232 SEA BUCKTHORN. BUCKTHORN 



Rhamnus catharticus, L. Buckthorn. An erect, stiffly 

 branched shrub, or even a small irregular bushy tree up 

 to 20 feet in height, the stem curved and buttressed ; 



Fig. 116. Hippophae rhamnoides, Sea Buckthorn. Fruiting branches 

 (Sc). 



bark nearly black, fissured ; buds deep brown. Dwarf- 

 shoots bearing buds and often ending in a thorn. Leaves 



