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Fig. 214. The Dockmackie {Vtdumum aceri/olium). After Britton and 

 Brown, 111. Fl. Northeast U. S. 



berries. These belong to the genus Symphoricarpos. (Fig. 215.) As a 

 general rule, the Caprifoliaceae possess astringent properties. The 

 berries of the elder (Sambucus) were often used in early days in making 



Fig. 215. The Snowberry (^Symphoricarpos racemosus). After Britton 

 and Brown, 111. Fl. Northeast U. S. 



