VIBURNUM. 



n. I J. (V. Opulusy; MichauK Boreal.-Amer. v. i. i8o. ) 

 — Leaves threc-lobed, bliintifli at the bafe, three-ribbed ; 

 lobes very Ihort, ferrated with minute pointed teeth. Foot- 

 ftalks furnifhed with glands. Cymes radiant. — On the 

 banks of rivers, from Canada to New York, flowering in 

 July. A fmaller and more upright fhriib than the preceding 

 fpecies. Berries of the fame colour and fize, but, when 

 completely ripe, more agreeable to eat. Pur/Jj. 



23. V. dilalatum. Spreading Japanefe Viburnum. Thunb. 

 Jap. 124. Willd. n. 17 Leaves obovate, pointed, un- 

 equally toothed, villous. Cymes axillary. — Gathered by 

 Thuiiberg in Japan. Stem (hrubby, ereft, fomewhat angu- 

 lar, grey, villous. Leaves two inches long, (talked, ribbed, 

 jagged at the margin, villous on both fides ; the lower ones 

 fmaller. Footjlalks round, villous, three-quarters of an inch 

 long. Cyme axillary, repeatedly compound, four-cleft and 

 three-forked, very widely fpreading, with downy ftalks. 

 Flowers not radiant. Thunberg. The learned author ufes 

 the terms panicle, umbel, and cyme indifferently in his defcrip- 

 tions of this genus ; but from what we have feen, even of 

 his own fpecies, we, without fcruple, fubftitute the latter 

 throughout. 



24. V. niacrophyllum. Large-leaved Japanefe Viburnum. 

 Thunb. Jap. 125. Willd. n. 18. — Leaves obovate, pointed, 

 toothed, fmooth. Cymes radiant, terminal. — Native of 

 .Japan. The whole plant is fmooth. Stem and branches 

 round. Leaves ribbed, paler beneath, four inches in breadth, 

 and fomewhat more in length. Footjlalks one-third the 

 length of the leaves. Thunb. 



25. V. cufpidatum. Pointed-leaved Japanefe Viburnum. 

 Thunb. Jap. 125. Willd. n. 19. — Leaves ovate, pointed, 

 ferrated, villous. Cymes radiant. — From the fame country 

 as the two laft. Leaves equally and acutely ferrated, of the 

 fize of the preceding fpecies, clothed with fcattered hairs. 

 Cymes terminal, repeatedly compound. Thunb. 



26. V. Lentago. Pear-leaved Viburnum. Linn. Sp. PI. 

 384. Willd. n. 20. Ait. n. 9. Purfh n. 3. — Leaves 

 fmooth, broad-ovate, pointed, finely and . fharply ferrated. 

 Footilalks bordered, crifped. Cymes felTile. — Frequent in 

 hedges, and on the borders of woods, from New England 

 to Carolina, flowering in July. More inclined to grow to 

 a tree than any of the reft of the American fpecies. Ber- 

 ries black. Purjh. Cultivated in England, by Mr. James 

 Gordon, in 1761. Aiton. The /caTCj are three inches long, 

 and nearly half as broad, rather coriaceous, very fmooth, 

 with many tranfverfe ribs. Footjlalhs channelled, with a 

 curled dilated border at each fide. Buds large, ovate, with 

 a long point. We never faw the Jlowers. 



27. V. fguamatum. Scaly Viburnum. Willd. Enum. 

 327. (V. nudum; var. fquamatum ; Muhlenb. Catal. 32.) 

 — " Leaves oblong, bluntly and finely ferrated. Footftalks 

 and flower-ftalks clothed with fcaly pubcfcencc." — Native of 

 Pennfylvania. A hardy flirub in the open air at Berlin. 

 Leaves two inches long, with a very fhort point ; their bafo 

 fomewhat contraftcd ; their edges unequally, diftantly, 

 bluntly, and very flightly ferrated ; fmooth, except the 

 under fide of the younger ones, wliich_is befprinkled with 

 fmall, brown, very diftant, fcales. Footjlalks, as well as 

 the long lanceolate buds, thickly covered with minute, brown, 

 hairy fcales. Cyme terminal, as in V. nudum, n. 5, which 

 the prcfent fpecies greatly refcmbles ; but it is diftinguifhcd 

 by the fcales of all the llalks, ;tnd the finely-ferrated, lefs 

 coriaceous, leaves, which are neither (liining nor revolute. 

 IVilldenow. 



