THE VIBURNUMS 



SMALL trees with ill-smelling wood, and tough, slender 

 branches. Leaves simple, opposite, ovate, 2 to 4 inches long, 

 with margined petioles. Flowers white, in broad termina 

 cymes. Fruit a blue, berry-like drupe with flat stone. 



KEY TO SPECIES 



A. Branches slender; winter buds long pointed; petiole 

 margins wavy, broad. 



(Viburneum Lent ago) SHEEPBERRY 



lA. Branches stout; winter buds stout; petiole mar- 

 gins narrow, not wavy. 

 B. Leaves and petioles rusty pubescent. 



(Viburneum rufidulum) RUSTY NANNYBERRY 

 BB. Leaves and petioles smooth. 



(Viburneum prunifolium) BLACK HAW 



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