Trees, Shrubs and Vines 



II. Cotoneaster. (C. frigida.) 



Leaf : z'-s', simple, alternate, entire, oblong, pointed, brown- 

 woolly beneath. Flower : p. white (sepals and spreading 

 petals 5, stamens many, styles 2), clustered, numerous; May; 

 fruit reddish-black, then black ; is°-20°. Himalaya. 



12. Common Quince. (Cydonia vulgaris.) 

 Leaf: 2', simple, alternate, entire, .al to ovate, cottony be- 

 neath. Flower : p. white or pale rosy (petals 5, stamens many, 

 calyx-lobes leafy, styles 2-5), single at ends of stems ; late 

 spring ; often thorny. From the Levant. 



13. Ezochorda. (E. grandiilora.) 

 Leaf : 2'-3', simple, alternate, entire, oblong or base tapering, 

 smooth. Flower: p. white (5 roundish calyx-lobes, petals 5, 

 stamens 15, short style), in lateral clusters ; May. China. 



14. Buckthorn. (Rhamnus frangula.) 

 Leaf : 2'-3', simple, alternate, entire or minutely serrate, el- 

 liptical, pointed ; bark white-dotted. Flower : p. white or 

 pinkish, small (petals and stamens 4-5, latter standing on a fleshy 

 disk, I style), clustered ; May, June ; 6°-i5°. Orient ; thorn- 

 less. 



15. Deutzia. (D. crenata.) 



Leaf : 2'-4', simple, alternate, finely round-toothed, ovate to 

 long-ovate, dull g^een. Flower : p. white (petals 5 , stamens 

 10, alternate ones longer, filaments broader upward, 2-lobed at 

 top), in abundant small panicles ; May, June. Japan. 



16. Deutzia. (D. gracilis.) 



Leaf : 2-3', simple, alternate, sharply serrate, lance-ovate, 

 bright green, smooth. Flower : p. very white, small, details as 

 in last, but stamen-filaments forked at top ; May. Japan. 



17. Dentzia. (D. scabra.) 



Leaf : 2'-4', as in crenata, but wrinkled, quite rough, and 

 minutely sharp-serrate. Flower : as in crenata, but stamen- 

 filaments tapering and not lobed at top. Japan. 

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