Trees of North Carolina 99 



Black Haw; flowers white, in clusters 3-6 inches 

 across; fruits deep Hue with a glaucous bloom, 1 / 3 - 

 % inch long, larger, fleshier, and juicier than in 

 the Black Haw, the stone elliptic and flat. In 

 Chapel Hill where both the Blue and Black Haws are 

 common, the former can be distinguished easily by 

 the larger, shining leaves with reddish tomentum, 

 the red buds, and by the larger, bluer fruits. Ex- 

 amples: trees along Battle's Branch and in low 

 places below Mr. Tom Ellis' home. 



165. Viburnum cassinoides L. Withe-rod, Possum 



Haw. 



A small tree or shrub along streams throughout the 

 mountains, and probably also along branches and 

 bogs in the upper part of the coastal plain as it oc- 

 curs in such situations in South Carolina. Leaves 

 ovate to oblong, 1-4 inches long, % to 2% inches 

 broad, edges toothed, entire or inrolled, thick, dull 

 above, and usually with many minute red dots be- 

 low; flowers white, in clusters 2-4 inches across; 

 fruits elongated or spherical, about % inch long, 

 yellowish and pink when young, blue-black with a 

 bloom when mature, not edible, stones flattened. 



166. Viburnum Lentago L. Nanny-berry, Sheep-ber- 



ry, Sweet Viburnum. 



A small tree or shrub found along streams, low 

 grounds, and moist hillsides of the mountain region. 

 Leaves ovate to oval, 2^-5 inches long, 1-1% inches 

 broad, closely toothed, hairy when young, bright 



