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Leaves broadly oval, obovate or ovate, 

 coarsely orenate or toothed, very downy 

 beneath. Flowers in July, white, in 

 downy cymes. Fruit purple or blue, 

 ovoid, small, but larger than that of V. 

 dentatum. 



Culture dc. as above. 



V. nudum (Americcm Withe Bod). — A 

 native of the N. United States, 6-10 ft. 

 high, and closely resembling V. cassi- 

 noides. Leaves thick and glossy, oval, 

 oblong or lance-shaped. Flowers in May 

 and June, white, aU fertile, in shortly 

 stalked cymes. Fruit black when ripe, 

 sweet, ovoid, J in. long. There is a 

 variety called Claytoni but very rarely 

 seen. 



Culture do. as above. 



V. odoratissimum (F. AwafuM). — A 

 handsome evergreen Chinese shrub, 6-10 

 ft. high, vsdth elliptic, leathery, shining 

 green leaves 3-6 in. long, entire or some- 

 what sinuate-toothed. Flowers in May, 

 small and dull white, but very fragrant, 

 in corymbs 2-4 in. high. 



This species is only hardy in the 

 southern parts of England and Lreland. 

 In cooler places it requires the shelter of 

 a south wall. 



Culture Sc. as above. 



V. Opulus (V. ediile; V. Oxy coccus). — 

 Guelder Bose; Snowball Tree; Cran- 

 berry Tree ; Dog Bowa/n Tree ; Marsh 

 or Water Elder Sc. — A handsome shrub 

 6-15 ft. high, native of the British Islands, 

 Europe, N. and W. Asia, and N. America. 

 Leaves 2-3 in. long, 3-lobed, the youpg 

 ones downy ; lobes unequal, serrated. 

 Flowers in June and July, creamy white, 

 in rounded cymes 2-4 in. across. Fruits 

 red, globose, translucent, ^ in. in dia- 

 meter, very handsome in autumn. 



The variety sterile is best known as 

 the Guelder Eose or Snowball Tree, and 

 is remarkable for having nearly all pure 

 white, sterile flowers, which cannot of 

 course produce the beautiful fruits of the 

 less showy form. 



There is a variety called fructu hiteo, 

 with yeUow instead of red berries ; nanum, 

 a curious dwarf plant, 1-2 ft. high, 

 forming dense, rounded tufts, but does not 

 flower freely. There is also a form {foUis 

 variegatis) with white and yellow varie- 

 gated leaves. 



Culture <ic. as above. 



V. plicatum. — A beautiful Japanese 

 shrub 4-6 ft. high with dark green, oblong- 



elliptic or roundish, coarsely serrated, 

 plaited leaves 3-5 in. long, smooth above, 

 downy beneath. Flowers in May and 

 June, pure white, all sterile, in globular 

 heads 3 in. or more across, at the tip of 

 almost every branch, and resembling the 

 Guelder Eose. Botanically V. pUcatvm, 

 is the sterile form of V. tomentosum. 

 "When well established V. plicaium is 

 perhaps the finest species in cultivation 

 and is very hardy. 



Culture dc. as above. 



V. prunifolium (BlacTcHaw). — A native 

 of the Central and Southern United 

 States 6-15 ft. high. Leaves dark shining 

 green like those of a Plum, finely and 

 sharply serrated, often assuming beautiful 

 red or purple tints in autumn. Flowers 

 in May and June, pure white, succeeded 

 by bluish-black fruits. 



Culture dc. as above. 



V. pubescens. — A somewhat compact 

 shrub 6 ft. or more high, with roundish, 

 coarsely toothed leaves 1^-2^ in. long 

 on purplish, downy stalks. Flowers 

 in June, creamy white, tubular, in flat 

 cymes. Fruits oval, j in. long, bluish - 

 black. It is a native of N. America. 



Culture dc. as above. 



V. Sieboldi {V.reticulatum). — A strong 

 sturdy Japanese bush with dark glossy 

 green, obovate leaves 2-5 in. long, strongly 

 veined and coarsely toothed towards the 

 apex. Flowers in early summer, creamy 

 white, all fertile, in flat terminal cymes. 

 Fruit black, about 1 in. long. 



Culture dc. as above. 



V. Tinus (Laurustinus). — An orna- 

 mental evergreen 8-10 ft. high, with ovate 

 oblong entire leaves, glandular hairy 

 beneath. Flowers from Christmas to 

 Easter, rosy in bud, white when open, in 

 flat trusses 2-3 in. across. Fruits dark 

 blue, rarely produced. It is a native of 

 the Mediterranean region. 



Culture dc. as above. Except in severe 

 winters this species is hardy in most 

 parts of the comitry, but prefers sunny 

 situations. If cut down by frost new 

 branches are almost sure to spring up 

 again. There are several varieties, includ- 

 ing : FrcebeU, with pale green leaves and 

 white flowers ; Mrtwn, which flowers in 

 autumn and winter and has oval oblong 

 leaves, hairy beneath; lucidwm flowers 

 in spring, leaves large, shining, smooth. 

 There is a sub-variety of this with varie- 



