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THE BOOK OF FORESTRY 



WITCH HOBBLE OR HOBBLE-BUSH 



A shrub well known to all campers or travelers who 

 frequent the North Woods. Its prostrate habit of 

 branching is responsible for its well-chosen name. 



WITCH HOBBLE 



Viburnum alnifolium 



FORM 

 A shrub from 3' to 10' in height. 



LEAVES 



Heart-shaped from 3" to 8" broad; 

 deeply veined and rough in appear- 

 ance; margin with fine teeth. Turn 

 brilliant red or orange in autumn. 



FLOWERS 



Bloom in May and June. White 

 in color and borne in flat clusters 

 3" to 5" across. 



FRUIT 



Dark red to purple with soft pulp; 

 stone \" long. 



KANGE 



Maine to Michigan south to North 

 Carolina. 



