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VIBURNUM, continued 



V. molle. (M) A native species very similar to V. dentatum, but the 

 foliage and fruit are larger and it blooms about twenty days later. 



V. Opulus. High Cranberry Bush. (L) One of the showiest varieties 

 of the Snowball. The large white flowers are borne in profusion at the end 

 of May, and are followed by clusters of showy scarlet berries, which retain 

 their color until late in the autumn. 



V. Opulus, var. sterile. Guelder Rose. (L) This is the old-fashioned 

 Common Snowball. The flower-heads are much more loose and open than 

 those of V. Opulus ; it blooms about the same time. This variety does not 

 carry any fruit. 



V. Opulus, var. nana. The Dwarf Guelder Rose. (VD) A very dwarf, 

 compact little shrub, seldom growing more than two feet in height. It has the 

 typical foliage, but does not flower. A valuable plant for beds of dwarf 

 shrubbery and for an edging. 



V. plicatum. Japanese Snowball. (M) One of the most popular of 

 the Viburnums ; the foliage is handsome, and the pure white flowers, in denser 

 heads, show beautifully against the purplish foliage. (See plate on page 100.) 



V. plicatum, var. rotundifolium. Very much like V. plicatum in habit, 

 but the leaves are broader and rounder, and the heads of the flower larger and 

 open earlier. 



V. plicatum, var. tomentosum. The Single Japan Snowball. This single 

 form of the plicatum forms a broad, handsome bush, very symmetrical, with 

 striking brown branches and beautifully ribbed foliage, green above and bronzy 

 purple beneath. The pure white flowers are borne in large showy flat cymes 

 about the middle of May, and are followed by scarlet berries. This variety is 

 not well known, but deserves wider planting. 



V. prunifolium. Black Haw. (L) A vigorous -growing shrub, with 

 stout branches and handsome dark green, shining foliage. The flowers in 

 April and June are pure white, borne in broad cymes and are followed by oval, 

 dark blue fruit. 



V. Sieboldi. (L) A vigorous grower, with dark green shining foliage, 

 bearing in May and June panicles of white flowers. The pink fruit which 

 follows changes to bluish black when ripe. 



VITEX 



V. Agnus-castus. Chaste Tree. (L) A strong -growing shrub, with 

 grayish foliage, and in July and September bears lilac flowers in terminal 

 racemes. This shrub has a strong aromatic odor. 



XANTHOCERAS 



X. sorbifolia. (L) One of the least known and handsomest shrubs in 

 cultivation. The foliage somewhat resembles that of the Mountain Ash. In 

 May it is covered with clusters of white flowers, with a blotch changing from 

 yellow to red at the base of each petal. It is very floriferous and is well 

 suited for specimen planting. It does best in a sunny situation ; prefers a 

 loamy soil. 



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