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3. Symphoricarpus. Calyx-tube globose ; limb with 4-5 persist- 

 ent teeth. Corolla bell-shaped. Stamens 4-5, inserted on the corolla. 

 Berry globose, 4-celled, 2-seeded ; 2 cells abortive, y. 



S. RACEMOSUS (Snow-berry}, Leaves oval, often undulate at the margin, 

 mostly smooth, paler beneath, on short petioles ; flowers in terminal, loose, 

 interrupted, and somewhat leafy racemes ; corolla densely bearded within, 

 rose-colored ; stamens and style included ; berries large, roundish. In culti- 

 vation. June-September. 



4. Linnaea. Calyx-limb deciduous, with 5 subulate teeth. Corolla 

 campanulate ; limb with 5 nearly equal lobes. Stamens 4, 2 longer 

 than the other 2. Berry 3-celled, dry, indehiscent, i-seeded, with 2 

 abortive cells. 2f 



L. BOREALIS ( Twin -flower). Evergreen ; stems filiform, creeping, 

 branching and rooting through their whole length ; leaves small, round- 

 ish, crenate, with short petioles and a few scattered hairs ; peduncles erect, 

 filiform ; corolla rose-colored, of a deeper hue inside. In moist woods. 

 June. 



5. Sambucus. Calyx with 5 minute or obsolete teeth. Corolla 

 with 5 spreading segments. Stamens .5. Stigmas 3. Berry globose, 

 pulpy, 3-seeded. 21 



1. S. CANADENSIS (Elder). Stem shrubby ; leaves pinnate ; leaflets 5-11, 

 oblong or oval, serrate, smooth ; cyme flat, 5-parted ; flowers white, very 

 numerous, with a rather oppressive odor ; berry dark purple, juicy. Shrub, 

 in waste grounds, 6-10 feet high. May- July. 



2. S. PUBENS (Red-berried Elder}. Stem shrubby, with a warted bark ; 

 leaves pinnate ; leaflets 5-7, oval-lanceolate, acuminate, and with the petiole 

 pubescent beneath ; cymes densely panicled, or pyramidal ; flowers white ; 

 fruit scarlet, small. May-June. 



6. Viburnum. Calyx persistent, 5-toothed. Corolla with 5 obtuse, 

 spreading segments. Stamens 5. Stigmas 3. Fruit a i-celled, I- 

 seeded drupe. 



1. V. OPULUS (Cranberry-Tree}. Leaves chiefly 3-lobed, rounded, rarely 

 tapering at base ; dentate ; cymes pedunculate ; fruit ovoid, red, acid. A 

 handsome shrub of erect growth. 



2. V. ACERIFOLIUM (Maple-leaved Viburnum). Leaves 3-veined, 3- 

 lobed, somewhat cordate at base, sharply serrate, pubescent beneath ; 

 petioles and young branches pubescent ; cymes on long peduncles, flat ; 

 fruit oval, compressed ; flowers dull white. A shrub 4-6 feet high. 

 June. 



3. V. LENTAGO (Sweet Viburnum}. Leaves ovate, acuminate, finely and 

 sharply serrate ; petioles long ; flowers white, in broad cymes ; berries oval, 

 finally black and edible, with a sweetish taste. A handsome shrub or small 

 tree, 10-15 ^ ee t high. May-June. 



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