BLACK OR DARK PURPLE 243 



smaller branches. Brown circular dots appear 

 on the upper surface of the leaf along the mid- 

 vein, and are scattered about on the under 

 surface. The leaf is usually ovate, with a blunt 

 tip. The teeth are fine and somewhat rounded, 

 or the margin is sometimes entire. 



Flowers. The flower cluster is quite large 

 and full. The whitish flowers are small, perfect, 

 and five-parted. June. 



The shrub is rather straggling, and has an 

 ash-colored bark. The twigs are somewhat 

 scurfy and dotted. The slender last year's 

 growth is sometimes used in binding sheaves. 

 It is a swamp plant, and extends south to New 

 Jersey and west to Minnesota. 



LARGER WITHE-ROD 

 Viburnum nudum Honeysuckle Family 



This is usually a larger species than Viburnum 

 cassinoides, and has a southern range extending 

 from New Jersey south to Florida. The leaves 

 are more prominently veined than in the preced- 

 ing, and sometimes scurfy above. The margin 

 is generally entire. 



