VIBURNUM 



)(«(?»»'). — A good shrub (or borders of shrubberies; 

 hardy . 



0. Lentigo, Liini. Sheep -bekkt. Nanny - berkt. 

 Fig. 2('iG2. 8hrub or snuill tree, attaining :10 ft., witli 

 sleuder branches: winter-buds long - pointed : petioles 

 mostly with wavy margin: Ivs. ovate, acuminate, ghi.- 

 brous or scurfy at the veins beneath, 2-4 in. long: tls. 

 white: cymes sessile, 2-5 in. broad: fr. oval, bluish l)liu'li, 

 with bloom. May, June. Hudson Bav to 3Ianitol)a, south 

 to Ga. and Miss. S.y. 5:22:!, 224. -Hardy, large, often ar- 

 boresceut shrub, keeping its fruits until spring. Some- 

 times as l\ pninifoUitm and pi/ rl t'ol iu )n in gardens A 

 garden hybrid, originated in Germany, is W I'tlti-ri, 

 Zabel ( r. i('Hf«(/i> X ""<'""'). similar in habit to this 

 species but the t'vnies on shiu-t peduncles over ?.j in. 

 long. 



in. niJldulum, Raf. ( 1'. pniiiifaliiim. rar. fi-i-riigi- 

 iieiim, Torr. A; dray. I', firriitihiium ami rufn-tcmcn- 

 fosiDii, Small). Large shrub or small tree, attaining 25 

 ft. or more, with rather stout branches : winter-buds 

 scarcel}^ pointed, ^djtuse, rusty-pubescent: petioles often 

 with narrow margin, rusty tomentose: Ivs. elliptic to 

 obovate, tisually obtuse, glabrous and shining above, 

 rusty-pubescent on the veins beneath, 2-4 in. long; tls. 

 pure white; cymes 3-5 in. broad; fr. ov,al, dark blue, 

 glaucous, ^2 in. long. April-June, later than the follow- 

 ing species. Va. to Pla., west to 111. and Texas. S.S. 

 5:225 (as I', pniiiifblium, partly). — Handsome arbor- 

 escent shrtib with dark green shining foliage, showy^ 

 lis. and decorative fr. ; has proved hardy at the Arnold 

 Arboretum, Boston. 



11. pruniJdlium, Linn. ( T. /),v)'i'''d/i»»/, Poir.). Black 

 Haw. Stag-bush. Shrub or small tree, attaining 15 

 ft., with spreiuling, rather stout branches; winter-buds 

 short - pointed, glal.irous or reddish, pubescent: Ivs. 

 bro:tdly oval to ovate, acute or obtuse, glabrous or 

 nearly so, 1-.'! in. long; petioles often with narrow mar- 

 gin, glabrous: tls. pure white: cymes sessile, 2-4 in. 

 broad fr. oval to subglobose, bluish black and glaucous, 

 little over '3 in. long. April-.June. Conn, to Fla., 

 west to Mich, and Tex. A.F. 12:1100. Gng. 5:.110. 



12. macroc^phalum, Ilort. Shrub, attaining 12 ft. and 

 occasionally more with spreading branches: Ivs. short- 

 petioled, oval to ovate-oldong, rounded at base, acute, 

 denticulate, almost glabrous and dark green above, 

 stellate-pubescent beneath, 2-4 in. long: lis. yellowish 

 white, in peduncled cymes, 3-5 in. across, with the njar- 

 ginal lis. sterile and radiant. May, June. China. — Var. 

 Ketele^ri, Nichols. ( r. Keteleeri] Carr.). The typical 

 form with only the marginal fls. sterile and enlarged; 

 has proved hardy at the Arnold Arboretum. R.H. 1S03, 

 p. 270. Gn. 45, p. 423. Var. sterile, Dipp. ( V. Fortiitiei , 

 Hort.). Chinese Snowball. All the tls. sterile, form- 

 ing a subglobose ball, sometimes 7 or 8 in. across. B.R. 

 33; 43. F.S. 3;2G3, 204. R.H. 1858, p. 350. Gn. 34, p. 

 348; 45, p. 422; 56, p. 82. G.C. III. 25:suppl. June 3.- 

 A very showy variety, but not hardy north. 



