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The Species, with us^ are^ 



I. Viburnum acerifolium. Maple-leaved Viburnum. 



This rifes generally to tlie height of four or five 

 feet, with an ere£l, flender ftem, fending oiF a few 

 oppofite branches. The leaves are fomewhat three 

 lobed, toothed, or pretty largely fawed on their 

 edges; a little hairy underneath, and joined to round 

 footftalks, placed oppofite. The flowers terminate 

 the ftalks and branches in cyivae (about feven parted) 

 or kind of umbels ; they are white and are fucceed- 

 ed by fomewhat oval, comprefled, black berries 

 when ripe. 



1. Viburnum dentatum. Tcothcd-leaved Viburnum^ 

 or Arrow Wood, 



This grows naturally in moift places, rifing up 

 with feveral ftraight ftems, to the height of ten or 

 twelve feet, fending olF feveral flender, oppofite 

 branches. The leaves are roundifli or oval, pointed, 

 and toothed on their edges, much veined and placed 

 oppofite, upon round, downy footftalks. The flow- 

 ers are produced at the tops of the ftalks and branch- 

 es, in cynia or kind of umbels, about feven parted, 

 in manner of thofe of the Elder but much fmaller ; 

 they are white and are fucceeded by dark bluifli co- 

 loured, oblong berries. The young flioots of this 

 tree are generally ufed by the natives for arrows; 

 whence it is known by the name of Arrow-wood. 



3. Viburnum prunifolium. Black Haw. 



This 1 take to be our common, fmall black Haw^ 

 whicb. rifes with a ftifF ftem to the height of about 

 ten or fifteen feet, dividing into many branches, 



which 



