368 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. [BuU. 



VIBURNUM L. Arrow-wood. Laurcstinus. 



Viburnum alnifolium IMarsh. (alder-leaved). 

 Vibuniuni lantanoides Michx. 

 Hobble-bush. Witch Hobble. Moosewood. 



Rich woods. Union (Graves, Bissell), Hamden (D. C. 

 Eaton), Monroe (H. C. Beardslee), Redding (F. Mills), 

 and occasional or frequent in the northwestern part of the 

 state. May ; fruit July. 



Viburnum Opulus L. (classical name for some Maple), var. 



americanum (Mill.) Ait. 

 Viburnum Opulus Gray's Manual ed. 6, not L. 

 Viburnum americanum Mill. 

 High-bush Cranberry. Cranberry Tree. Cramp-bark. Pim- 



bina. 



Swamps and wet ground. Southington (Andrews), 

 Waterbury (H. J. Bassett), Brookfield (C. K. Averill), and 

 rare or local through the northwestern part of the state. May 

 — June ; fruit Aug. 



The fruit is edible. The bark is of considerable value 

 medicinally and is officinal. A cultivated form of the Euro- 

 pean Viburnum Opulus with transformed florets is the com- 

 mon Snowball of cultivation. , 



Viburnum acerifolium L. (maple-leaved). 



Maple-leaved Viburnum, Dockmackie. Arrow-wood. 



Common. Dry woods and thickets. June ; fruit July — 

 Aug. 



Medicinal. 



Viburnum pubescens (Ait.) Pursh (downy). 

 Downy Arrow-wood. 



Rare. Dry rocky woods; Guilford (G. H. Bartlett), New 

 Haven (Eaton Herb.), Meriden (Bissell), Southington (An- 

 drews), Cheshire (Harger), Hamden and Kent (Eames), 

 Salisbury (C. K. Averill). May — June; fruit Aug. 



Viburnum dentatum L. (toothed). 

 Arrow-wood. Mealy Tree. 



Frequent. Swamps and on banks of streams. June ; fruit 

 Aug. 



