ARBORETUM NOTES. 3] 
CORNACEAS, 
CORNUS MASCULA. 
L.oudon; v. 2. 
One, given by Lady Cullum, planted in January 
Cornus 
mascula 
1872 :—already a tree of some considerable height. 
On the 14th March, last year (1871) Lady 
Culium showed me in her garden at Hardwicke, a 
fine tree of this Cornel, perfectly covered with its 
yellow flowers, havi1g a very bright and gay appear- 
ance. This was the first time I remember to have 
seen it in a garden, though it seems to have 
been frequently cultivated by our ancestors. 
See Bacon’s Essay of Gardens where he mentions 
among the flowers of March—‘‘ the cornelian tree 
in blossom.” See also Geradi’s Herball. p. 1466. 
I saw it in flower, (March 27, 1848) in a wild 
state, on the Appenines, between Spoleto and 
Terui; but there it grew asa shrub, whereas Lady 
Cullum’s is a well-formed tree, perhaps twenty 
feet high. This Hardwicke tree, though it flowers 
so well, has (as I understand), never yet 
fruited. 
Looked weak and sickly for some years after it 
was planted; but being cut down to the height of 
about five feet (pollarded) it has become much 
more vigorous, and has put forth abundance of 
strong, healthy shoots, well clothed with leaves. 
(1879), 
