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=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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