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Flowers terminal^ appearing when the leaves are 

 young, with a large four leaved involucre three in- 

 ches broad, commonly mistaken for the blossom^ 

 white, obcordate, veined. The true flowers are in the 

 centre, small, crowded, sessile, yellowish. Calix cam 

 panulate, symplrogyne, with four obtuse teeth. Co- 

 rolla with four oblong, obtuse petals. Stamina four 

 erect, anthers oblong, style short, erect, stigma ob- 

 tuse. Fruits several oval scarlet drupes, with a nut 

 inside having two cells and two seeds. 



HISTORY — The genus C^rnz/J or Cornel, must be 

 divided into two sections, those species having the 

 flowers capitate, sessile, and with an involucre, arc 

 the true Dogwoods, (Cyno^ry /on), and those with cym- 

 ose, naked flowers, are the true Cornels. It belongs 

 with Hedtra to the natural family of Hed^races, and 

 to Tetrandrta monogynia of Linnasus. Cornus \s 

 the ancient latin name of the Cornel;*, and^or/z/a im- 

 plies that the blossoms are more conspicuous than in 

 any other species. 



Jlorida 



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w^oods in the spring by a profusion of large white 

 blossoms, and bearing in the fall clusters of beautiful 

 scarlet berries. In Louisiana, where it is called Bois 



, or Bois de fleche, (Bud wood and Arrow- 



d) 



May 



It 



lasts a fortnight in full bloom, and every where indi- 

 cates according to the Indians, when Indian corn is to 



be nlant^fl 



