Caprifoliaceae 265 



inches long, sharply serrate. Flowers nu- 

 merous, less than J of an inch broad, white, 

 in a close oblong head 3-4 inches high, longer 

 than broad; berries in a compact head, 

 bright scarlet, J of an inch in diameter. 



Rocky places and thickets throughout 

 the region though most abundant in the 

 Selkirks; flowering in June, the bright red 

 berries ripe in late summer. 



A shrub 2-12 feet high, smooth 

 Sambucus 



melanocarpa or tne young leaves slightly 

 A. Gray. hairy. Leaves pinnate with 



Blackberried 3 _ y Qr rardy g ovate-oblong 



or ovate-lanceolate, acuminate 

 leaflets, 2-5 inches long, sharply serrate. 

 Flowers small white in a close compound 

 cyme 3-4 inches high and as broad; berries 

 } of an inch broad, black and shining in a 

 close head. 



Rocky places and thickets in the Selkirks, 

 growing with the other species and difficult 

 to distinguish from it except by the colour 

 of the berries. 



