Description of Native Shrubs 



78. Leucothoe. (L. axillaris.) 



Leaf : 1-2', simple, alternate, finely serrate, oval to short-lance- 

 shaped, glossy, leathery, very short-stemmed. Flower: m., 

 white (corolla rather ovoid, 5-toothed), stemless, in dense racemes 

 (sepals broad ovate) ; February-April. Virginia, near water ; 2°- 

 4° high. 



79. Leucothoe. (L. Catesbsei.) 



Leaf : i'-2', much as in 78, but longer-stemmed. Flower : 

 as in 78, but sepals narrower, apex often sharp ; May. Moun- 

 tains of Virginia, near water ; 2°-4° high. 



80. Leucothoe. (L. recurva.) 



Leaf : as in 78, but not glossy nor leathery. Flower : as in 

 78, but short-stemmed, in one-sided racemes ; April. Mountains 

 of Virginia ; branches recurved. 



81. Andromeda. (A. floribunda.) 



Leaf : I'-s', simple, alternate, finely serrate, short-lance- 

 shaped, thick, evergreen, with stem. Flower : m., white (co- 

 rolla rather ovoid, 5-toothed, 5-angled), in dense panicled ra- 

 cemes ; April. Virginia, in mountains ; 2°— 10° high ; young 

 branches bristly. 



82. Callicarpa. French Mulberry. (C. Americana.) 



Leaf : 1-3', simple, opposite, serrate, long-ovate, base taper- 

 ing, whitish beneath. Flower : m. , whitish (corolla long-bell- 

 shaped, 4-5-lobed, stamens 4), small, in small clusters along 

 branch ; May-July. Virginia. 



83. Few-flowered Arrow-^70od. (Viburnum pauciflorum.) 



Leaf : 2-3', simple, opposite, serrate, 3-lobed near apex, 

 roundish, ^-ribbed at base. Flower : m., white, small (corolla 

 spreading, 5-lobed, stamens shorter than corolla), in small, flat 

 clusters ; June ; fruit globular, red ; northern part of New 

 Hampshire, New York, and Wisconsin ; low shrub. 

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