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146 THE SHRUBS OF NORTH CAROLINA. 



2. Red-Berried Elder. (S. pubens, Michx.) — 

 Grows only on the higher Mountains above the 

 range of the preceding, from which it is at once dis- 

 tinguished by its red berries and the downy under- 

 side of its leaves. It belongs chiefly to a high lati- 

 tude. 



1. Black Haw. (Viburnum prunifolium, Linn.) 

 — Common in rather dry rich soils from the coast to 

 'jy. the lower part of the Upper District, 8 to 15 feet 

 high, handsome when in flower. The blossoms are 

 small, white, in flat clusters, which are two or three 

 inches broad, and destitute of a common stem. The 

 leaves, 1 or 2 inches long, are smooth and shining 

 above. The fruit is about half an inch long, bluish- 

 black, sweetish and eatable. 

 y 2. Possum Haw. (V. nudum, Linn.) — Has a 

 similar range with No. 1, and grows in cold swampy 

 grounds, 6 to 12 feet high. The flower-clusters in 

 this are supported on a short common stem. The 

 leaves are larger and of thicker texture than in the 

 former, dull green above, and covered with rusty 

 scales beneath. The fruit is a deep blue. In the 

 Mountains I have heard this called Shawnee Haw. 



There is a form of this (var: angustifolium), with 

 smaller, narrower, and brighter leaves, which I have 

 met with in Henderson County. 

 . 3. (V. obovatum, Walt.) — A shrub or small tree, 

 growing on the banks of streams, but not common 

 in this State. The leaves are i to 1 inch long, rather 

 thick, smooth, broader at the upper end, and faintly 



