CINCH ONALS. 24. 0 CAPRIFOILS. _ 
Natural Order, Caprifails; Caprifoliacee (V. K., p. 767.) 
Prevailing Quality. Subacrid, emetic. 
Sambucus. Linneus. 
Calyx 5-toothed. Corolla rotate, 5-cleft. Stamens 5. Stigmas 3, sessile. 
Berry with 3-5 seeds. 
1. S. nigra Linneus.—(Etper Busu.) Fig. 320. 
Stem almost arborescent; leaves pinnated ; leaflets ovate-lanceolate, 
serrated ; corymb 5-rayed at the first division. 
Habitat. Woods and hedgerows all over Europe. 
Quality. Flowers stimulant and sudorific; fruit aperient and diuretic ; inner bark 
hydragogue, cathartic, emetic. i 
Uses. Flowers form an ointment and a distilled water ; berries make a grateful wine ; 
bark in dropsies, 
| Visvrnum. Linneeus. iin 
Calyx 5-toothed. Corolla rotate, campanulate, or tubular, 5-lobed. 
Stamens 5. ~ Stigmas 3, sessile. Berry 1-seeded. oa 
1. V. Opulus Linneus. Fig. 321. | 
Leaves 3-5-lobed, with acute toothed lobes ; flowers neuter and radical 
the circumference of the corymb. 
; Fig. 320.—Sambucus nigra in fruit; 321, Viburnum Opulus; a, a leaf; b, a flower, magnified. 
