SMOOTH SUMACH (Rhus glabra, Linn.). Growing in the 

 same situations as the staghorn sumach, and everywhere east 

 of the Rocky Mountains, this well-known shrub is distin- 

 guished by its smooth leaves, which instead of velvet, wear 

 a whitish bloom, like that on grapes and plums. Clean-cut, 

 dainty, and brilliantly colored, in autumn this is one of the 

 most beautiful of the sumachs. The red, erect fruit pyra- 

 mids are the only hairy parts of the tree. The nutlets are 

 pleasantly acid, and when unripe are used to make a bever- 

 age like lemonade. Infusions of berries, bark, and leaves 

 .ire used, too, in the treatment of fevers, as a home remedy. 



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