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2. Flowers 4-several in a cluster ; stems climbing 



ur clambering L. glaucescens 



Sambucus Linne 1753 Elderberry 



(The Latin name for the elder) 



PL 35, fig. 7. 



Sepals 3-5, united, petals 3-5, white, united into a saucer-shaped corolla, 

 stamens 5, at the base of the corolla, ovary 3-5-celled, styles 3-parted, 

 fruit a berry-like drupe with 3-5 nutlets ; flowers in large compound cymes ; 



s opposite, pinnate ; shrubs. 



1 . Flower cluster flat-topped ; fruit purplish-black, 



5-6 mm. wide S. canadensis 



2. Flower cluster panicle-like, not flat-topped 



a. Cluster convex; fruit black S. melanocdrpa - 



b. Cluster conic or somewhat so; fruit bright red .S\ racemosa 



Symphoricarpus Jussieu 1789 Snowberry, YVolfberry 

 (Gr. symphoros, borne together, karpos, fruit, from the clustered berries) 



PL 36, fig. 5. 



Sepals 4-5, united, petals 4-5, white or pink, united into a bell-shaped 

 corolla, stamens 4-5 on the corolla tube, ovary 4-celled, stigma globose or 

 2-lobed, berry 4-celled, 2-seeded ; flowers in axillary or terminal clusters ; 

 leaves opposite, simple, entire or nearly so; shrubs. 



1. Corolla 3-5 mm. long 



a. Stamens and style projecting from the corolla; 



clusters many-flowered 5\ occidentdlis 



b. Stamens and style not projecting; clusters few- 



flowered 5*. racemosus 



2. Corolla 6-12 mm. long 



a. Corolla 6-8 mm. long, the tube 2-3 times the 



length of the lobes S. rotundifolius 



b. Corolla 8-12 mm. long, the tube 4-5 times the 



length of the lobes S. oreophilus 



Viburnum Linne 1753 Bush Cranberry, Cranberry Tree 



(The Latin name) 



PL 35, fig. 6. 



Sepals 5, united into a tube, petals 5, white or pink, united into a shal- 

 low corolla, stamens 5 on the corolla tube, ovary 1-3-celled, style 3-lobed, 

 drupe 1-seeded; flowers in compound cymes, the outer sometimes without 

 stamens or pistils; leaves opposite, entire to lobed ; shrub. 



