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Holly leaves an 'holly root biled together wuz good for indigestion, an' blackgum an 'blackhaw roots biled together an' strained out an 'mixed wid whiskey wuz good for diffunt mis'ries.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3 Work Projects Administration

Scarlet oak offers showy, bright red fall color, and blackhaw viburnums have clusters of delicate, white flowers followed by bluish black berries, which are devoured by birds during the winter.

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Some of the plants on this list, and on sale at the Botanic Gardens, are: scarlet oak, which provides food for wildlife; black willow, which supports 350 species of butterflies and moths; and blackhaw viburnums, whose flowers are excellent for insect pollinators and whose fruit is high-energy food for wildlife.

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18:30:17: Native rusty blackhaw viburnum in full bloom now.

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