. Flowers of the field. Botany. Viburnum Lantana {Way- faring Tree, Mealy Giieldev Rose) 2. V. opulus (Guelder Water Elder).—A small tree or .shrub, with smooth leave.^, lobed and cut, which assume a rich purple hue before falling, when they are very ornamental ; leaf- stalks with glands at the upper extremity. The flowers, which grow in flat-topjied cymes, are .- white, the outer ones barren, and Ci with broad corollas. The berries are bright coral-red, and are said to be sometimes fermented and eaten, a statement which will seem scarcely credible to any one who has chanced to smell them. The
. Flowers of the field. Botany. Viburnum Lantana {Way- faring Tree, Mealy Giieldev Rose) 2. V. opulus (Guelder Water Elder).—A small tree or .shrub, with smooth leave.^, lobed and cut, which assume a rich purple hue before falling, when they are very ornamental ; leaf- stalks with glands at the upper extremity. The flowers, which grow in flat-topjied cymes, are .- white, the outer ones barren, and Ci with broad corollas. The berries are bright coral-red, and are said to be sometimes fermented and eaten, a statement which will seem scarcely credible to any one who has chanced to smell them. The bark is very acrid. In the. Viburnum OruLus (Guelder Rose, Water Elder). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London, G. Routledge
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