Description of Native Shrubs 
78. Leucothoe. (L. axillaris.) 
LEAF: 1'-2', simple, alternate, finely serrate, oval to short-lance- 
shaped, glossy, leathery, very short-stemmed. FLOWER: m., 
white (corolla rather ovoid, 5-toothed), stem/ess, in dense racemes 
(sepals droad ovate); February-April. Virginia, near water; 2°- 
4° high. 
79. Leucothoe. (L. Catesbzi.) 
LEAF: 1-2’, much as in 78, but Jonger-stemmed. FLOWER: 
as in 78, but sepals zarrower, apex often sharp; May. Moun- 
tains of Virginia, near water; 2°-4° high. 
80. Leucothoe. (L. recurva.) 
LEAF: asin 78, but zot glossy nor leathery. FLOWER: as in 
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78, but short-stemmed, in one-sided racemes; April. Mountains 
of Virginia ; branches recurved. 
81. Andromeda. (A. floribunda.) 
LEAF: 1-37, simple, alternate, finely serrate, short-lance- 
shaped, thick, evergreen, with stem. FLOWER: m., white (co- 
rolla rather ovoid, 5-toothed, 5-angled), in dense panicled ra- 
cemes; April. Virginia, in mountains; 2°-10° high; young 
branches bristly. 
82. Callicarpa. French Mulberry. (C. Americana.) 
LEAF: 1’-3', simple, opposite, serrate, long-ovate, base taper- 
ing, whitish beneath. FLOWER: m., whitish (corolla long-bell- 
shaped, 4-5-lobed, stamens 4), small, in small clusters along 
branch; May-July. Virginia. 
83. Few-flowered Arrow-wood. (Viburnum pauciflorum.) 
LEAF: 2'-3', simple, opposite, serrate, 3-lobed near apex, 
roundish, 5-rzbded at base. FLOWER: m., white, small (corolla 
spreading, 5-lobed, stamens shorter than corolla), in smai/, flat 
clusters; June; fruit globular, red; northern part of New 
Hampshire, New York, and Wisconsin ; low shrub. 
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