SÉ 17. F. (O.) orientate Pa//. The Eastern Guelder Rose
Mentfication. PaU. Ross., 58. f. II. , Dec. Prod., 4. p. 328. ; Doo’s Mill., 3.
Spec. Char j c . Leaves 3-Iobcd, acuminated, coarsely and
bluntly tootiied. Petioles glandless, glabrous. Corymbs
terminal not radiant. Fruit oblong, compressed. Seed oval
Ì ‘T f “" " " f '« ““th sides, as in F. Lantàna.
w o t I T ih f rm b Georgia, in Asia Minor, in
woods, on the mountains. Height 6 ft. to 10ft. Introduced
m 1827. Flowers white ; July. Fruit • ?
’ " i”. (0 .) orienlàle.
SÉ 18. F. (O.) Oxvco'ccos P t„h . The Cranberry-/«fcd Guelder Rose
Identification. Pursh Sept., I p J. ; Dec. Prod., 4.
p. 328.; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 442
Synonymes. V. opuloldes Muhl. Cat. 32. • V trilohum
S i' p 3'73” ' a r t
e r t S f - "•>“ “ ‘■'° Fa™.
Spec. Char cfr. Leaves 3-lobed, acute
behind, 3-nerved. Lobes divaricate acuminated,
coarsely and distantly serrated.
Ferióles glandular. C\ mes radiant. (Doris
V ri New
lo rk and New Jersey, on mountains and
throughout Canada, to the arctic circle.
Height 6 ft. to 12ft. Flowers white;
July. Fruit subglobose, red. of an agreeable
acid, resembling that of cranberries,
tor which they are a very good substitute:
ripe in September.
958. y. (0.) Oïjcôccos.
Varistie.'i.
“ ^ Hook. Fl. Bor Amer i n 9Sl n .
* J ? ■ ® ‘ùólle Michx
r i r i ' . : fr'"«’- '• P- ISO., Doris
111. p. 412.; r. «Inifòlium
Marsh Arb. p. 162. (Our fig. 959.)
--L e av e s nearly orbicular, cordate,
plicate, toothed. (Don'sMUl.)
rru it oblong ovate, red.
Very like F. O'pulus. and there can be
orchards for the same purpose as flip ppn , " I"rei>en-gardens and
whatever that its f r u i f Z U ? r ir iT n a r iT T r i,
cranberry; and, as the guelder rose is ¿ ss difficult ■ '® i 1“ ' ’*'® ‘“®
tion than that plant, a cron of fruit micht i ‘ »“H. »nd sitiiacertainty.
At all events this and simll • P®"ùed on with greater
useful employment to tl.e amateur who has ? o T i ? ? t t e . ° ? d ? ‘®‘'®“""® """
* (O ') Kta'Fh Pursh. The edible-/,„/ad Guelder Rose
lirntficaaon. Parrt Sept.. p. 203. ; Dee. IVpfl , , p. Dp... Mil,., 3. p. L
Synonyme. V. O'pulus edùlis Michx. Fl.
For. Amex-. 1. p- 180.
F.ngruvins. Oar fig. 960. from n specimen
in Dr. Lindicy’s herbarium.
Sjiec. Char., 4c. Leaves 3-lobed,
bluntish behind, and 3-nerved.
Lobes very short, denticulately
serrated ; serratures acuminated.
Petioles glandular.
Outer flowers of corymb radiant.
A smaller and more
upright shrub than the preceding
species. The berries of
the same colour and size; but,
when completely ripe, more
agreeable to eat, and frequently
employed as a substitute for
cranberries. I t does not seem
to differ much from F. Oxycoccos,
except in the broader
base of the leaf. ( Doris Mill.)
Canada to New York, on tho
banks of rivers. Height 5 ft.
to 10 ft. Introduced in 1812.
Flowers white ; July. ^ Fruit
as in the preceding species. I. V. (0.1 «151c.
Sect. II. L o n i c e ' r æ æ .
G e n u s III.
D IE R V l'L L d Tourn. T h e D i e r v i l l a . Lin. Syst. Pentándria
Monogynia.
I. Act. Ac. P ar., 1706. t. 7. f. 1. ; Dec. Prod. 4. p 330.
7 SI). L . ; Welgela Thunb. F l. Jap. p. 6 .; Weigcba Pers.
ly Tournefort, in compliment to M. Diervtllc, a 1-rench si
Identification. Tourn.
Synonymes. Lonicera .
Ench. 1. p. 176.
Derivation. Named by xumucivz.y,
surgeon, who was tbe
first to introduce D. canadénsis into Europe.
Gen Char Calyx tube oblong, bibracteate at the base ; limb 5-cleft.
Corolla fimnel-shapecl, 3—5-cleft, spreading twice the length of the calyx.
Stamens 5, somewhat exserted. Stigma capitate. Cajisule oblong, acute,
l-celled. Seeds numerous, minute. (Doris Mill.)
Leaves simple, opposite, exstipulate, deciduous ; ovate, acuminated, serrated
Flowers in axillary peduncles, bibracteate, usually dichotomous.
Shrubs, deciduous. North America. Common sod, and suckers. Five
species, natives of Japan, and figured by Sieboldt, are probably hardy, but
they have not yet been introduced.
ja L D. c a n a d e ' n s i s Willd, The Canadian Diervilla.
S S f ” ■ lS Ì Ì S vì! -lia“ M e t e Bor. Amer
T ? T o ? ’- D h S s P / r s . Ench. 1. p. 214. ; D. lùtea Fursh Sept. 1. p. 162. ; D. trilida Moench
1. 116.; And 0 „ rA 4 .9 6 1 . and 962.
Spec Char 4c. Leaves on short petioles, ovate, acuminated, serrated, and,
as well as the oetioles, glabrous. Fruit a dry brown capsule. Root
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