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PANICLED DOGWOOD. 



Comics paniculata. Dogwood Family. 



A shrub four to eight feet high. Branches. — Gray ; smooth. Leaves. — 

 Narrowly ovate ; taper-pointed ; whitish but not downy beneath. Flowers. 

 — White ; small ; in loose clusters. Calyx, Corolla, etc. — As in other dog- 

 woods. Fruit. — White. 



Along the banks of streams and in the thickets which mark 

 the hmits of the meadow we find this shrub in flower in June or 

 early July. 



RED-OSIER DOGWOOD. 



Corniis stolonifera. Dogwood Family. 



A shrub from three to six feet high. B^-anches (especially the young 

 shoots). — Bright purplish-red. Leaves. — Ovate; rounded at base; short- 

 pointed; roughish ; whitish beneath. Flowers. — White; small; in fiat 

 clusters. Calyx, Corolla, etc. — As in other dogwoods. Fruit. — White or 

 lead-color. 



This is a common shrub in wet places, especially northward, 

 flowering in June or early July; being easily identified through- 

 out the year by its bright reddish branches, and after midsum- 

 mer by its conspicuous lead-colored berries. 



BEARBERRY. 



Arctostaphylos Uva-nrsi. Heath Family. 



A trailing shrub. Leaves. — Thick and evergreen; smooth; somewhat 

 wedge-shaped. Flowers. — Whitish; clustered. Calyx. — Small. Corolla. 

 — Urn-shaped; five-toothed. Stamens. — Ten. Pistil. — One. Fruit. — 

 Red ; berry-like. 



This plant blossoms in May or June, and is found on rocky 

 hillsides or in sandy .soil. Its name refers to the relish with which 

 bears -are supposed to devour its fruit. 



- HAWTHORN. WHITE-THORN. 



Cratoegtis coccinea. Rose Family. 



A shrub or small tree, with spreading branches, and stout thorns or 

 spines. Leaves. — On slender leaf-stalks; thin; rounded; toothed, some- 

 times lobed. Flowers. — White or sometimes reddish ; rather large; clus^ 



