tion: V. dentatum.]

2. =Viburnum dentatum=, L. (ARROW-WOOD.) Leaves, pale green, broadly
ovate, somewhat heart-shaped at base, coarsely and sharply dentated,
strongly veined and often with hairy tufts in the axils; petioles rather
long and slender. Fruit 1/4 in. long, in peduncled clusters, 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.

[Illustration: 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 clusters of 3 to 5 rays, oval, large, 1/2 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.

[Illustration: V. prunifolium.]

4. =Viburnum prunifolium=, 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 (1/2 in. long), in sessile clusters
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.

[Illustration: 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.

[Illustration: B. halimifolia.]

=Baccharis halimifolia=, 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, Massachusetts