=Viburnum alnifolium=, Marsh. Hobble-bush. Moosewood. “Hobble-rod.” Abundant in mountain regions.
=Viburnum Opulus= var. =Americanum=. (Mill.) Ait. Cranberry-tree. High Bush Cranberry. Infrequent. Tucker: Canaan Valley.
=Viburnum acerifolium=, L. Dockmackie. Arrow-wood. A common shrub.
=Viburnum dentatum=, L. Arrow-wood. Infrequent. Pocahontas: Cranberry Glades; Randolph: near Elkins.
=Viburnum cassinoides=, L. Withe-rod. Wild Raisin. Not common. Webster: Gauley River; Pendleton: Big Run; Monongalia: Deckers Creek.
=Viburnum nudum=, L. Randolph: Middle Fork River. Webster: Upper Glade. (Millspaugh’s Flora)
=Viburnum pubescens=, (Ait.) Pursh. Greenbrier: White Sulphur Springs.
=Sambucus canadensis=, L. Common Elder. Abundant throughout the State.
=Sambucus racemosa=, L. Red-berried Elder. Frequent in rocky woods.
GLOSSARY
=Abortive= That which is brought forth prematurely; coming to naught before it is completed.
=Achene= A small hard, dry, 1-celled, 1-seeded fruit which does not open by valves.
=Acrid= Sharp or biting to the taste.
=Acuminate= Decidedly tapering at the end.
=Acute= Tapering at the end.
=Aesthetic= Pertaining to the beautiful.
=Alternate= Not opposite to each other, but scattered singly along the axis.
=Ament= A peculiar, scaly, unisexual spike.
=Anther= The enlarged terminal part of a stamen which bears the pollen.
=Apex= The tip or end of a bud or leaf, i. e., the part opposite the base.
=Apical= Pertaining to the tip, end, or apex.
=Appressed= Lying tight or close against.
=Arborescent= Tree-like in appearance, size and growth.
=Aromatic= Fragrant; with a pleasing odor.
=Astringent= Contracting; drawing together; binding.
=Awl-Shaped= Tapering from the base to a slender or rigid point.
=Axil= The upper angle formed by a leaf or branch with the stem.
=Axillary= Situate in an axil.
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