62 WILD FLOWERS AND FRUITS 



8. Leaves opposite, stem not 4-sided, plant upright, flowers in 

 clusters, shrub, leaves lobed or compound. 



Maple-leaved Viburnum. Dockmackie (Vibtirnum 

 acerijoliiitn). Honeysuckle famil3^ 

 Ht. several ft., straggly growth; flowers in flat clus- 

 ters (compound cymes); calyx 5-toothed; corolla 

 5-lobed; leaves of 3 lobes, lobes pointed, irregularly 

 toothed; fruit a nearly black berry (drupe). Dry 

 woods. Spring, early summer. 



Cranberry-tree iyiburniim Opulus). Honeysuckle 

 family. 

 Rather tall shrub, upright; flowers in flat clusters 

 (compound cymes); corolla 5-lobed; leaves 3- 

 lobed, broad, lobes sharply toothed; fruit bright 

 red berries (drupes). Low ground. Early summer. 



Common Elder {Sambucus Canadensis) Honeysuckle 

 family. 

 Ht. few-io ft.; flowers in flat clusters (cymes); 

 leaflets 5-1 1, toothed, oblong; fruit a purple or 

 black berry (drupe). Rich soil. Early summer. 

 (See illustration in " Directions.") 



Red-berried Elder {Sambucus racemosa). Honey- 

 suckle family. 

 Similar but flowers in pyramidal clusters (panicled 

 cymes) ; fruit a red berry (drupe) . Rocky woods. 

 Spring. 



9. Leaves opposite, stem not four-sided, plant upright, flowers in 

 cluster, shrub, leaves simple, and not lobed, petals 4. 



Round-leaved Dogwood {Cornus circinata). Dog- 

 wood Family. 

 Rather tall shrub ; flow^ers in flat clusters (cymes) ; 

 branches greenish; leaves round-oval, short pointed, 

 woolly beneath, short stalked. In shady places or 

 on rocks. Spring, early summer. 



