430 Mr. Cutler's Account of indigenous Vegetables, 



MEALTREE. Blossoms white. Berries black. In moist 

 wood land. June. 



Viburnum foliis lobatis, petiolis glandulosis. Syst. Nat. 

 WA TER ELDER. Blossoms white. Berries red. In Gloucester, 

 in wet land. June. 



CASSINE? Linn. Gen. Plant. 333. 



Cassine foliis oblongis serratis. Syst. Nat. 



WINTERBERRY. The number of filaments is from five to 

 seven, and the number of seeds equal to the number of filaments. 

 Blossoms white. Berries red, and generally remain on the 

 shrub through the winter. In swamps. June. 



SAMBUCUS. Linn. Gen. Plant. 334. 

 Sambucus cymis quinquepartitis , caule arboreo. Syst. Nat. 



ELDER. Blossoms white. Berries black. In swamps, and 

 moist land. May. 



Dr. Withering observes, that the inner green bark is purga- 

 tive, and may be used with advantage where acrid purgatives are 

 requisite. In small doses it is diuretic, and hath done eminent 

 service in obstinate glandular obstructions, and in dropsies. If 

 sheep that have the rot are placed in a situation where they can 

 get at the bark and the young shoots, they will soon cure them- 

 selves. The leaves are purgative like the bark, but more nause- 

 ous. The inner bark and leaves are ingredients in several cool- 

 ing ointments. A decoction of the flowers, taken internally, 

 is said to promote expectoration in pleurisies. If the flowers 

 are fresh gathered, they loosen the belly. Externally, they are 

 used in fomentations to ease pain and abate inflammation. 

 They will give a flavour to vinegar. A rob prepared from the 



berries 



