Description of Native Shrubs 



30. Stuartia. (S. virginica.) 



Leaf : 2'-4', simple, alternate, finely serrate, long-ovate, soft 

 hairy beneath. Flower : p. or m., white (petals 5, i' long), 

 single, short-stemmed, showy. Virginia. 



30a. Stuartia. (S. pentagyna.) 



Leaf: as in 30, but smoother. Flower: p. or m., cream- 

 tinted, larger than in 30 (petals 5 or more, crimped on edge, nu- 

 merous stamens, s styles), single, very showy, cultivated ; July, 

 August. South Virginia. 6°-i2° high. 



31. White Flowering Raspberry. (Rubus nutkanus.) 



Leaf : 4'-8', simple, alternate, 5-lobed, coarsely serrate. 

 Flower : p., white, large (petals 5, stamens numerous) in small 

 clusters. Michigan. 



32. Cassena. Vaupon. (Ilex Cassine.) 



Leaf: i'-iJ^', simple, alternate, round-toothed, lance-ovate 

 to elliptical, leathery. Flower : p. and m. , white or greenish- 

 white (petals and stamens 4-6), small, single and almost stemless- 

 clustered ; calyx teeth blunt ; May. Virginia. 



33. Dahoon. Holly. (Ilex Dahoon.) 



Leaf : 2'-3', simple, alternate, entire, or serrate toward apex, 

 oblong or reverse lance-shaped, edge; rolled under, leathery. 

 Flower : as in 32, but calyx teeth sharp ; May, June, Virginia, 

 swamps near coast. 



34. Ilex. (I. decidua.) 



Leaf : 2-4', simple, alternate, blunt-toothed, glossy above, 

 thickish when old. Flower : as in 32, but calyx teeth sharp ; 

 May. Virginia, Illinois, near water. 



35. Odorless Syringa. (Fhiladelphus inodorus.) 



Leaf : 3'-4', simple, opposite, entire or somewhat serrate ; 

 ovate, apex pointed, smooth. Flower: p., white (petals 5, sta- 

 mens numerous), not fragrant, single or few-clustered, showy 

 mountains of Virginia. 



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