204 PENTANDRIA TRIGYNIA. SambuCUS. 



In swamps and near hedges : Canada to Carolina. ^2 • 



June, July, v. v. Ben ies dark purple or black. 

 ■kulescens. 1. S. corlice verrucoso, foliolis 2-jugis ovali-lanceolatis sub- 



tus pubescentibus, cymis confertis racemosis. — Mich. 



fi. amer. I. p. 181. 

 On the highest mountains from Canada to Carolina. 



Tj . July. V. V. Berries red ; resembles S. racemosa 



very much. 



2S2. RHUS. Gen. pi. 502. 

 typkinum. 1. H. subarborescens ; ramis petiolisque villosissimis, foliis 



pinnatis multijugis, foliolis lar.ceolato-oblongis argute 

 serratis subtus subtomentosis. — Wilid. sp. pi. 1. 

 p. 1478. 



Icon. Dukam. 2. /. AJ . 



In rocky dry situations : Canada to Virginia. Tj . July, 

 Aug. V. V. The purple velvety berries appear in 

 large close clusters. 

 glalrum. 2. R. undique glabrura ; foliis pinnatis multijugis, foliolis 



lanceolato-oblongis serratis subtus albicantibus, fructi- 

 bus holosericeis. — lFilld.sp.pl. 1. p. 1478. 

 eoccineum. /3. R. clegans. yiil. kew. 1 . p. l62. Catesb. car. appen. t. 4. 



Icon. ^Dill. ellh. t. 243./. 314. Cat^h. car. 3. t. 4. 



Common in old fields and along fences : New England 

 to Carolina. Tj . July, Aug. v. v. Berries red ; 

 flowers greenish-red ; in far. /S. scarlet. 

 viridiflorum. 3. R. glabriusculum ; foliis pinnatis multijugis, foliolis lan- 

 ceolato-oblongis serratis subtus subtoraentosiSj racemis 

 erectis herbaceis. — Lam. eiicycl. 7 . p. 504. 



R. canadense. Mill. diet. no. 5. 



On the edges of woods, in dry sunny situations : Pen- 

 sylvania and Virginia. Pj . July, Aug. v. v. Flowers 

 yellowish-green ; probably not much more than a va- 

 riety of the foregoing species. 

 pumilum. A. R. huniile ; ramis petiolisque pubescentibus, foliis pin- 



natis muhijugis, foliolis ovalibus vix acuminatis aut 

 iiiUticis inciso-dentatis subtus tomentosis, fructibus 

 holcsericeis. iMich.Ji. amer. \. p. 182. 



In Upper Carolina. Ij . July. v. s. in Herb. Lyon.; 

 V. V. in Horlis. Not above a foot high : it is the most 

 poisonous of the genus, according to inforination 

 from Mr. J. Lyon, who, by collecting the seed of 

 this species, got poisoned all over liis body, and was 

 lamed for a considerable time. 



