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»ii((7h«0-— A good shrub for borders of shrubberies ; 

 hardy. 



9. Lentigo, Linn. Sheep -bekrt. Nannt- beery. 

 FiK- ^lilJli. Shrub or small tree, attaining 30 ft., with 

 slender branches: winter-buds long -pointed: petioles 

 mostly with wavy margin: Ivs. ovate, acuminate, gla- 

 brous or scurfy at the veins beneath, 2-4 in. long: Ss. 

 white : cymes sessile, 2-5 in. broad : f r. oval, bluish black, 



ith bloom. Way, June. Hudson Bay to Manitoba, south 



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Zabel ( r. J.riil.i 

 species but the ( 

 long. 

 10. ruKdulum, 



y, large, often ar- 

 il spring. Some- 

 m in gardens A 

 y, is V. VUteri, 

 in habit to this 

 Qcles over % in. 



Raf. 



ivifdU 



(Hi, var. ferrugi- 

 Ileum, Torr. & Gray. I', ferrugiiieuin and ritfo-tomen- 

 losum, Small). Large shrub or small tree, attaining 25 

 ft. or more, with rather stout branches ; winter-buds 

 scarcely pointed, obtuse, rusty-pubescent: petioles often 

 with narrow margin, rusty toraentose: Ivs. elliptic to 

 obovate, usually obtuse, slahrnus .™d shining above, 

 rusty-pubescent on tlic v.ins liriM ;itli, 2-4 in. long: fls. 

 pure white: cymes ;!-.'■ in. l.n.aa : tr. oval, dark blue, 

 glaucous, % in. lon^r. Aj'iil-.Iu.i'-. hitt-rthan the follow- 

 ing species. Va. to Fla., wist tu 111. and Texas. S.S. 

 5:225 (as T. pnini folium, partly).— Handsome arbor- 

 escent shrub with dark green shining foliage, showy 

 fls. and decorative fr. ; has proved hardy at the Arnold 

 Arboretum, Boston. 



n. prunifdlium, Linn. {V. pyrifdlivm.Poir.'i. Black 

 Haw. Stag-bush. Shrub or small tree, attaining 15 

 ft., with spreading, rather stout branches: winter-buds 

 short -pointed, glabrous or reddish, pubescent: Ivs. 

 broadly oval to ovate, acute or obtuse, glabrous or 

 nearly so, 1-3 in. long; petioles often with narrow mar- 

 gin, glabrous: fls. pure white: cymes sessile. 2-4 in. 

 broad fr. oval to subglobose, bluish black and glaucous, 

 little over Va in. long. April-June. Conn, to Fla., 

 west to Mich, and Tes. A.F. 12:1100. Gng. 5:310. 



12. macroc^phalum, Hort. Shrub, attaining 12 ft. and 

 occasionally more with spreading branches: Ivs. short- 

 petioled, oval to ovate-oblong, rounded at base, acute, 

 denticulate, almost glabrous and dark green above, 

 stellate-pubescent beneath, 2-4 in. long: fls. yellowish 

 white, in peduncled cymes, 3-5 in. across, with the mar- 

 ginal fls. sterile and radiant. May. June. China. — Var. 

 Keteleeri, Nichols. ( K. Keteleeri. Carr.). The typical 

 form with only the marginal fls. sterile and enlariied; 

 has proved hardy at the Arnold Arboretum. K.H. 1HG3, 

 p. 270. Gn. 45, p. 423. Var. sterile, Dipp. ( I'. T^'ec/ioifi, 

 Hort.). Chinese Snowball. All the fls. sterile, form- 

 ing a subglobose ball, sometimes 7 or 8 in. across. B.R. 

 33: 43. F.S. 3:263, 264. R.H. 1858, p. 350. Gn. 34, p. 

 348; 45, p. 422; 56, p. 82. G.C. HI. 25:suppl. June 3.- 

 A very showy variety, but not hardy north. 



