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The Species, with us , are. 
1. Viburnum acerifolium. Maple-leaved Viburnum* 
This rifes generally to the height of four or five 
feet, with an ere£f, flender ftem, fending off a few 
oppofite branches. The leaves are fo me what three 
lobed, toothed, or pretty largely fawed on their 
edges; a little hairy underrieath, and joined to round 
footftalks, placed oppofite. The flowers terminate 
the ftalks and branches in cymce (about feven parted) 
or kind of umbels; they are white and are fucceed- 
ed by fomewhat oval, compreffed, black berries 
when ripe. 
2. Viburnum dentatum. Toothed-leaved Viburnum , 
or Arrow Wood . 
This grows naturally in moift places, rifing up 
with feveral ftraight {ferns, to the height of ten or 
twelve feet, fending off 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 cymce 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 bluifti co- 
loured, oblong berries. The young {hoots 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 I take to be our common, fmall black Haw; 
which rifes with a ftiff ftem to the height of about 
ten or fifteen feet, dividing into many branches, 
which 
