. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . T. & G.: A. A low decumbent shrub, seldom rising over a foot from the ground, branching, rooting from the prostrate twigs. Branches 4-angIed or slightly winged; leaves obovate or elliptic-obovate, rather thin, mostly acute or cuneate at the base, obtuse at the apex, finely crenulate-serrulate, i'-2' long, i'-ij' wide, glabrous; petioles l"-2" long; pe- duncles
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . T. & G.: A. A low decumbent shrub, seldom rising over a foot from the ground, branching, rooting from the prostrate twigs. Branches 4-angIed or slightly winged; leaves obovate or elliptic-obovate, rather thin, mostly acute or cuneate at the base, obtuse at the apex, finely crenulate-serrulate, i'-2' long, i'-ij' wide, glabrous; petioles l"-2" long; pe- duncles 1-4-flowered; flowers greenish, smaller than in the preceding species, about 3" broad; petals generally S, nearly orbicular, crenulate or erose, close together or even slightly overlapping, with scarcely any claw; capsule commonly 3-cell- ed, slightly lobed, depressed, tuberculate. In low woods, southern Ontario to Pennsylvania, northern New Jersey (?). Illinois. Michigan, and Kentucky. Blooms earlier than E. americanus. April-May. 3. Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq. Burning Bush. Wahoo. Fig. 2799. Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq. Hort. Vind. 2 : 5. pi. 120. 1772. A shrub or small tree, 6''-25° high. Twigs obtusely 4-angled; leaves ovate-oblong or elliptic, li'-s' long, i'-2i' wide, acuminate at the apex, acute or obtuse at the base, puberu- lent, especially beneath, crenulate-serrulate, rather thin; petioles 4"-%" long; peduncles very slender, 1-2' long, bearing a trichoto- monss-15-flowered cyme; pedicels 3"-6" long; flowers purple, 5"-6" broad; petals commonly 4, obovate. undulate; capsule smooth, deeply 3-4-lobed, 6"-8" broad. Ontario to Florida. Montana, Nebraska and Oklahoma. Wood nearly white; weight per cubic foot 41 lbs. Indian-arrow. Strawberry-tree or -bush. Bitter-ash. . Spindle-tree.
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