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Cornus sericea, L. (Silky Cornel.) " Wenham Swamp, 1821," 

 Dr. Charles Pickering. Georgetown, etc. A shrub. 



Corniis stolonifera, Michx. (Red-osier Dogw^ood.) George- 

 town, Mrs. Horner, and various other parts of the county. A tall 

 shrub. 



Cornus paniculata, L'Her. By^eld and Danvers, J. H. Sears, 

 Wenham, etc. A tall shrub. 



Cornus alternifolia, L. This is the most tree like of our native 

 species, often of quite striking form, growing 20 feet high, with a 

 trunk 6 inches in diameter. These are the true Dogwoods, having 

 handsome, cymose flowers, and must not be confounded with the 

 wrongly called "Poison Dogwood," which is not a Dogwood at all, 

 but a Sumach, with unattractive green flowers. The little "Bunch- 

 berry" (Cornus Canadensis) is also very abundant in our woods. 



Nyssa multiflora, Wang. (Tupelo.) An irregular tree, with a 

 beautiful shining green foliage, turning a deep red in autumn. Com- 

 mon in various parts of the county, and often growing 50-60 feet high. 

 One curious tree in Danvers, measured by Mr. Sears, was 6 feet in 

 circumference near the ground, dividing at about 13 feet above into 

 three branches, two of which grew erect to the height of some 70 feet, 

 the third pushing out at a right angle, the end nearly touching the 

 ground. 



CAPRIFOLIACEJS. 



(HONEYSUCKLE Family.) 



Symphoricarpus racemosus, INIichx. (Snowberry.) A native of 

 Vermont and Pennsylvania. Common in cultivation, and often escap- 

 ing from old gardens. 



Lonicera sempervirens, Ait. Ipswich, 3Irs. 31. W. Kimball, 

 Topsfleld, J. H. Sears, Salem Great Pastures, G. D. Fhippen, Marble- 

 head, Hev. J. L. Bussell. This seems to be a native plant. 



Lonicera grata, Ait., from New York state, is also cultivated. 



Lonicera eiliata, Mulil. A pretty little shrub, flowering in May. 

 Not rare in our woods. 



Diervilla triflda, Mxnch. A low bush of somewhat variable 

 habit. Common along roadsides. 



Sambucus Canadensis, L. (Common Elder.) Very abundant 

 in most towns, often reaching considerable size. 



Sambucus pubens, Miclix. (Red-beuried Elder.) This also 

 grows quite large. It is found at Essex, Rockport, Andover, " Salem, 

 1840," J. L. Bussell. Rather scarce here, it being a more northern 

 plant. 



Triosteum perfoliatum, and Linnsea borealis, but hardly 

 coming under the head "shrubby," are both found in the county. 



