153 
PENTANDRIA, TRIGYNIA. 
Maple4eaved Mealy -tree. 
Berries black. Grows with No. 4, common. \i . May, 
June. 
151. SAMBUCUS. Gen., pi. 505. {Caprifolia.) 
Galix small, 5-cleft. Corolla somewhat ur- 
ceolate, 5-lobed. Berry roundish, 3-seed- 
ed. — J^utt. ' 
1. S. sti])ules wanting; cymes 5-parted; leaves canmiensis, 
generally bipinnate; leaflets oblong-oval, shin- 
ing ; glabrous ; stein shrubby. — Pers. 
Icon. Schmidt, arb. 142. (Pursh.) 
Elder, 
Well known to every body by the above English name. 
Berries dark purple — often eaten, but not generally grateful, 
nor much esteemed. In swamps and along ditches, very com- 
mon. \ . June, July. 
152. RHUS. Gen. pi. 502. {Terebintacece.) 
Galix 5-parted. Petals 5. Berry small, with 
1 nucifdrm seed. 
1. R. leaves pinnate; leaflets lanceolate, aenmi- typUnum. 
nate, acutely serrate, villous underneath.-— 
8p. PL 
Icon. Duham. 2. t. 47. (Pursh.) 
Stag -horn- Shumach. 
From four to eight feet high. Flowers greenish. Berries 
rich velvety reddish-purple, in large dense clusters. Common 
at the borders of copses and fields ; also in thickets. \i . July. 
2. R. leaves pinnate, lanceolate, serrate, glabrous ^labram. 
on both surfaces j flowers all fertile.— tSJp. FL 
