Description of Native Shrubs 
30. Stuartia. (S. virginica.) 
LEAF: 2’-4', simple, alternate, finely serrate, long-ovate, soft 
hairy beneath. FLOWER: p. or m., white (petals 5, 1’ long), 
single, short-stemmed, showy. Virginia. 
303. Stuartia. (S. pentagyna.) 
LEAF: as in 30, but smoother. FLOWER: p. or m., cream- 
tinted, larger than in 30 (petals 5 or more, crimped on edge, nu- 
merous stamens, 5 styles), single, very showy, cultivated; July, 
August. South Virginia. 6°-12° high. 
31. White Flowering Raspberry. (Rubus nutkanus.) 
LEAF: 4-8’, simple, alternate, 5-lobed, coarsely serrate. 
FLOWER: p., white, large (petals 5, stamens numerous) in small 
clusters. Michigan. 
32. Cassena. Yaupon. (Ilex Cassine.) 
LEAF: 1-14’, simple, alternate, round-toothed, lance-ovate 
to elliptical, leathery. FLOWER: p. and m., white or greenish- 
white (petals and stamens 4-6), small, single and almost stemless- 
clustered ; calyx teeth d/unt; May. Virginia. 
33. Dahoon. Holly. (Ilex Dahoon.) 
LEAF: 2'-3', simple, alternate, entire, or serrate toward apex, 
oblong or reverse lance-shaped, edge rolled under, leathery. 
FLOWER : as in 32, but calyx teeth sharp ; May, June. Virginia, 
swamps near coast. 
34. Ilex. (I. decidua.) 
LEAF: 2’-4', simple, alternate, blunt-toothed, glossy above, 
thickish when old. FLOWER: asin 32, but calyx teeth sharp ; 
May. Virginia, Illinois, near water. 
35. Odorless Syringa. (Philadelphus inodorus.) 
LEAF: 3'-4', simple, opposite, entire or somewhat serrate; 
ovate, apex pointed, smooth. FLOWER: p., white (petals 5, sta- 
mens numerous), not fragrant, single or few-clustered, showy 
mountains of Virginia. 
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