BLACK OR DARK PURPLE 207 



duced originally .from Europe. It is also a native 

 of northern Asia. 



LANCE-LEAVED BUCKTHORN 



Rhamnus lanceolata Buckthorn Family 



fruit. This berrylike drupe has two grooved 

 nutlets. It is black and shining. The fruits 

 are in the leaf axils, sometimes in clusters of 

 two or three. 



Leaves. The leaves are oblong-lanceolate. 

 On the flowering shoots the leaf apex is often 

 obtuse. The leaves are finely toothed and some- 

 what hairy on the veins beneath. 



Flowers. The yellowish green blossoms are 

 solitary or clustered in the leaf axils. May. 



The Lance-leaved Buckthorn grows along 

 banks of streams and on hills from Pennsyl- 

 vania southward. It is a tall, thornless shrub. 



ALDER-LEAVED BUCKTHORN 



Rhamnus alnifolia Buckthorn Family 



Fruit. The black berrylike drupes are some- 

 what pear-shaped. They are fleshy and inclose 



