Trees, Shrubs and Vines 



71. Arrow-wood. (Viburnum obovatum.) 

 Leaf: i'-iJ^', simple, opposite, entire or finely serrate, ob- 

 ovate (base often long-tapering), thickish, glossy. Flower : m. , 

 white, small (corolla spreading, 5-lobed), in small, flat clusters ; 

 May. Virginia, 2°-8° high. 



72. Storax. (Styrax grandifolia.) 



Leap : 3'-6', simple, alternate, entire or minutely serrate, ob- 

 ovate, apex pointed, white-cottony beneath. Flower : m., 

 white (corolla 4-8-deeply-lobed, lobes mostly downy), showy, Yi 

 long, in long racemes. Virginia, in woods. 



73. Storax. (Styrax pulverulenta.) 



Leaf : I'-lJ^', simple, alternate, entire or minutely serrate, 

 oval or obovate, scurfy-woolly beneath. Flower : as in 72, but 

 1-3-clustered, fragrant, J^' long. Virginia ; i°-4° high. 



74. Storax. (Styrax americana.) 

 Leaf : I'-s', simple, alternate, entire or minutely serrate, ob- 

 long, both ends sharp, smooth. Flower : as in 72, but single 

 or 3-4-clustered. Virginia ; 4°-8° high. 



75. Farkle-berry. (Vaccinium arboreum.) 

 Leaf : i'-2', simple, alternate, entire or finely serrate, oval to 

 obovate, bright green and glossy above. Flower : m., white 

 (corolla bell-shaped, 5-toothed, size of blueberry blossom), single 

 along stem, or clustered ; June ; berry black. Virginia (?), and 

 South Illinois ; 8°-i5° high. 



76. Groundsel-tree. (Baccharis glomeruliflora.) 

 Leaf : 2'-4', simple, alternate, upper entire, lower serrate, ob- 

 ovate-oblong. Flower : as in 56, but the " heads " larger, and 

 the leafy scales beneath each head broader and blunt ; Septem- 

 ber. East Virginia ; 6°-i2° high. 



77. Blueberry. (Vaccinium erythrocarpon.) 



Leaf : i'-2', simple, alternate, bristly serrate, oblong, apex 



tapering, thin, smooth. Flower: m., white (corolla 4-lobed, 



lobes rolled back), small, single ; July ; berry purple, tasteless. 



Mountains of Virginia ; i°-4° high. 



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