. 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 . 3. Rhamnus ahiifolia L'Her. Alder- leaved Buckthorn. Dwarf Alder. Fig. 2825. Rhamnus alnifotia L'Her. Sert. Angl. 5. 1788. A small shrub, with puberulent thornless branches. Leaves oval to elliptic, 2-4' long, 1-2' wide, obtuse to acuminate at the apex, mainly acute at the base, irregularly crenate-serrate; veins 6-7 pairs; petioles 3"-6" long; flowers 5-merous, so
. 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 . 3. Rhamnus ahiifolia L'Her. Alder- leaved Buckthorn. Dwarf Alder. Fig. 2825. Rhamnus alnifotia L'Her. Sert. Angl. 5. 1788. A small shrub, with puberulent thornless branches. Leaves oval to elliptic, 2-4' long, 1-2' wide, obtuse to acuminate at the apex, mainly acute at the base, irregularly crenate-serrate; veins 6-7 pairs; petioles 3"-6" long; flowers 5-merous, solitarj' or 2-3 together in the axils, green, about li" broad, mainly dioecious, appearing with the leaves; petals none; fruiting pedicels 3"-4" long; drupe globose, or somewhat obovoid, about 3" in • diameter; nutlets 3, grooved. In swamps, Newfoundland to British Columbia, south to New Jersey. Illinois. Nebraska, Wyoming and California. Dogwood. May-June. 4. Rhamnus caroliniana Walt. Carolina Buckthorn. Bog-birch. Fig. 2826. Rhamnus caroliniana Walt. Fl. Car. loi. 1788. Frangula caroliniana A. Gray, Gen. 2: 178. 1849. A tall thornless shrub, or small tree, with pu- berulent twigs. Leaves elliptic or broadly oblong, glabrous, or somewhat hairy on the veins be- neath, 2'-6' long. l'-2i' wide, acute or acuminate at the apex, obtuse or acute at the base, obscurely serrulate or even entire; veins6-10pairs; petioles 6"-9" long; flowers 5-merous, perfect, greenish, about l" broad, in axillary peduncled umbels, or some of them solitary, unfolding after the leaves; calyx finely puberulent, or glabrous, campanulate. its lobes lanceolate, acuminate; petals present; drupe globose, sweet, about 4" in diameter; nut- lets 3, not grooved. In swamps and low grounds, Virginia and Ken- tucky to Missouri. Kansas, Florida and Texas. Er- roneously recorded from New Jersey. Alder-leaved buckthorn. Indian-cherry. May-June.
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