Trees, Shrubs and Vines 
151. Burning-bush. Waahoo. (Euonymus atropurpureus.) 
LEAF: 2'-5', simple, opposite, serrate, long-oval, variable, 
rather long stem. FLOWER: p., dark purple, small (petals and 
stamens usually 4), 3-6-clustered, lateral, on long stems; June; 
showy in fall, with crimson seeds exposed. New York to Wis- 
consin, and south; 6°-14° high; cultivated. 
152. Strawberry Bush, (Euonymus americanus.) 
LEAF: I'-2', simple, opposite, serrate, oval, very short stem, 
bright green, ¢hickish. FLOWER: p., greenish-purple or green- 
ish, small (petals and stamens commonly 5), in small, lateral clus- 
ters; June; fruit crimson. New York to Illinois, and south, 
near water ; 2°-5° high. 
153. False Indigo. (Amorpha fruticosa.) 
LEAF : pinnate, alternate ; leaflets, 15-25, 1’ long, entire, oval, 
small-dotted. FLOWER: purple or violet (oze petal only, sur- 
rounding 10 stamens), in crowded, erect, spike-like racemes ; June. 
South Pennsylvania, south and west; 6°-16° high. (Pl. VIII.) 
154. Lead-plant. (Amorpha canescens.) 
LEAF: asin 153, but leaflets, 31-51, small ; whole plant whztish- 
hairy. FLOWER: as in 153, but d/ue; July. Michigan and 
Wisconsin; 1°-4° high. 
155. Shrub Yellow-root. (Xanthorhiza apiifolia.) 
LEAF : pinnate or twice pinnate, alternate; leaflets, 3-5, 2'-3' 
long, serrate, sometimes lobed, ovate with wedge-shaped base, 
stemless. FLOWER: p., brownish-purple (petals 5, smaller than 
the sepals, stamens 5-10), in drooping panicles or racemes, in early 
spring with the leaves; roots and bark yellow. In Southwestern 
New York, Pennsylvania and Kentucky, and southward in moun- 
tains; 1°-3° high. (Pl. VIII.) 
156. Oil-nut. Buffalo-nut. (Pyrularia pubera.) 
LEAF: 2'-3’, simple, alternate, entire, elliptical, very veiny. 
FLOWER: greenish, small (no corolla, calyx 5-lobed, stamens 5), 
in small terminal spikes; May; fruit pear-shaped, 1’ long. 
Pennsylvania and south, in mountains ; 3°-12° high. 
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