142 PT,ORA OF nRAND RAPIDS. 



SAMBUCUS L. Ki.i.KK. 



1093. S. Canadensis L. ('(niuiion I'lhler. 

 Fields ami roadsides; coinTiioii. .luly. 



"It follows settlements."' The berries witli red stems are pre- 

 ferred to those with afreen stems for culinary purposes. 



1094. S. racemosa L. ixcd-bcrried Elder. 

 '**'. pnbeiiti Mii'hx. 



Common alonj; stump IcnceR on ])iii(' land, frequent in moist 

 woods. May. 



SYMPHORICARPOS Juss. Sxowberry. 



The sj>eci(^s mentioned under this genus are indigenous in the 

 northern part of the State. They were common in cultivation 

 about the homes of the pioneer settlers, and are not infrequent 

 now about old dwellings and roadsides. 



109.3. S. occidentalis Tlook. Wolfberry, 



Flowers iu July, the fruit ri])ens and persists thi'ough autumn. 

 1090. S. racemosus Michx. Snowberry. 



Flowers in July, fruit ripe in autumn. 



S. pauciflorus Robbins is indigenous in Ionia Co., and may be 



looked for here on hillsides under ])iTH's. 



1097. S. vulgaris Michx. Indian (^irrant. ('oral-berry, 



*V. St/iiiphoric((rj>o>i (L.) MacM. 

 Flowers in July, the fruit persists after the leaves have fallen. 



TRIOSTEUM L. lIonsK-OK.VTiAN. Fkvkr-wort. 



1098. T. perfoliatum 1.. 



Open woods and coj>ses. Miil-May-M id-June. 

 Widely scattered, but well distributed. 



VIBURNUM L. Arrow-wood. Laurestinus. 

 1199. V. acerifolium L. Arrow-wood. Dockmackie. 



Dry wooded banks and hillsides; frequent. Mid-May-Mid-June. 



1100. V. cassinoides L. Withe-rod. 



Sphagnous swamps; infrequent. First of June. 



