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Fig. 104. Fremont silktassel {Carrya Fremonli). 



2. Yellowleaf Silktassel (Garrya flavescens Wats.). — Large spread- 

 ing shrub similar to Fremont silktassel but the bushes usually with a more 

 grayish appearance and the leaves silky-hairy below; fruits usually densely 

 hairy; occurs on dry mountain slopes and ridges, especially in parks of the 

 Southwest. (Syns. G. pallida Eastw., G. mollis Greene.) 



Occmrence. — KINGS CANYON: near mouth of Bubbs Creek. SEQUOIA, 3,000 to 6,500 

 feet: Clough Cave; Kern Canyon just south of park boundary. ZION : Emerald Pool. 

 GRAND CANYON, 6,200 to 8,500 feet. North Rim: Bright Angel Point; Kaibab Forest. 

 Canyon, common north of the Colorado River, rare south of river: Bright Angel Trail 

 about 1 mile above Indian Gardens; Kaibab Trail .ibove Roaring Springs junction. 



Dogwood Family (Cornaceae) 



Dogwood {Cornus L.) 



The Dogwoods are chiefly moisture-loving plants commonly found grow- 

 ing along streams or in moist forests. The name, Cornus, comes from the 

 Latin, cornu, meaning horn, referring to the hardness of the wood. The 

 common name, dogwood, is said to have arisen from the old English practice 

 of steeping the bark to make a solution to wash "mangy" dogs. A decoction 

 of the very bitter bark was used by the Indians as a tonic or in the treatment 

 of fevers. 



Field Guide to the Species 



Low trailing plant with erect stems 2 to 8 inches high; flower cluster surrounded by 



4 white petal-like bracts 1. C. canadensis. 



F.rect shrubs or small trees 3 to 15 (or 30) feet high. 



Flowers borne in rather loose flat-topped clusters V/2 to 2J/2 inches across; 



fruits white or bluish 2. C. slolonifera. 



Flowers borne in compact heads surrounded below by 4 to 6 white petal-like 



bracts; fruits red 3. C. Nultalli. 



I. BuNCHBERRY DoGWOOD (Cornus canadensis L.), fig. 105. — Small 



