64 Forest Trees and Shrubs of Meriden, Conn. 



wood is very compact, and of fine texture, tough, close-grained, 

 and easily worked. Used in the manufacture of whip handles, 

 screws, cabinet work, and interior finish. A bitter principle 

 (Ilicin) is obtained from the fruit of this tree, and is used medicin- 

 ally. Specific gravity, 0.5818; ash, 0.76. 



67. ILEX VERTICILLATA. (Gray.) 



Black Alder. Winter-berry. 



A shrub, six to eight feet high. The bright scarlet berries 

 in autumn and early winter make this shrub a very conspicuous 

 object. Bark and berries used medicinally. 



68. ILEX L/EVIGATA. (Gray.) 



Single-berry Black Alder. 



Found in swamps. The leaves are smooth beneath, the sterile 

 flowers long-peduncled, and larger berries than the /. Verticillata. 



69. ILEX GLABRA. (Gray.) 



Ink-berry. 



A delicate evergreen shrub, narrow leaves and black berries. 



XIV. CAPRIFOLIACE^. The Honeysuckle 



Family. 



70. LINNCEA BOREALIS. (Linn.) 



Twin Flower. 



A common creeping evergreen herb, with creeping, woody stem. 



71. TRIOSTEUM PERFOLIATUM. (Linn.) 

 Fever-wort. Fever Root. Horse Gentian. 



Grows from two to four feet high. A coarse looking plant, 

 found in shady places. The root is used medicinally. 



72. LONICERA HIRSUTA. (Aiton.) 

 Hairy Honeysuckle. 



A hardy climbing plant, found in damp, rocky places. There 

 has also been identified in Meriden the L. parviflora, small flowered 

 Yellow Honeysuckle ; L. ciliata, Fly Honeysuckle, 



