Vor. II.] DOGWOOD FAMILY. 543 
1. Cornus Canadénsis IL. Low or Dwarf Cornel. Bunch-berry. 
(Fig. 2710.) 
Cornus Canadensis I,. Sp. Pl. 117. 1753. 
Herbaceous, woody only at the base, flower- 
ing stems erect, scaly, 3/-9’ high. Rootstock 
nearly horizontal; leaves verticillate at the sum- 
mit of the stem, or sometimes I or 2 pairs of 
opposite ones below, sessile, oval, ovate, or obo- 
vate, pinnately veined, glabrous or minutely 
appressed-pubescent, acute at each end, entire, 
1/-3/ long; peduncle slender, 14/-114’ long; in- 
volucral bracts 4-6, white, petaloid, ovate, 4//- 
9’’ long; flowers greenish, capitate; petals ovate, 
one of them with a subulate appendage; fruit 
globose, bright red, about 3’ in diameter; stone 
smooth, globose, slightly longer than broad. 
In low woods, Newfoundland to Alaska, New 
Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Minnesota, Colorado and 
California. Rarely the upper leaves are opposite. 
Ascends to 5100 ft. in the Adirondacks. May-July. 
2. Cornus Suécica I. Northern Dwarf Cornel. 
(Fig. 2711.) 
Cornus Suecica I,. Sp. Pl. 118. 1753. 
Flowering stems 2/-10’ high, sometimes branched above. 
Rootstock horizontal. Leaves 3-6 pairs, all opposite, sessile, 
ovate, or oval, acute or obtusish at the apex, mostly rounded 
at the base, entire, minutely appressed-pubescent above, the 
upper }4’-1 4’ long, the lower smaller, the veins all arising 
from near the base; involucral bracts usually 4, ovate, 3//-6// 
long, obtusish; flowers dark purple, capitate; fruit globose, 
red, 3/’-4’’ in diameter; stone flattened, slightly channeled 
on each side, about as broad as long. 
In cold, wet woods, Labrador, Newfoundland and Quebec 
through Arctic America to Alaska. Also in northern Europe 
and Asia, July-Aug. 
3. Cornus florida L. Flowering 
Dogwood. (Fig. 2712.) 
Cornus florida I,. Sp. Pl. 117. 1753. 
Asmialltree, or large shrub, with very 
rough bark and spreading branches, 
reaching a maximum height of about 
40° and trunk diameter of 114°. Leaves 
petioled, ovate, or oval, rarely obovate, 
entire, pale and slightly pubescent on 
the veins beneath, dark green and gla- 
brous, or minutely pubescent above, 3/— 
6/ long, acute at the apex, usually nar- 
rowed at the base; petioles 3’’-10’ long; ° 
bracts of the involucre white or pink- 
ish (rarely rose-red), very conspicuous, 
obovate, obcordate, or emarginate, 
strongly parallel-veined, 1/-234’ long; 
flowers greenish-yellow, capitate; fruit ovoid, scarlet, 5/’-6’” long, crowned with the persis- 
tent calyx; stone smooth, channeled, ovoid, 3//-4’’ long. 
_ In woods, Maine and Ontario to Florida, Kentucky, Missouri and Texas. Ascends to 4400 ft. 
in Virginia. Wood hard, brown; weight per cubic foot 50 lbs. Leaves bright red in autumn, 
ae often persistent over winter. Called also Arrow-wood, Box-wood, Cornelian Tree. April- 
une. 
