CEANOTHUS 



97 





Fig. 92. — New Jersey Tea. 



Fig. 93. — Evergreen 

 Ceauotlius. 



Ceanbthus. The best example of this 

 genus is New Jersey Tea (92) — Ceanothus 

 americanus, — a red-rooted shrub 1-2 feet 

 high with alternate (opposite in some of 

 the species of the genus) simple leaves. 

 The small flowers in summer are crowded 

 in a dense slender-stalked cluster. The 

 3-lobed small capsules separate into 3 nut- 

 lets and remain on through the winter. 

 The peculiar flowers of the Ceanothus 

 shown enlarged at (97) are the best test of 

 the genus. Of the score or more American 

 species doubtless a number of the western 

 ones will be cultivated in the South, and 

 one at least may endure the climate in 

 the North. The eastern species are hardy 

 throughout, thrive in the shade, and are 

 well worthy of cultivation. The California 

 species grow best in sunny places. 



[Seeds ; twig cuttings.] 

 apgar's shrubs — 7 



Fig. 94. — Fendler's Ceanothus. 



