1926 



VIBURNUM 



17. Jap6iiicuin, Spreng. { ]'. macrophijUum, 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: tls. in short-peduncled, glabrous cymes 

 2-4 in. broad: £r. globose, red. June. Japan. — Hand- 

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

 green. 



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18. dilatatum, Thunb. Upright bushy shrub, attain- 

 ing 10 ft., with the branches hirsute when young: Ivs. 

 roundish or broadly ovate or obovate, usually abruptly 

 short-pointed, coarsely toothed, pubescent on both 

 sides, 2-5 in. long: fls. pure white, in short-stalked 

 cymes, 3-6 in. broad; corolla pubescent outside: fr. 

 ovate, scarlet. K in. long. May, June. China, Japan. 

 B.M. 6215. G.F. 4:150. M.D.G. 1899:241, 242. A.F. 

 15:123.— Handsome hardy free - flowering shrub, espe- 

 cially decorative with its numerous scarlet fruits re- 

 maining a long time on the branches. 



VIBURNUM 



19. Wrlghtii, 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: Us. 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 pMeb6tTichum, bieb. & 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 «•, 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 dentitum, Linn Aerow-wood. Upright bushy 

 shrub attaining l5 ft, with glabrous branches: Ivs. 



rithei long-petioled, orbicular to ovate, 

 acute or shortly acuminate, coarsely den- 

 tate glabrous or pubescent only in the 

 axiK of the veins beneath, 15-^-3 in. long: 

 fls in long-peduncled, glabrous cymes, 

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

 black glaucous. May, June. New Bruns- 

 " "" .F. 10:332. 



n in moist 

 hrvlf/atum of some 

 , not Ait., has some- 



^^^g^S^-^*'> 22. m611e, Michx. (V. 



* *^ brillum, Chapra. V. Nepa- 



Unse, B.ovt.). Similar to the 

 preceding, but branchlets, 

 cymes and under side of Ivs. 

 stellate - pubescent : Ivs. 

 larger, with stouter petioles, 

 dark green : peduncles 

 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. 

 m. See supplementary list. 

 23 Demetridnis, Deane & Rob. Shrub, 

 attaining 12 ft. : Ivs. orbicular or broadly 

 ovate coidate, shortly acuminate, coarsely 

 dentate pubescent beneath or almost gla- 

 brous, 23^-4K in. long: cymes long-peduncled, puberu- 

 lous, about 2\4 in. broad: fr. oblong, almost K in. long. 

 Mo. B.B. 3:231. 



24. pubfiscens, 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, iyi-2% in. 

 long: cymes short-peduncled, dense, 1}^-2K 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 25^-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. acerildlium, 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 



