ets 9, 3 
Cornus mascuta. Cornecian Cuerry. 
Class and Order. 7 
Terranpria Monoeyntia. 
Generic Character. 
Involucrum 4-phyllum sepius. Petala supera,4. Drupa 
nuce 2-loculari. 
“Specific Character and Synonyms. 
* 
Cornus mascula; arborea, umbellis involucrum xquanti- 
bus. Lan. Sp. Pl. 171. Syst. Veg. 159. Willd. Sp. 
Pl. 1. p. 661. Persoon .1. p. 143. Mart. Mill. 
Dict. Hort. Kew. ed. alt-1. p.261. Blackw. Herb. t. 
121. Schmidt Arb. 2. p. 7. t. 63. Sibth. Fl. Grec. 
t. 151. 7 
Cornus mascula ; arborea, floribus umbellatis, foliis ovatis. 
Scop. Carn. ed. 2.1. p. 112. cum descriptione optima. 
Cornus mascula ; arborea, umbellis subaxillaribus, invo-— 
lucris coloratis umbellam subequantibus, foliis ob- — 
: longis acutis venosis scabris. Spreng. Syst. Veg. 1. 
| 2 Ole tO ee = es 
_ Cornus sylvestris mas. Bauh. Pin. 447. Lob. Ic. 2. 169. 
Cornus. Clus. Hist. 1. p. 12. f. 3. Dod. Pempt. 802. 
__ Descr. Stem shrubby or arborescent, six or eight feet 
high, but sometimes acquires a much greater altitude: 
_ branches reclined, covered with a grey bark. Leaves op- 
_ posite, ovate-acuminate, quite entire, dark green on the 
Upper, pubescent and paler on the under side, with paral- 
tel veins convergent towards the point. Involucre when, 
_ the fruit was ripe still persistent, 4-leaved ; leaflets oval, 
concave. Footstalks twice the length of the imvolucre. 
Drupe elliptical, obtuse at both ends, with an umbilicate 
apex: Pulp juicy, sweet; acidulous and astringent : Nut 
ovate-oblong with four white angles, very hard, bilocular. 