13. alnifolium, Marsh. ( r.?a«fn)ioi<7e.s, Michx.). Hob- 

 ele-bush. American Wayfaring Tree. Low shrub, 

 sometimes 10 ft. high, with wide-spreading, often pro- 

 cumbent branches, scurfy -pubescent when young: Ivs. 

 orbicular or broadly ovate, cordate at the base, short- 

 acuminate or acute, irregularly serrulate, minutely pu- 

 bescent or almost glabrous above, scurfy pubescent be- 

 neath, 3-8 in. broad: fls. white: cymes sessile, .3-5 in. 

 broad; marginal fls. enlarged and sterile, long-pediceled : 

 fr. ovoid-otdong, dark purple. May, June. New Bruns- 

 wick and I\Ii'di. to N. C — Handsome slirub, with vei-y 

 large foliage, assuming a deep claret-red in fall. 



14. LanUna, Linn. Wayfaking Tree. Fpriglit 

 shrub or sometimes small tree, attaining 20 ft.; young 

 branches scurfy-pubescent: Ivs. ovate or oblong-ovate, 

 usually cordate at base, acute or obtuse, sparingly stel- 

 late-pubescent and wrinkled above, tomentose beneath, 

 denticulate, 2-4 in. long: fls. white: cymes dense, 2-3 in. 

 broad, with usually 7rays; fr. ovoid-oblong, bright red, 

 changing to almost black. Mav, June. Eu., W. Asia. 

 A. G. 18:453 and P.E. 9:593 (as V. laHfanoides) .-}i:ir<]y 

 shrub, especially for drier situations and limestone soil. 

 Var. rugbsum, Hort. With larger and very wrinkle<l 



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Ivs. and larger (.-yines. Tlicn' ; 

 vary., including some with varif 

 15. cotiniEdlium, D. Don ( r. 

 Shrill), attaining G ft., witli spr. 

 lose when young: Ivs. orl)icuhir 

 or rounded at the liasc. iisunlly 

 tatf or almost entin', wrinklrd 

 Itrous at length, toinrolosr hm 

 white, tinged wilti iiini<, in cyn 

 usually 5 rays; rnrolhi rather 1; 

 l)a.nulate, tube longer tlian limbs 

 changing to black. May, June. 

 B.R. 19:1050. G.F, 5:245. -Not 

 quiring protection near Boston. 



tro a number of other 



gated leaves. 



mil / In) til ill, 0. Koch). 



ading branches, tomen- 



-ovate to ovate, cordate 



obtuse, crenulate-den- 



al)Ove and nearly gla- 



ealii, 2-5 in. long: fls. 



ics 2-1} in. broad, with 



irger, funnelform-cam- 



: fr. ovoid-oblong, red, 



Northwest Himalayas. 



quite hardy north, re- 



2662. Viburnum Lentago. N(_':ir]3- full size. 



in. tomentosum, Thunb. ( T'. pI)('i'ifiiw,Miq.). Strong- 

 growing shrub, attaining 8 ft., with spreading branches, 

 tomentose when young: Ivs. broadly ovate to oblong- 

 ovate, sometimes obovate, acute or abruptly acuminate, 

 dentate-serrate, dark green and almost glabrous above, 

 stellate-pubescent benr;itli, snuietimesonly on the veins, 

 Po— i ill- long: cymes 2-.*i in. l)road, long-peduncled ; 

 sterile Us. loug-pedicflnd : fr. (.tvoifl, red, changing to 

 bhiish black. June, i'liina, .lapaii. S.Z. 1:38. A.F. 

 4:5!"t4, 595. A.F. 12:110]. (hig. 5:;il]. M.D.G. 1898:400. 

 S.H. 2:502.— A beautiful hardy shrub, with handsome 

 foliage find showy tis.; the fruits, too, are decorative, 

 esjtecially before they chan^ir to bhick. In some nur- 

 series erroneously named I'. Jifpojilfirni. Var. cuspi- 

 d^tum, Sieb. & Zncc. ( I'. plirafiDn , var. parvifdh'inn, 

 Miq.). Lvs. elliptic to o])long, long-acuminate, 1-2 in. 

 long. Of slow growth and blooms sparingly. Var. pli- 

 cAtum, Maxim. ( T. pJicaiurn, Tar. planum, Miq. V. pJi- 

 cfi/nDi, Thunb.). Japanese Sno'wball. Fig. 266.3. All 

 Hs. sterile, forming large, globose balls 2^-^-3 in. across. 

 F.S. ;!:278. B.RT 33:51. A.G. 18:357. Gng. 1:263. 

 V.M. 6:294. IM.D.G. 1898:401. S.H. 2:503, 505. Var. 

 rotundifdlium, Hort. Much like the preceding var., but 

 lvs. broader and blooming about 2 weeks earlier. There 

 is also a variegated form. 



