PRINOS VERTICILLATUS. 
Black Alder. 
PLATE LVI. ' 
Arrer the leaves have fallen in autumn, this 
shrub becomes conspicuous by its glossy scarlet 
berries, which adhere in bunches, for a long time, 
to the sides of the branches. Of the objects 
which impart any liveliness to this season of 
decay, the most noticeable are those which change 
the hue of their leaves from green to red, as the 
oaks, the vaccinia, &c. those which flower late, as 
the Hamamelis, and those whose fruit attains to 
maturity under the influence of frost, and appears 
fresh and yegetating, while other things are 
withering about them. ‘The species of Prinos 
are of the last description. 
This genus consists of shrubs, a part of itick 
are deciduous, and a part evergreen; bearing 
small lateral or axillary flowers. It is nearly 
