Ibone^suckle Jfamil?. 



Elder-flower. Sambucus Ccmadensis. 



Found along meadow "hedgerows, blossoming in June and July. 



A bush, from 5 to 10 feet high ; it is woody, and branching, with 

 a white pith, and gray bark. 



The large compound leaf has from 8 to 10 pairs of leaflets, with an 

 odd one at the end ; the taper-pointed leaflet has a notched margin, a 

 smooth surface, and a rather thin texture ; the color is a full green, 

 lighter beneath. 



The small 5-parted flower has 5 stamens and 1 pistil, and a minute 

 calyx ; it is cream-white, and grows in wide, spreading, flat-topped clus- 

 ters, on th« ends of the branches. 



The round, reddish-black berries ripen in August and September ; 

 they were used by our foremothers to make a spicy wine. In the wild 

 hedgerow the big creamy clusters are most effective, but when picked 

 the little flower-wheels soon scatter. 



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