Part 23 (2/2)

[Ill.u.s.tration: V. opulus.]

1. =Viburnum opulus=, L. (CRANBERRY-TREE.) Leaves palmately veined and strongly 3-lobed, broadly wedge-shaped or truncate at base, the spreading lobes mostly toothed on the sides and entire in the notches; petiole with 2 glands at the apex. Fruit in peduncled cl.u.s.ters, light red and quite sour (whence the name ”Cranberry-tree”). A nearly smooth, small tree or shrub, 4 to 12 ft. high; wild along streams, and cultivated under the name of s...o...b..ll-tree or Guelder Rose. In this variety the flowers have all become sterile and enlarged. =Viburnum aceriflium= (ARROW-WOOD) has also lobed leaves, and is much more common. This species never forms a tree, and has dark-colored berries.

[Ill.u.s.tration: V. dentatum.]

2. =Viburnum dentatum=, L. (ARROW-WOOD.) Leaves, pale green, broadly ovate, somewhat heart-shaped at base, coa.r.s.ely and sharply dentated, strongly veined and often with hairy tufts in the axils; petioles rather long and slender. Fruit in. long, in peduncled cl.u.s.ters, blue or purple; a cross-section of the stone between kidney-and horseshoe-shaped. A shrub or small tree, 5 to 15 ft. high, with ash-colored bark; in wet places.

[Ill.u.s.tration: V. Lentago.]

3. =Viburnum Lentago=, L. (SWEET VIBURNUM OR SHEEP-BERRY.) Leaves broad, ovate, long-pointed, 2 to 3 in. long, closely and sharply serrated; petioles long and with narrow, curled margins; entire plant smooth.

Fruit in sessile cl.u.s.ters of 3 to 5 rays, oval, large, in. long, blue-black, edible, sweet; ripe in autumn. A small tree, 10 to 30 ft.

high; found wild throughout, in woods and along streams.

[Ill.u.s.tration: V. pruniflium.]

4. =Viburnum pruniflium=, L. (BLACK HAW.) Leaves oval, obtuse or slightly pointed, 1 to 2 in. long, finely and sharply serrated. Blooming early, May to June. Fruit oval, large ( in. long), in sessile cl.u.s.ters of 3 to 5 rays, black or blue-black, sweet. A tall shrub or small tree, 6 to 12 ft. high; in dry soil or along streams; New York, south and west.

GENUS =48. LONiCERA.=

Leaves entire, opposite; corolla 5-lobed; berry several-seeded.

[Ill.u.s.tration: L. Tartarica.]

=Lonicera Tartarica=. (TARTARIAN HONEY-SUCKLE.) Leaves deciduous, oval, heart-shaped; flowers in pairs, showy, pink to rose-red; in spring; berries formed of the two ovaries, bright red; ripe in summer. A shrub, often planted and occasionally trimmed to a tree-like form, and growing to the height of nearly 20 ft.

ORDER =XXIV. COMPoSITae.=

This, the largest order of flowering plants, is made up almost exclusively of herbaceous plants, but contains one shrub or low tree which is hardy from Boston southward near the Atlantic coast.

GENUS =49. BaCCHARIS.=

Leaves simple, deciduous; heads of flowers small, many-flowered; receptacle naked; pappus of hairs.

[Ill.u.s.tration: B. halimiflia.]

=Baccharis halimiflia=, L. (GROUNDSEL-TREE.) Leaves obovate, wedge-shaped, crenately notched at end, light grayish in color, with whitish powder; branches angled; flowers white with a tint of purple, blooming in the autumn. A broad, loose-headed, light-colored bush rather than a tree, 8 to 15 ft. high; wild on sea-beaches, Ma.s.sachusetts and south, and occasionally cultivated. The plant is dioecious; the fertile specimens are rendered quite conspicuous in autumn by their very long, white pappus.

ORDER =XXV. ERICaCEae.= (HEATH FAMILY.)

A large order, mainly of shrubs, though a few species are herbs, and fewer still are tall enough to be considered trees.

GENUS =50. OXYDeNDRUM.=

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