GUIDE TO THE SHRUBS 



PACE 



i. — Flowers bright yellow, in tall clusters; leaves 5 to 9 

 foliate, sub-evergreen, spiny ; leaflets resemble holly 

 leaves ; fruit resembles a small purple grape. Makonia. 16 



Leaves Deciduous, Simple, Opposite on the Stem: 

 Stems without spines or prickles. 



<(. — Flowers small, white, borne in flat clusters ; flower parts 

 in fours ; fruit a small drupe, color varying with 

 species. Dogwoods 241 



b. — Flowers small, white, borne in flat clusters ; flower parts 

 in fives ; fruit a small drupe, color varying with species. 

 Viburnums 269 



£. — Flowers small pinkish bells ; flower parts varying from 

 four to five. 

 c\, — Flowers both axillary and terminal ; fruit a white ball- 

 like berry. Snoivberry 287 



C2. — Flowers mostly axillary ; fruit a small crimson berry, 



abundant. Indian Currant 290 



d. — Flowers white or pink or yellow, axillary, usually borne 

 in pairs — sometimes in threes ; corolla tubular, five- 

 lobed or toothed ; fruit a berry, varying in color with 

 the species. Honeysuckles 292 



e. — Flowers small, green or purple or purplish green ; fruit a 

 warty capsule of brilliant color; capsule crimson, seed- 

 covering scarlet, seed white. Strawberry Bush 58 



f. — Flowers bright yellow, conspicuous for many stamens ; 

 leaves frequently black-dotted or punctate with trans- 

 parent dots. St. Johu's-n'or/s 23 



g. — Flowers brownish red, of strawberry fragrance. Straw- 



berrv-shrub 203 



h. — Flowers small, white tubular, with exserted styles ; borne 

 in dense heads which are almost perfect spheres. Loves 

 the water. Button Bush 308 



/. — Flowers lilac or white, borne in terminal pyramidal pani- 

 cles ; corolla tubular with four-lobed border. Lilacs, 

 Privet 406-410 



Leaves Deciduous, Simple, Alternate on the Stem : 

 1. Stems prickly or thorny or densely hairy. 

 a. — Flowers yellow, on native shrubs borne in racemes ; fruit 



a sour red berry. Barberries 12 



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