28. V. cnjfinnidcs. Thick-leaved Viburnum. Linn. Sp. 

 PI. 384. Willd. n. 21. Ait. n. 10. Purfh n. 6. — Leaves 

 ovato-lanceolate, acute at each end, fmooth, crenale, (lightly 



ite. Foatilalks keeled, without glands In fwamps 



New York to Carolina, flowering in June and July. 



revolute. 



(rom New York to Carolina, flowering in June and July. 

 Berries blueifli-black. Purjh. The whole plant is fmooth. 

 Leaves two inches long, more or lefs, and one broad, coria- 

 ceous ; paler beneath ; the tranfverfe ribs fcarcely vilible. 

 Footjlalks angular, gibbous at the bafe, but not decurrent. 

 Cymes terminal, on (hort ftalks. 



29. V. lavigatum. Caffioberry Viburmim, or Paraguay 

 Tea. Ait. n. 12. Willd. n. 23. Purfli n. 7. (Caffine 

 Peragua; Linn. Mant. 220. C. foliis ovato-lanceolatis 

 ferratis oppofitis deciduis, floribus corymbofis ; Mill. Ic. 

 $^. t. 83. f. I. C. verx perquam fimilis arbufcula, philly- 

 reas foliis antagoniftis ; Pluk. Mant. 40. Hortul. Angl. 

 16. t. 20.) — Leaves lanceolate, fmooth, unequally ferrated ; 

 entire at the bafe. Branches two-edged. — Found near the 

 fea-coaft, in Virginia and Carolina, flowering in June and 

 July. Berries black. Purjlj. The fmooth wand-like 

 branches are marked at each fide with a narrow prominent 

 line, running down from the infertion of ihefootjlalis, which 

 are rather (hort and thick, carinated, bordered, and fome- 

 what crifped. Leaves fcarcely two inches long, bluntilh. 

 Cymes at the ends of (hort lateral branches. Flowers white, 

 not radiant. Berries globular, red. 



30. V. nitidum. Shining Narrow-leaved Viburnum. Ait. 

 n. II. Willd. n. 22. Purfli n. 8. — " Leaves hnear-lanceo- 

 late, very fmooth, entire, or flightly ferrated ; (liining above. 

 Branches quadrangular." — In fandy barren woods of Caro- 

 lina and Georgia. A low Jhrub, with fmall leaves. Purjh. 

 Mr. Aiton fpeaks of it as hardy, flowering in May and 

 June; cultivated in 1758, by Mr. Chriftopher Gray, who 

 had at that time, and long before, a well-furnifhed nurfery- 

 ground at Fulham. 



Viburnum, in Gardening, contains plants of the deci- 

 duous and evergreen flowering kind, among which the fpe- 

 cies cultivated are, the pliant mealy or wayfaring tree ( V. 

 lantana) ; the water elder or guelder rofe (V. opulus) ; the 

 pear -leaved viburnum (V. lentago); the thick-leaved vibur- 

 num (V. catlinoides) ; the (hining-leaved vibunium (V. ni- 

 tidum); the calTioberry bu(h (V. Ixvigatum) ; the oval- 

 leaved viburnum (V. nudum) ; the plum-leaved viburnum 

 ( V. pninifolium) ; the tooth-leaved viburnum (V. denta- 

 tum) ; and the lauruftinus, or lauruftine (V. tinus). 



The firft is a thickly -branched (hrub, the flowers of which 

 are whitilh, in large terminating, folitary, many-flowered 

 cymes. It is fometimes known by the name of pliant mealy 

 tree ; and according to Withering, the bark of the root is 

 ufed to make bird-hme. 



There is a variety in North America with larger leaves, 

 of a bright green ; and with variegated leaves in nurferies. 



The fecond fort is a fmall bu(hy tree, with numerous 

 white flowers, fmooth in all iirs parts, and very much 

 branched. 



There is an American variety, which is a (hrub, that has 

 the twigs of a (hining-red colour, and which rifes eight or 

 ten feet high, with many fide-branches, covered with s 

 fmooth purple bark : the leaves cordate-ovate, ending ia 

 acute points, deeply ferrate, having many ftrong veins, and 

 (landing upon very long (lender footftalks. 



There is alfo another beautiful variety common in planta- 

 tions, under the name of guclder-rofe, bearing largo round 

 bunches of abortive flowers only, which rifes to the height 

 of eighteen or twenty feet, if permitted to ftaiid : the ftem 

 becomes large ; the branches grow irregular, and are co- 

 vered with a grey bark : the leaves are divided into three 

 or four lobes, fomewhat like thofe of the maple ; they 

 arc about three inches long, and two and a half broad, 

 jagged on their edges, and of a light green colour : the 

 T 2 flowers 



