on both sides when young, gla- 

 brous above at length: fls. white or yellowish white; 

 cymes ratlicr l.m:,' ]Hcluncled, 3-5 in. broad: fr. globose, 

 pink at lii-t. .liaimiii- t" (laik blue. June, July. Long 

 Island to lla.. wr,i fo Ky. and La. B.M. 2281. -Not 

 i|uite liarilv iioiili. \'ar. nitidum, Zabel (var. aHffHS^i- 

 fdlium, Toir. ..V: Gray. I', nitidum. Ait. I'. Anglicum, 

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

 and firmer. 



8. caasinoides, Linn. (T. niidum, var. cassinotdes, 

 Torr. & Gray. V. squamAtum, Willd.). White Rod. 

 Appalachian Tea. Upright shrub, 2-6, occasionally 12 

 ft. high : lvs. oval or ovate to oblong, acute or bluntly 

 acuminate, usually obscurely dentate, almost glabrous, 

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

 .ilmost like those of the preceding species, but peduncle 

 shorter, usually shorter than cyme; blooming a little 

 earlier. June, July. Newfoundland to Manitoba and 

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



