ncludes several beautiful
| | |shrubs, and of the thirty
| | |or forty species and
| | |varieties in cultivation at
| | |least six are
| | |indispensable, _i.e._ no
| | |good shrub garden is
| | |without them. Most of them
| | |are vigorous in growth and
| | |easily propagated; they
| | |like a fairly rich soil
| | |and moisture at the root.
| | |Several of the American
| | |species grow naturally in
| | |damp, more or less shady
| | |woodlands. Taken
| | |collectively the Viburnums
| | |possess a variety of
| | |attractions. Some species
| | |are evergreen, and thus
| | |useful Winter plants;
| | |others are amongst the most
| | |beautiful shrubs for their
| | |flowers, others again, like
| | |our native Guelder Rose (V.
| | |Opulus), have showy fruits;
| | |finally the foliage of
| | |several of the deciduous
| | |species dies off rich red
| | |or yellow tints.
| | |
V. dentatum |North America. |White; |The American Viburnums are
(Arrow-wood) |Introduced in |June and |not apparently so valuable
|1763 |July |in the British Isles as in
| | |their native country.