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plants might be trained to a single stem, and budded with S. racemosa standard
high. It is very ornamental in the Paris gardens.
at 4. S. ( r .) i’u'jíENS Aiic/ix. The downy Elder.
Ideiitficniion. Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer., 1. p. ISI, :
Don’s Mill., 3. p. 438.
St/nonymcs. S. raccmhsa Hook. Fl. Bo7\ Amer. 1.
p. 279., but not of L in .; S. pubOsccns Lodd. Cat.
Engravings. Onr jig. 930. from a living plant in
the Cholsca Botanic Garden.
Spec. Char., 4c. Sliriihby. Leaves pinnate.
Leaflets 5, membranous, ovate-
lanceolate, or oblong, acuminated,
serrated, pubescent, but chiefly on
the under side. Panicle thyrsoid.
{Doris Mill.) A large shrub or low
tree. Carolina to Canada, on the
higliest mountains. Height C ft. to
10 ft. sometimes 12 ft. Introd. 1812.
Flowers whitisli; April and May.
Berries red ; ripe in August.
Closely resembling S. racemosa, of
which it is probably only a variety. Sir
W. J. Hooker mentions a variety with 7 leaflets, which may be clcsignatecl
S. (/•.) p. 2 heptaphylla. ^ ^
G en u s I I .
930. S . (r.) pùliens.
riB U 'R N UM L. T h e V i b u r n u m . Un. Syst. Pentándria Trigynia.
/dewii/icaifc»«. Lin. G en .,n .3 7 0 .5 Dec. Prod., 4 .p. 32.3.; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 438.
O'pulus, J'lbdrnnm, and Tlnus, Tow,-ii. 7„,çi. p. G07. t. 370. and 377.: Fibúrnum a"d
0 puliis, Moench Melh. P- OOo. ; Viorne, Fr. ; Schneeball, Ger. ; Viburno, Hal.
T T t T f L c J'ibúmum is derived from th¿ Latin word vieo, to tie ;
on account of the pliability of the branches of some species. Viburna, in the plural, appears to
have been applied by the ancients to any shrubs that were used for binding or tying.
Gen. Char. Calyx limb small, permanent. Corolla rotate, somewhat campanulate,
or tubular, with a 5-lobcd limb. Stamens 5, equal. Stigmas 3,
sessile. Berry ovate or globose, 1-seeded from abortion, crowned by the
calycine teeth. (Don's Mill.)
Lcavcs simple, opposite, stipulate, chiefly deciduous, but partly evergreen;
petiolate. Floivers in terminal corymbs; usually white, but sometimes
verging to a rose colour. Decaying leaves red and yellow.—Shrubs; natives
of Eurojie, Asia, and North America; of easy culture and propagation, by
seeds or layers, in any common soil.
§ i. Y m u s T o u rn .
Synonymes. Lentago Dec. Prod. 4. p. 324. ; riburniim Moench Meih. p. .505.
Sect. Char., 4c. Leaves quite entire, or toothed. Style almo.st wanting ; stigmas
3, sessile. ‘ o » o
m. 1. f . D i 'n u s I j . The Laurustinus.
Identification. L in. Sy.,33Z.-, Dec. Prod., 4. p. 324. ; Don’s Mill., 3 n 438
"\ib o\T ia T ISoUch.lT rk h m lloe n t. Ai ch. 1. nt pt. Ñ 2. p. 20. ; the Laurust ne, wild Bai P’e^ 0T7r. ete. 37G7e. r; arTdln- uVs iIomrnxei.
S r T f t “,’ / ? ; . ' Korteerartlger Schnertail, or Schwalkenstrauch, ¿ « - .V
Derivation. Laurusi
Îs oisld f raoumth ors, froam l auririe*l ,G aiirn,>d,/ MU.n:»uìrs.r.. th.ue» L. a.utiin_ na_m_e. . o.f. t.h e p” la.n t. ;’ tho word
S r /a llE f Í a& 'n 'ó É m s .'- ír sw ío t- i^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Engravmgs. N. Du Ham., 2. t. 37. ; Bot. W g ., t. 38. ; and o u r X 937
Sjiec. Char., 4c. Leaves ovate-oblong, quite entire, permanent; having the
937. r ib ûm um Tlnus.
