The Shrubs of Wyoming. 35 



Sheepberry {Viburnum J.cntago L.) 



A shrub or small tree, with long-pointed, sharply-toothed 

 leaves, large clusters of white flowers and oval, black fruits 

 with a bluish bloom. Occurring in Sheridan county. Its fruits 

 are sweet and edible. This is a pretty shrub, useful as an orna- 

 mental. 

 Wolfberry {Symphoricarpos occidentalis Hook.) 



A low shrub very similar to the snowberry, and related to the 

 cultivated coral-berry. It has thickish, oval or oblong leaves, 

 one to two inches long, short, broad pinkish flowers and small 

 white berries borne in the axils of the upper branches. Very 

 common throughout the state. Though not as attractive as 

 the snowberry it may be used to advantage for massing effects, 

 as it suckers freely and soon covers the ground. 



Spreading Wolfberry [Symphoricarpos vaccinioides Rydb.) 



Depressed and of a spreading habit of growth, with much 

 smaller leaves (one-half to an inch long) and longer flowers 

 than the preceding. Of frequent occurrence in the hills and 

 mountains. 



HONEYSUCKLE. 

 (Lonicera). 



The honeysuckles are well-known ornamental climbers or 

 bushy shrubs. We have four bush-honeysuckles in this state, 

 while one climber is known to occur in Crook county. 

 Involucred Fly-honeysuckle {Lonicera involucrata (Rich.) 

 Banks). 



A low or good-sized shrub with grayish shreddy bark, verv 

 ample green foliage and purplish-black twin berries, one-third 

 of an inch in diameter. The yellowish, tubular flowers are sub- 

 taiaded by two leaf-like bracts (the involucre), which later 

 nearly enclose the berries. 



This is not infrequent on the banks of creeks and rivulets in 

 our hills and mountains. It suckers freely and often forms 

 beds of considerable size. 



