162 WEEDS AND USEFUL PLANTS. 
4. cpuhien ener ‘gees 
[Greek, Sambuke, d f this ees 
- Calyx with the segmen inute. Corolla urn-shaped, wi sr 
aening 5-cleft limb. Fruit sub-globose, baccate ; Ripa 3 vensly 5 
crustaceous, ose, each containing a suspended seed. Shrubs or 
herbs. Leaves odd- -pinnately Sucauind Inflorescence cymose 
1. S. Canaden‘sis, L. Stem suffruticose ; aatee oblong-oval, acumi- 
nate, serrate ; flowers in 5-parted spreadin 
Canapian Sampccus. Elderbush. dir Elder. 
-_ one, 2~4 inches se seeeinhe pea broa prifoonene you "rane, ve rpeteat 
inches Corolla ‘white. Berries nu: icy, 
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Thickets and fence rows : throughout the United States. Fl. June. Fy. August. 
Obs. This is a rather troublesome plant, on our farms,—the long roots 
being very tenacious of life, and inclined t to spread extensively rain 
Saiee.s0Ws ‘ab aie If neglected, it soon gives the farm a very 
slovenly appeara: 
This species is Paouddised by some botanists as a mere Mie fl of the 
European 8. nigra, which it che sn eons resembles. Like that spe- 
cies, it is considerably employ mestic medicine. An infusion of 
its flowers, Elderblow-tea, is a pei re and efficient ee _ 
the juice of the berries makes a tolerable wine. The bark is said to a 
as a purgative and emetic. 
5. VIBUR’NUM, L. Visurnum. 
A classical Latin name ; peetea® obscure. 
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L-seeded asiee with a seanty sir and a cecum more 
ed nut. Shrubs; leaves simple, petiolate ; petioles so oot tint roam 
tle aaa ag stipules. Flowers usually white, in flat rem 
mostly terminal cymes. 
’ * Flowers all alike and perfect. 
LV. Lente 80, L. baie lance-ovate, acuminate, ual be dlagbeie 
petioles wi wavy ma ; eymes sessile, somewhat corymbese, termi 
nal ; susie oval, slightly © omnia 
Sweet Viburnum. pee 
A tree 15-20 feet high. Petiol h long, the undulate margin dotted 
with brown scales is young. (peas: 2- , Paty wos Drupes often half an inch long, 
in October, changing from a rich scarlet to a bluish ee es bloom— 
edible especially after having been frozen. = 
- Canada to Georgia. May-June ‘ ‘aye 
