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Cornus alternifolia L. f. 



Alternate leaved dogwood 



Along roadsides and fences. Common. July. Less frequent than 

 the preceding. Its ripe fruit is blue. 



CAPRIFOLIACEAE 

 Sambucus Canadensis L. 



Elder. Sweet elder 



Roadsides and banks of streams. Common. July, The flowers of 

 this shrub furnish the old time domestic medicine, elder blow tea. Its 

 ripe fruit is sometimes employed in making pies and wine. Perhaps the 

 plant may be worthy of cultivation for the sake of its flowers and fruit. 



Sambucus pubens Mx. 



S. racemosa L. 



Redberry elder 



Rocky places and clearings. Very common. May and June. In 

 some places this is known as poison elder, but it is not probable that the 

 fruit is poisonous. When ripe it has a beautiful bright red or scarlet color, 

 but its flavor is disagreeable. 



Viburnum cassinoides L. 



Withe rod 



Swamps and wet places. Very common and variable. It sometimes 

 bears fruit when only one or two feet high. 



Viburnum alnifolium Marsh. 



V. lafitanoides Mx. 



Witch hobble. Wayfaring tree 



Woods. Very common. May. This is one of the prevailing shrubs 

 of the Adirondacks. It delights to grow in the shade of woods and 

 quickly disappears if deprived of their protection. Its fruit is black 

 when fully ripe and then has an agreeable flavor and is edible, but the 

 pulp is thin and the pit comparatively large. The flowers sometimes 

 assume a pink or rosy red hue when old. 



The high cranberry or high bush cranberry. Viburnum Opuliis L., is 

 an inhabitant of some parts of the Adirondack region. It is growing 



