266 Capriofoliaceae 



Viburnum A straggling bush 2-6 feet high 



Sm th 



Few-flowered r nearl y SO ' LeaveS broadly 



Cranberry oval, obovate or broader than 

 Tree. long; 5-ribbed, mostly with 3 



rather shallow lobes above the middle, coarse- 

 ly and unequally dentate, smooth above, 

 more or less hairy on the veins beneath, 1^-3 

 inches broad. Flowers small, pure white or 

 pinkish, \ of an inch broad in compact axil- 

 lary heads an inch or so broad; drupe 

 



globose, bright red, acid, about half an inch 



long. 



A most attractive shrub in thickets and 

 woods at the lower altitudes throughout 

 the Rockies; flowering in May and early 

 June; the acid fruit is frequently used for 

 preserving. 



Branches slender, woody, 

 Lmnaea 



americana slightly hairy, trailing, 6-24 



Forbes. inches long. Leaves evergreen, 



opposite, obovate or orbicular, 



obscurely crenate, thick, J-f of 



