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extends somewhat clown it as a wing-like margin on either side. 

 The flowers ojk'h in early summer in rounded white clusters, two 

 or three inches across, and the herries. one-fourth inch long, ripen 

 in September to deep blue with bloom. This is sometimes 

 planted as an ornamental shrub though it has no conspicuous 

 merit. The fruit has a sweetish taste and may be eaten, though 

 few people gather it. 



SIIEEP-BERRV. ribitrmtnt !ciitao;o L. 



This shrub, known also as nann\-bciry or sweet viburnum, 

 is conspicuous in rich, moist woods, pasture thickets and along 

 streams. O'rdinarily of the size and habit of a shrub of five to 



Sheep-berry. 



Fruiting branch, X V2- 



ten feet, it may sometimes develop into a small tree of twelve to 



eighteen feet. The smaller stems and larger branches are of a 



