196 
Loranthaceae. Caprifoliacese. 
— FIs yellow, appearing before the Is, in simple umbels 
surrounded by an invol. of 4 leaflets. Fr. cherry-red. 
Cornel-cherry. — Thickety hills; T. W. Y. A.; also cul¬ 
tivated. 3 ...... mas L. 1024. 
OBS. C. stolonifera Michx. (alba auct.) is also cultivated in shrubberies, 
having Is gray underneath and white fruit. 
53. Loranthaceae. 
268. Viscum. Mistletoe. XXII, 2. 
1. PL of a yellowish green, with dichotomous ramification. 
FIs gen. in clusters of 3—5.—b. laxurn Boiss. Rent. Ls 
narrower, berries ovoid, yellow. See N. Beitr. II, 7. 
— Parasitic on various trees (rarely on conifers or 
oaksj. 3, 4.album L. 1025. 
54. Caprifoliacese. 
269. Adoxa. Moscatel. .VIII, 18. X, 11. 
1. A small, delicate pi. Stem with 2 ls in the upper part, 
and a terminal head composed of 4—5 (3—7) fls. Ls 
2-ternatisect.—Along hedges; distrib., especially in west¬ 
ern Switz. 3.moschatellina L. 1026. 
270. Sambucus. Elder. Y, 136. 
1. Stem herbaceous (green), stipules leaf-like, oval-oblong 
Anthers red, finally black. Ebulum humile Garck.— 
Wood-edges, slopes; distrib. 6 . . Ebulus L. 1027. 
— Stem woody; shrubs or trees. Stipules 0, or wart-like. 
Anthers yellow ....... 2 
2. Fls white or yellowish white, in flat cymes (which have 
5 primary branches, not 3 as in the last). Fr. dark- 
violet.— Woods; distrib.; also cultivated in shrubberies 
with finely-cut, variegated ls. 6 . nigra L. 1028. 
— Fls greenish yellow, in ovoid panicles. Fr. red. Moun¬ 
tain woods; distrib. 4, 5 . . racemosa L. 1029. 
271. Viburnum. Viburnum. Y, 136. 
1. Ls undiv., oval, toothed, flaky-tomentose underneath. 
Fls all alike. Fr. compressed, passing from red to black 
at maturity. — Woods, thickets; distrib. 5 
Lantana L. 1030. 
— Ls 3 —5-lobed, green on both sides. Fls of the circum¬ 
ference larger, barren (having neither styles nor stas). 
Fr. globular, red. — Woods, damp thickety places; distrib. 
A. variety (v. roseum L.) with globular inflorescences 
