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HAD. Woods and hedges. June. Shrub 8 ft. high, 



with straight bran. ; ber. small, blue. 

 7. V. pub esc ens : leaves on.very short petioles, ovate, 

 acuminate, dentate-serrate, villous beneath ; 

 cymes pedunculate ; fruit oblong. 



HAB. Mountains. June. Shrub 6 ft. high; leav, 

 and cymes smaller than No. 6. 

 "J. V. acerifolium : leaves subcordate, 3-lobed, acute!} 

 serrate, pubescent beneath ; lobes acuminate, 

 petioles without glands, hairy ; cymes on long 

 peduncles, 



HAB. Rocky woods. May — June. Shrub 4 — 6 

 ft. high ; leav. broad ; ber. oval, compress., black- 

 ish. 

 9, V. Oxycoccus : leaves 3-lobed, acute at the base, 

 3-nerved ; lobes divaricate, acuminate, remotely 

 and obtusely dentate ; petioles glandular ; cymes- 

 radiate. 



HAB. Mountain woods. May — June. A small 

 shrub ; branch, spread. ; ber. large, red, acid. 

 f 0. V. edule : leaves 3-lobed, rather obtuse at the base, 

 3-nerved ; lobes very short, with acuminate-den- 

 tate serratures ; petioles glandular ; cymes 

 radiate. 



HAB. Banks of rivers. Shrub smaller and more 

 upright than the last ; ber. large, red, acid. 



218. SAMBUCUS. Elder. Caprifolia. 



; . canadensis : nerves and petioles very smooth ; 



leaflets oblong-oval, about 3 pairs, acuminate.. 



smooth ; midrib subpubescent ; cymes lax ; stem 



frutescent. 

 HAB. Low grounds. May — July. Shrub 6 — 10 

 ft. high ; leav. often bipin. ; fl. white, ber. deep 



purp. 

 ; . pvbens : petioles and leaves beneath pubescent 



leaflets oval-lanceolate ; cymes paniculate: stent 



lVuticose. 



[AB. Mountains. June. Shrub G — 8 ft. high • 



leav. simply pinnate, 3 pairs ; ber. small. 



