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Maple-leaved Arrow-wood. Viburnum acerifoUvm. 



Dockmackie. 



Found in light, rocky woods, in May and June. 



The tough, woody stalk, growing from 2 to 3 feet high, is branch- 

 ing, and covered with a smooth brown bark. 



The broad, 3-lobed leaf much resembles a maple leaf in outline ; 

 it has, however, a soft downy surface, especially beneath, — the upper 

 side is sometimes smooth. The leaves are set in pairs, on short foot- 

 stems. Color green. 



The small, 5-parted flower has 5 stamens, alternating with its 

 rounded divisions. The flowers are white, and the buds pink-tinted ; 

 they grow in a flat-topped cluster, on a foot-stem springing from 

 between the terminal pair of leaves. 



In the softly diffused light of the autumn woods, its clusters of 

 black berries, and mulberry colored leafage prove attractive to the 

 aesthetic eye. Its habit of growth also is pleasing. 



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