Description of Foreign Shrubs 
sisting of enlarged 4-5-lobed calyx), in immense terminal clusters ; 
August, September; 3°-6°. Japan. 
25. Oak-leaved Hydrangea. (H. quercifolia.) 
LeaF : 4-5’, simple, opposite, serrate and 5-lobed, oval, large. 
FLOWER: as in 23, but in oblong panicles, and with many en- 
larged sterile flowers; 3°-6°. Southern States. (PI. I.) 
26. Bladder-nut. (Staphylea colchica.) 
LEAF : pinnate, opposite ; leaflets, 5 or 3, 2'-3', serrate, long- 
ovate, long-pointed, smooth; stipules longer than leaf-stem. 
FLOWER: p. white (petals oblong-lance-shaped, 5, stamens 5, 
hairy at base, long style), in abundant clusters; May; pod over 
2’ long. Southeastern Europe. 
27. Bladder-nut. (Staphylea pinnata.) 
LEAF : pinnate, opposite ; leaflets, 5-7, 2'-3', serrate, oblong- 
lance-shaped, smooth ; stipules, length of leaf-stem. FLOWER: 
as in last, but stamens wot hairy ; inflated pod 1’ in diameter. 
(Pi. I.) 
28. Xanthocera. (X. sorbifolia.) 
LEAF: pinnate; leaflets, 6-10, 2-3’, sharply serrate, lance- 
shaped. FLOWER: p. white (petals 5, stamens 8, staminate and 
pistillate), clustered; May. China. 
29. Dwarf Horse-chestnut. (sculus macrostachya.) 
LEAF: palmate, opposite; leaflets, 5-7, 3-6’, serrate, long- 
obovate, apex pointed, base tapering. FLOWER: p. white (pet- 
als 4, erect, narrow, stamens 6-8, filaments very long), in erect 
spikes 1° long; July, August; fruit smooth; 3°-9°. Southern 
States. 
30. Stuartia. (S. pentagyna.) 
LEAF : 2’-3', simple, alternate, serrate, oval. FLOWER: m. 
cream-white (petals 5 or more, more or less united at base, 
crimped on edge, sepals often reddish outside, stamens many, 
united at base, orange-colored anthers, 5 styles), large, showy, 
3'-4' across; July, August; 8°-12°. Mountains south of Vir- 
ginia. A native shrub on edge of territory. 
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