TREES AND SHRUBS 



imbricate in bud ; Stuiiiens 4-5, or rarely double the niniiber, epipetalous, 

 alternate witli lobes, anthers versatile ; Ovary inferior, 1 5-celled ; Fruit a 

 berry or drupe. 



CANADIAN ELDER, Samhucm canadensis. 



Gardens. July, August. A moist soil being most favourable to luxuriant 

 growth, this shrub is useful for growing in groups near ponds and streams. 

 The shrubby species of Elder may be propagated by cuttings of branches 

 or shoots in moist soil outdoors, October — March. 



Floivcrs dull white, almost scentless, in a terminal panicled cyme, 5 main 

 branches ; Fruit a berry-like drupe, deep bluish-black. 



Leaves opposite, imparipinnate, leaflets 5-11, mostly 7, oblong-elliptical, 

 acuminate, sometimes appendiculated at base, pubescent beneath, rigid, ser- 

 rate, 2-5 ins. long ; heavy scented when crushed. 



A deciduous shrub, 6-10 ft. ; usually glabrous. 



Native of Canada and eastern U.S.A. ; introduced 1761. 



GLAUCOUS ELDER, Sambucus glauca. 



Gardens. .June. The distinctive character of this species is the glaucous 

 covering of the fruits. The plant will stand severe pruning. 



Floivers yellowish-white, in a cyme, 4-6 ins. wide, glaucous, bracts and 

 bractlets linear, caducous ; Calyx 5-cleft, ovoid, lobes acute, red-brown ; Corolla 

 rotate, 5-lobed, lobes oblong, rounded at apex, as long as stamens ; Fruit a 

 drupe, sub-globose, ^ in. diam., blue-black, with mealy, glaucous bloom, juicy. 



Leaves opposite, imparipinnate, 5-7 ins. long, leaflets 5-9, ovate or oblong, 

 cuneate or rounded at base, acuminate, coarsely serrate, glabrous, thm, firm, 

 bright green above, pale below, 2-6 ins. long, ^-l^ in. wide ; petioles stout, 

 grooved. 



A deciduous s/irub or small tree, 6-18 ft. ; liranclies spreading, glabrous ; 



Ticigs red-brown ; Bark fissured, brown ; Buds axillary, scales ovate, brown ; 



Wood light, soft, weak, yellow tinged with brown. 



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