234 HOW TO KNOW WILD FRUITS 



Belgium and in other parts of Europe, the small 

 twigs are powdered and used for tanning leather. 

 The juice of the berries is used in dyeing. This 

 is a hardy shrub from six to eight feet high. It 

 has been naturalized from Europe. It is often 

 used for hedges. Some of its old English names 

 are Primwort, Skedge, and Skedgwith. 



Privet is reported growing on the walls of 

 Cologne Cathedral, the seeds obviously having 

 been deposited there by bird agencies. 



BLACK OR GARDEN NIGHTSHADE 



Solanum nigrum Potato Family 



Fruit. — Smallish, black, globular berries grow 

 in drooping clusters from the side of the stems. 

 Their pedicels are slender, and the five-parted 

 calyx is at the base. The berries are smooth 

 and contain many thin, flat seeds. 



Leaves. — The ovate leaves usually have one 

 side which is slightly longer than the other. 

 They are wavy-toothed, thin, and have thin 

 stems. 



Floivers. — The five-lobed white flowers grow 

 in lateral clusters. July-September. 



