KEY TO THE SPECIES OF VIBURNUM 225 



K. Flower-clusters almost sessile; drupes large, bright red 

 in nodding clusters remaining till February. One of 

 the most showy. Wright's Viburnum — Viburnum 

 Wrightii. 

 J. Leaves thinner and hairy below with pubescence. (L.) 

 L. Drupes blue but little longer than wide; leaves dark 

 green. Soj^t-leaved Arrowwood (360) — Viburnum 

 . ■ molle. 



L. Drupes dark blue, twice as long as wide and 2-grooved, 

 i inch long ; leaves long-stemmed, 3| inches broad, 

 bright green above. Viburnum Demetrionis. 

 L. Drupes scarlet, small, very abundant, remaining on till 

 April as they are not eaten by birds; clusters erect. 

 Upright bush to 10 feet. Japan Bush ' Cranberry ' — 

 Viburnum dilatatum. 

 H. Leaves finely dentate (rarely entire); drupes dark blue or 

 black when ripe. (M.) 

 M. Flower-clusters with stems f inch or more long. (N. ) 



IT. Leaves 1-3 inches long, generally notched, thick and shin- 

 ing; shrub 3-10 feet, blooming June, July, Drupes, in 

 elongated clusters, turn yellowish, then pink, finally 

 blue and are especially beautiful, as all three colors can be 

 observed on the same bush at the same time. Fall color 

 of foliage wine-red. Appalachian Tea, Wild Raisin, or 

 WiTHE-ROD (361) — Viburnum cassinoides. 

 N. Leaves 3-9 inches long, nearly entire ; shrub to 15 feet. 

 Larger Withe-rod — Viburnum nudum. 

 M. Flower-clusters practically without stems. (O.) 

 O. Leaves slender, pointed, leaf-stalk with broad wavy margin ; 

 ■ drupes large, sometimes 1 inch long, nodding on red stems, 

 ripe in September ; shrub or tree to 30 feet. Sweet Vibir- 

 NUM, Nannyberry ot Sheepberry (362) — Viburnum Len- 

 lago. 

 O. Leaves blunt-pointed. (P.) 



P. Stone of fruit oval, flat on one side; leaves 1-3 inches long; 

 shrub or small tree. Stag-bush (303) or Black ' Haw " — 

 Viburnum prunifolium. 

 P. Stone nearly orbicular; tree to 20 feet. Southern Black 



' Haw ' — Viburnum rufidulum. 

 P. Stone grooved Dn one side ; shrub 2-8 feet. Small Vibur- 

 num — Viburnum obovatum. 

 * Leaves evergreen ; not hardy North. Often cultivated as pot 

 plants. (Q.) 



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