,lü
ramifications of the veins beneath, as
well as the branchlcts, liimishcd with
glandular hairs. Coi-j mbs flat. Flowers
white, but rose-coloured before ex-
|)iiiision, and sometimes afterwards for
a little time. Berries dark blue. (Doii’s
Mitt.) A compact evergreen shrub.
Soutli of Europe, and North of Africa.
Height 8 ft. to 10 ft. Introduced in
159C. Flowers white ; December till
March. Berries dark blue ; ripe in Juno.
Varieties.
* V. T. 2 hirta Ait. Hort. Kew. ii
p. 166. ; K 7’!nus Milt. m a .
No. 4.; V. liicidum Mill., Pers.,
and Schultes. — Leaves oval-ob!
long, hairy beneath and on the
S o n ' t h r r a r Í l r í u i ”" " “ ''ariety appear in antumn, and eon-
tmue on the stoub idl the winter. A native of Portugal and Spain
toe vicinity of Nice. Very distinct, from the compariitivc
b £ h e r
* \ c e s ^ s h h f i ? ? 'j ’l' ®— ovate-oblong, glabrous on both surfl
! f e f t '“ *’ “ "'vora " " J >«>ves, are
spimg. WWih eenn ?tlh°e winters are shai’p, the frleolwJoer'“s aarpep ekairl letdil l -tmhed
i'ltó is quite a d ls ti,? v t i ? ;
? uch pl?e,to “ ° ‘® branches than the common kind, aiul
much laiger leaves, which are shining. There is a subva.'iety of it
r i g m r : ! I ? r® M ? n ? t e ^
« V T. 4 virgàta Ait 1. C ., Clus. Hist. No. iii. with a fig .-L e a v e s oblong
lanceolate pilose on the margins, as well a.s on the under surface.
It IS a native of Italy, about Rome ami Tivoli, & c .
* / .„ h f t" - . "omewhat erect and fastigiate habit. Hoi ticultujal
bociely s Garden. There is also a variegated subvariety.
One of the most ornamental of evergreen shrubs, the foliage tufting in
beaiitllul masses, and covered with a profusion of white flowers which com-
mence expanding in ISovember, and continue flowering till April or Mav In
1 mis 1 nurseries it is frequently, for expedition’s sake, increased by layeis ;
? n f>'® Vf'foly pvopagated by cuttings, taken off inftmtuinn
anc planted m a sandy soil, on a northern border. In two years these cuttini's
will lorm saleable plants of the smallest size. The variety V. i 'l l^c^a bring
j.omewhat m^ore difficult to strike than the others, is generally increa’sed by
layeis, which are made in autumn, and root in a year. ■
J i i . V i h ú r n u m T o i i n i .
Leiitàgo Dec. Prod. 4. p. 424.
Sect. Char., f r . Leaves deciduous. All the flowers fertile, and equal In shape
and size, except in F. lantanoides. Corolla rotate. Fruit oval.
tt Ï 2. F . L e n t a 'u o L. The Lentago, or ylianl-hranched. Viburnum.
Umifimtion. Lin Sp.. p. 384. ; Dec. Proil., 4. p. 32.5. ; Don’s Mill. 3 n 440 ’
S ym n gm . Tree yiliurnum, Canada Vilmnmm ; Viorne S Hameaux pcndins Viorne luis.mte
: traaftisolie Schwalkenbeerstiaucl,, S c l .iX n s tr a u c h ;
Eapmines. Wats. Dend. Brit., t. 21. ; Schmidt Baum., 3. t. 176. ; and our fig. S38.
Spec. Char., f r . Leaves broad-ovate, acuminated, sharply serrated glabrous
1 etioles with narrow curled margins. Corymbs terminal, sessile. Serratures
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