13. alnifdlium, Marsh. ( r.?an/a«o!fZes,Michx.). Hob- 

 ble-bosh. American Wayfaring Tree. Low .shrub, 

 sometimes 10 ft. high, with wide-spreading, often pro- 

 cumbent branches, scurfy-pubescent when young: Ivs. 

 orbicular or broadly ovate, cordate at the base, short- 

 acuminate or acute, irregularly serrulate, minutely pu- 

 bescent or almost glabrous above, seurfv pubescent be- 

 neath, 3-8 in. broad: fls. wliit. : rMm, -r--ile, 3-5 in. 



broad; marginal Hs. enlari;eil :ri i ' > s |iediceled: 



fr. ovoid-oblong, dark pur|. I. 'l, \rw Bruns- 



wick and Mich, to N. C- Ilan^l --ne -Imiii. with very 

 large foliage, assuming a deep claret-reil in tall. 



14. Lantina, Linn. Wayfaring Tree. Upright 

 shrub or sometimes small tree, attaining 20 ft. : young 

 branches scurfy-pubescent: Ivs. ovate or oblong-ovate, 

 usually cordate at base, acute or obtuse, sparingly stel- 

 late-pubescent and wrinkled above, tomentose beneath, 

 denticulate, 2-4 in. long: fls. white: cymes dense, 2-3 in. 

 broad, with usually 7rays: fr. ovoid-oblong, bright red, 

 changing to almost black. May, June. Eu., W. Asia. 

 A. G. 18:453 and F.E. 9:593 (as V. laiifanoides). -H&rdy 

 shrub, especiallv for drier situations and limestone .soil. 

 Var. rugdsum, Hort. With larger and very wrinkled 



Ivs. and larger cymes. There are a number of othei 

 vars., including some with variegated leaves. 



15. cotiniSdliiun, D. Don ( ('. multritum, C. Koch). 

 Shrub, attaining 6 ft., with spreading branches, tomen 

 tose when young: Ivs. orbicular-ovate to ovate, cordate 

 or rounded at the base, usually obtuse, crenulate-dei 

 tate or almost entire, wrinkled above and nearly gli 

 brous at length, tomentose beneath, 2-5 in. long: fl 

 white, tinged with pink, in cymes 2-3 in. broad, with 

 usually 5 rays ; corolla rather larger, funnelform-cam 

 panulate, tube longer than limbs; fr. ovoid-oblong, red 

 changing to black. May, June. Northwest Himalayas 

 B.K. 19:1650. G.F. 5:245. -Not quite hardy north, re 

 quiring protection near Boston. 



1, Thunb. ( F. pUciUnm, Miq.). Strong- 

 growing shrub, attaining 8 ft., with spreading branches, 

 tomentose when young: Ivs. broadly ovate to oblong 

 ovate, sometimes obovate, acute or abruptly acuminate, 

 dentate-serrate, dark green and almost glabrous above, 

 stellate-pubescent beneath, sometimes only on the veins, 

 13^-4 in. long: cymes 2-3 in. broad, long-peduncled 

 sterile fls. long-pediceled: fr. ovoid, red, changing t 

 bluish black. June. China, Japan. S.Z. 1:38. G.F. 

 4:594,595. A.F. 12:1101. (ing. 5:311. M.D.G. 1898:400, 

 S.H. 2:502.-A beautiful hardy shrub, with handsome 

 foliage and showy fls.; the fruits, too, are decorative, 

 especially before they change to black. In some 

 series erroneously named I'. Japonicum. Var. c 

 d&tunii Sieb. & Zucc. ( P. pUcAtum, var. pai-vifdi 

 Miq.). Lvs. elliptic to oblong, long-acuminate, 1-2 in 

 long. Of slow growth and blooms sparingly. Var. pli- 

 catum, Maxim. ( T'. plicatnm,var. plenum, Miq. T. pli 

 c()(«»i, Thunb.). Japanese Snowball. Fig. 2663. All 

 fls. sterile, forming large, globose balls 2K-3 in. across 

 F.S. 3:278. B.R. 33:51. A.G. 18:357. Gng. 1:263, 

 V.M. 6:294. M.D.G. 1898:401. S.H. 2:503, 505. Var 

 rotundifdlium, Hort. Much like the preceding var., but 

 lvs. broader and blooming about 2 weeks earlier. There 

 is also a variegated form. 



