VIBURNUM, continued 
V. molle. (M) A native species very similar to V . dent at um , but the 
foliage and fruit are larger and it blooms about twenty days later. 
V. Opulus. High Cranberry Bush. ( L) One of the showiest varieties 
of the Snowball. The large white flowers are borne in profusion at the end 
of May, and are followed by clusters of showy scarlet berries, which retain 
their color until late in the autumn. 
V. Opulus, var. sterile. Guelder Rose. ( L ) This is the old-fashioned 
Common Snowball. The flower-heads are much more loose and open than 
those of V. Opulus; it blooms about the same time. This variety does not 
carry any fruit. 
V. Opulus, var. nana. The Dwarf Guelder Rose. (VD) A very dwarf, 
compact little shrub, seldom growing more than two feet in height. It has the 
typical foliage, but does not flower. A valuable plant for beds of dwarf 
shrubbery and for an edging. 
V. plicatum. Japanese Snowball. {M) One of the most popular of 
the Viburnums; the foliage is handsome, and the pure white flowers, in denser 
heads, show beautifully against the purplish foliage. (See plate on page ioo.) 
V. plicatum, var. rotundifolium. Very much like V. plicatum in habit, 
but the leaves are broader and rounder, and the heads of the flower larger and 
open earlier. 
V. plicatum, var. tomentosum. The Single Japan Snowball. This single 
form of the plicatum forms a broad, handsome bush, very symmetrical, with 
striking brown branches and beautifully ribbed foliage, green above and bronzy 
purple beneath. The pure white flowers arc borne in large showy flat cymes 
about the middle of May, and arc followed by scarlet berries. This variety is 
not well known, but deserves wider planting. 
V. prunifolium. Black Haw. ( L) A vigorous-growing shrub, with 
stout branches and handsome dark green, shining foliage. The flowers in 
April and June are pure white, borne in broad cymes and arc followed by oval, 
dark blue fruit. 
V. Sieboldi. (Z,) A vigorous grower, with dark green shining foliage, 
bearing in May and June panicles of white flowers. The pink fruit which 
follows changes to bluish black when ripe. 
VITEX 
V. Agnus-castus. Chaste Tree. ( L) A strong-growing shrub, with 
grayish foliage, and in July and September bears lilac flowers in terminal 
racemes. This shrub has a strong aromatic odor. 
XANTH OCERAS 
X. sorbifolia. ( L ) One of the least known and handsomest shrubs in 
cultivation. The foliage somewhat resembles that of the Mountain Ash. In 
May it is covered with clusters of white flowers, with a blotch changing from 
yellow to red at the base of each petal. It is very floriferous and is well 
suited for specimen planting. It does best in a sunny situation; prefers a 
loamy soil. 
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