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pie, or rarely white. Evelyn, speaking in its praise, says : " If the 

 medicinal properties of the leaves, bark, berries, etc., were thoroughly 

 known, I cannot tell what our countryman could ail for which he 

 could not find a remedy from every hedge, either for sickness or 

 wound." Hedges, etc.; common. — Fl. June. Tree. There are several 

 garden varieties with variegated, golden, and finely cut foliage. 



2. 5. ehuhts (Dwarf Elder, Banewort). — A herbaceous species 2-4 

 feet high, with leaves divided into 7-1 1 narrow segments, and 2 

 stipule-like, ovate, serrate leaves at the base of each leaf-stalk 

 on the main stem. Corymb somewhat irregular, with 3 main 



branches ; flowers white, pink - tipped, 

 and sweet-scented ; fruit black. Found 

 in waste, bushy places in many parts 

 of Britain, and said to have been 

 introduced by the Danes. — Fl. July, 

 August. Perennial. 



2. Viburnum {Guelder Rose) 



1. V. lanlana (Wayfaring Tree, 

 Mealy Guelder Rose). — A large shrub, 

 with white, nearly flexible branches, 

 and large elliptical leaves, heart-shaped 

 at the base, serrated, and very downy 

 beneath. The flowers, which are white 

 and all perfect, grow in terminal 

 cymes ; the berries are scarlet, turning 

 black when fully ripe. It is most 

 frequently met with in chalky or lime- 

 stone soil. — Fl. May, June. Shrub. 

 Rose, 



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Viburnum Lantana {Way- 

 faring Tree, Mealy Giieldev 

 Rose) 



2. V. opulus (Guelder 

 Water Elder). — A small tree or 

 .shrub, with smooth leave.^, lobed 

 and cut, which assume a rich 

 purple hue before falling, when 

 they are very ornamental ; leaf- 

 stalks with glands at the upper 

 extremity. The flowers, which 

 grow in flat-topjied cymes, are .- 

 white, the outer ones barren, and Ci 

 with broad corollas. The berries 

 are bright coral-red, and are said 

 to be sometimes fermented and 

 eaten, a statement which will 

 seem scarcely credible to any one 

 who has chanced to smell them. 

 The bark is very acrid. In the 



Viburnum OruLus 

 (Guelder Rose, Water Elder) 



