176 WILD FLOWERS AND FRUITS 



PANICLED DOGWOOD (Cornus paniculata). Dogwood 



family. 



Rather tall shrub; leaves short, broadly egg- 

 shaped or lance-shaped, not toothed, tapering to 

 point. Fruit in rounded terminal clusters. Late 

 summer. 



POISON SUMAC (Rhus venenatd). Cashew family. 



Max. ht. 1 8 ft.; leaves compound, leaflets 7-13, 

 egg-shaped-oblong, not toothed. Fruit small, glob- 

 ular, clustered in axils. Late summer. 



Fig. 82. 



Bayberry (Myrica ceriferai). 



BAYBERRY (Myrica cerifera). Sweet-Gale family. 



Shrub 26 ft. or over; leaves alternate, inversely 

 egg-shaped, toothed, on short stalks. Fruit (drupe) 

 small, round, thickly clustered on short stalks, 

 with white waxy coating. Sandy ground on coast. 



