134 DICOTYLEDONOUS- 



base. Stamens 5. Style 1. J5err^ 3-celled, 3-seeded, crown- 

 ed by the calyx. 



1. T. Perfoliatum. Stem erect, pubescent. Leaves connate, spntulate, 

 lanceolate, scabrous above, tomentose beneath, acuminate. Flowers axillary, 

 verticillate, sessile. Calyx persistent, with linear segments. Fruit a dry, pur- 

 ple berry, crowned with the calyx. 



Purple. %. June — Aug. Upper district Carolina. 2-3 feet. 



2, T. Angustifolium. Ste7n. erect, hairy. Leaves scarcely connate. Flxyw- 

 ers solitary, on short, opposite peduncles. 



Yellow. "21-. June— July. Mountains. 2-3 feet. 



Genus V. VIBURNUM. 



Calyx 5-toothed, persistent. Corolla campanulate, or ro- 

 tate, 5-lobed. Stamens 5. Stigmas 3. Style none. Fruit 

 an ovate, 1 -seeded berry, crowned by the calyx. 



1. V. AcERiFOLiUM. A small shrub, ieaves slightly cordate, 3-lobed, acu- 

 minate, sharply ferrate, pubescent beneath ; petioles hairy. Flovxrs in 

 cymes, on long peduncles. Fruit oval, compressed, black. 



White. T^. May — June. Mountains. 4-6 feet. 



2, V. Dentatum. A shrub, nearly glabrous. Leaves orbicular, ovate, on 

 long petioles, with large serratures, plaited. Flowers in large terminal cymes. 

 Fruit nearly globose, blue, small. 



White. T^. March— April. Common. 8-15 feet. 



3.* V. Lentago. a shrub, glabrous. Leaves broad-ovate, acuminate* 

 sharply serrate, sometimes sUghtly cordate or oval. Fruit black. 

 White. T^. June. Banks of streams. 10-20 feet. 



4. V. Prunifolium. A shrub, with glabrous, virgate branches. Leaves 

 obovate, acute, sometimes nearly orbicular or oval, glabrous, sharply serrate, 

 JP/ot«ers in large cymes, lateral. Fruie oval, dark blue. Blackhaw. Sloe. 



White, "fj- April — May. Common. 



5. V. Nudum. A shrub, with virgate branches, the old ones glabrous, the 

 young clothed with a ferruginous pubescence. Leaves opposite, oval, with 

 revolute margms, glabrous on the upper surface, with veins beneath, pubes- 

 cent. Flowers in naked, terminal cymes, on jointed peduncles. Calyx white. 

 Corolla with reflected, obtuse segments. Fruit blue. 



White. Tj. April— May. Common. 4-12 feet 



6. V. Obovatum. a shrab, with virgate branches. Leaves obovate, 

 cuneate, crenulate, dentate, or entire, crowded near the summit, the lower 

 leaves broader than the upper. Flowers in sessile cymes. Fruit nearly glob- 

 ular. 



White. T2- April— May. Common in middle Car. Ga. 4-8 feet. 



7. V. Cassinoides. A shrub, glabrous, ieaves ovate-lanceolate, the low- 

 er ones obovate, the upper lanceolate, ihe intermediate ovate, margin slightly 

 revolute ; petioles keeled without glands. Berries nearly black, in other re- 

 sfects resembles the preceding species. 



8. V. L^vigatum. a small shrub, much branched ; branches sprinkled 

 with a brown dust. Leaves small, lanceolate, cuneate, nearly sessile, upper 

 ones dentate, shining on the upper surface, the under dotted with brown dust. 

 Flowers in small cymes, nearly sessile. 



White. T2 March — April. Low country, 2-4 feet. 



9. V. NiTiDUM. A low glabrous shrub, with quadrangular branches. 

 Leaves linear-lanceolate, shining on the upper surface, entire, or slightly serrate. 



White. T^ April— May. Low country. 2-3 feet. 



