168 TREES OF NEW ENGLAND. 



Fruit. August to September. Samaras, in panicles, rather 

 more than 1 inch long, rounded at both ends ; body entirely 

 surrounded by the wing. 



Horticultural Value. Hardy throughout New England ; 

 grows in any good soil, but prefers swamp or wet land. Its 

 very tall, slender habit makes it a useful tree in some posi- 

 tions, but it is not readily obtainable in nurseries and is 

 seldom used. Propagated from the seed. 



PL^TE LXXXVI. FRAXINUS NIGRA. 



^ 1. Winter buds. 



/ 2. Branch with sterile flowers. 



/Z. Sterile flower. 



^4. Branch with fertile flowers. 



^r 5. Fertile flower. 



A). Fruiting branch. 



7. Fruit. 



CAPBIFOLIACE.E. HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY. 



Viburnum Lentago, L. 

 SHEEP BERRY. SWEET VIBURNUM. NANNY PLUM. 



Habitat and Range. Rich woods, thickets, river valleys, 

 along fences. 



Province of Quebec to Saskatchewan. 

 Frequent throughout New England. 



South along the mountains to Georgia and Kentucky ; west to 

 Minnesota, Nebraska, and Missouri. 



Habit. A shrub or small tree, 10-25 feet in height, 

 with numerous branches forming a wide-spreading, compact, 

 rounded head ; conspicuous by rich foliage, profuse, fragrant, 

 yellowish-white flowers, and long, drooping clusters of crim- 

 son fruit which deepen to a rich purple when fully ripe. 



Bark. Trunk and larger branches dark purplish or red- 

 dish brown, separating in old trees into small, firm sections ; 

 branchlets grayish-brown ; season's shoots reddish-brown, 

 dotted, more or less scurfy. 



