|being occupied with the
| | |large and showy sterile
| | |ones. V. macrocephalum is
| | |by far the most striking
| | |plant, its large, rounded
| | |or pyramidal trusses of
| | |pure white flowers being
| | |unequalled among the
| | |Viburnums. The plant is,
| | |however, better adapted for
| | |growing in pots for
| | |greenhouse decoration or as
| | |a wall plant than it is as
| | |a shrub in the open. In my
| | |experience it is scarcely
| | |hardy enough to assume its
| | |best character without some
| | |sort of protection.
| | |Although hard winters may
| | |not kill it outright they
| | |seriously cripple it. It is
| | |only in recent years that
| | |it has attained popularity,
| | |but it has long been
| | |known."
| | |
V. Opulus (the |Britain, Europe |White; |Of the two species of
Guelder Rose). It |and Northern |May and |Viburnum this is the better
is called in |hemisphere |June |known, and is the more
America the | | |valuable as a garden shrub.
Cranberry bush or | | |It grows to a height of
High Cranberry | | |from 10 to 15 feet, and is
| | |easily known by the
| | |beautiful lobed Maple-like
| | |leaves, which