. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. PLATE CXXIX. BLACK HAW \ hninchlt't with 'S iiiid two (yincs ol lluwcrs x ,. \ hiiiiirlilct Willi U'iivcs aiHl two wn formed by ItiriaterrLnchl;. ' ' '''''"" ' "''^"^ ^'^'^ BARK-About 2/5 of an Inch thick, reddish-brown, rough, broken Into thick plate-llke scales. orX coSfedTnticS^: ''"'''^ ''"'^ '^*" ^^'""^^ ^^'^'"- ^^"""y ™'^'^e<i ^"h 1ntn^.n?r?if^^i!' ^;* **' .*"" ^"''^ ***"«' ^°''^''^* ^"»» 2 rusty pubescent s
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. PLATE CXXIX. BLACK HAW \ hninchlt't with 'S iiiid two (yincs ol lluwcrs x ,. \ hiiiiirlilct Willi U'iivcs aiHl two wn formed by ItiriaterrLnchl;. ' ' '''''"" ' "''^"^ ^'^'^ BARK-About 2/5 of an Inch thick, reddish-brown, rough, broken Into thick plate-llke scales. orX coSfedTnticS^: ''"'''^ ''"'^ '^*" ^^'""^^ ^^'^'"- ^^"""y ™'^'^e<i ^"h 1ntn^.n?r?if^^i!' ^;* **' .*"" ^"''^ ***"«' ^°''^''^* ^"»» 2 rusty pubescent scales which enlarge Into leaf-like bodies in spring when growth begins. Axillary buds J of an inch Imig flattened closely appressed to twig. Flower buds swollen near base. nattened, LEAVTS-Opposite. simple, oval, 1-3 inches long, obtuse or slightly pointed at apex usually wedge-shaped at base, ftnely serrate on margin, sometimes leathe^ when old. dark^eln abo!e and pale green below; petioles usually round, rarely winged. LEAF-SCARS—Stee "Leaf-scars" under Sweet Viburnum. FLOWERS—Small, perfect, white, appearing about May In dense, many-flowered sessile and terminal cymes which are 3-4 inches broad. nowerea, sessile, and ovfi^y/nnrr*^*'"^^' H^"^ j^JueJruPe ^'hich is persistent, sweet and rather Juicy; contains a flat oval stone; grouped m few-fruited clusters borne on reddish stalks. WOOD—See "Wood" under Sweet Viburnum. DISTINaUISHING CHARACTERISTICS-The Black Haw', also known as Sweet Haw, Sheep- berry, Stag-bush, and Nanny-berry, closely resembles the Sweet Viburnum. See "Distinguishing ^wacteristlcs under Sweet Viburnum. The Black Haw and the Sweet Viburnum may further be distinguished from the RHaple-leaved Viburnum (Viburnum acerlfolium) by the palmate vena- tion of the leaf-blade and the small gaping buds of the latter, and from the Arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum) by the coarsely dentate leaves, the small gaping buds, and the e
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