Description of Foreign Shrubs 



sisting of enlarged 4-5-lobed calyx), in immense terminal clusters ; 

 August, September ; 3°-6°. Japan. 



25. Oak-leaved Hydrangea. (H. quercifolia.) 

 Leaf : 4'-5', simple, opposite, serrate and 5-lobed, oval, large. 

 Flower : as in 23, but in oblong panicles, and with many en- 

 larged sterile flowers ; a'-e". Southern States. (PI. I.) 



26. Bladder-nut. (Staphylea colchica.) 



Leaf : pinnate, opposite ; leaflets, 5 or 3, 2'-3', serrate, long- 

 ovate, long-pointed, smooth ; stipules longer than leaf-stem. 

 Flower : p. white (petals oblong-lance-shaped, 5, stamens 5, 

 hairy at base, long style), in abundant clusters ; May ; pod over 

 2' long. Southeastern Europe. 



27. Bladder-nut. (Staphylea pinnata.) 



Leaf : pinnate, opposite ; leaflets, 5-7, 2'-3', serrate, oblong- 

 lance-shaped, smooth ; stipules, length of leaf-stem. Flower : 

 as in last, but stamens not hairy j inflated pod i' in diameter. 

 (PI. I.) 



28. Xanthocera. (X. sorbifolia.) 



Leaf : pinnate ; leaflets, 6-10, 2'-3', sharply serrate, lance- 

 shaped. Flower : p. white (petals S, stamens 8, staminate and 

 pistillate), clustered ; May. China. 



29. Dwarf Horse-chestnut. (^Esculus macrostachya.) 

 Leaf: palmate, opposite; leaflets, 5-7, 3'-6', serrate, long- 

 obovate, apex pointed, base tapering. Flower : p. white (pet- 

 als 4, erect, narrow, stamens 6-8, filaments very long), in erect 

 spikes 1° long ; July, August ; fruit smooth ; 3°-9°. Southern 

 States. 



30. Stuartia. (S. pentagyna.) 

 Leaf : 2-3', simple, alternate, serrate, oval. Flower : m. 

 cream-white (petals 5 or more, more or less united at base, 

 crimped on edge, sepals often reddish outside, stamens many, 

 united at base, orange-colored anthers, 5 styles), large, showy, 

 3'-4' across ; July, August ; 8°-i2°. Mountains south of Vir- 

 ginia. A native shrub on edge of territory. 

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