Vermont Shrubs and Woouy Vines 183. 



vigorous, long-lived shrub of about the size and general habit 

 of the lilac but with smaller leaves and branches. It well merits 

 its place in popular favor because of its hardiness in all situations, 

 its wealth of fragrant bl(X)ni and its loads of scarcely less at- 

 tractive berries. It varies widelv in color of flower and fruit. 



Tartarian Honeysuckle. 

 Flowering branch, X ^^. 



Some bushes bear creamy white, others deep pink or rose hued 

 blossoms. The color of the berries varies with that of the flower, 

 the white blossoms giving lighter yellow fruit, the darker flower 

 tints being associated with a coral-red berry. The leaves vary 

 in like relation froni a lighter to a darker green. 



THE ELDERS. SAMBUCUS. 



The elders are so familiar as scarcely to require description. 

 There is however frequent confusion of the name elder and alder. 

 Both are so common that it is only necessary to recall that the 

 alder has sim])le rounded leaves and dry cone-like fruits, whereas 

 the elders have large compound leaves and blue or red berries. 

 This distinction is well emphasized in the common name elder- 

 berry. The two species of elder are common and both are rather 

 coarse with a penetrating odor when bruised or cut. The leaves 

 are large, opposite and compound with the leaflets toothed. The 



