Trees, Shrubs and Vines 
5 stamens), clustered; May; 2°-3°; brilliant in full bloom. 
China. (Pl. III.) 
43. Cotoneaster. (C. vulgaris.) 
LEAF: 2'-3/, simple, alternate, entire, ovate, yellow-downy 
beneath, smooth above. FLOWER: p. almost flesh-colored (5 
erect petals, many stamens, 2 styles), 1- to few-clustered, abun- 
dant ; April ; fruit reddish, rarely white or yellow ; 1°-6°. Europe. 
44. Tamarix. (T. germanica.) 
LEAF: %’, simple, alternate, entire, linear-lance-shaped, blunt, 
very small. FLOWER: p. red (sepals 5, petals 8, stamens 10), 
small, in terminal spikes; summer. Europe. 
45. Late-flowering Tamarix. (T. Indica.) 
Much like last, but blossoms zz fall (August, September) on 
same year’s growth. Europe, Africa. 
46. Rose of Sharon. Shrubby Althea. (Hibiscus syriacus.) 
LEAF: 2'-3', simple, alternate, coarsely serrate, 3-lobed (mid- 
dle one usually tapering), rather ovate, base wedge-shaped. 
FLOWER : p. rose-color, purplish or white, 3’ across (petals 5 or 
many, many stamens joined in tube-form, their bases adhering to 
base of petals), single along branch ; September ; arboreal shrub. 
Syria. 
47. Erica. (E. carnea.) 
LEAF: ¥4’, simple, 3- or 4-whorled, linear, small, smooth, edge 
slightly rolled under. FLOWER: m. flesh-red, small (corolla 
tubular, contracted at apex, 4-toothed, stamens 8, style 1); April, 
May. Alps, Ireland. 
48. Weigelas. (Weigela.) 
LEAF: 2'~3', simple, opposite, serrate, ovate-lance-shaped. 
FLOWER: m. tubular with lobed border, 5 stamens, 1 style ; spe- 
cific details as follows : 
(a) W. rosea: flower rose-red, corolla 1’ long or more; May, 
June; 3°-7°; a variety has variegated foliage. 
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