118 PLANT NAMES AND SYNONYMS 



c. C. Canadensis L. British America, south to New Jersey, 

 Minnesota and California. Low or Dwarf Cornel, Bunch-berry, 

 Bunch Plum, Cracker-berry, Small Fowering-cornel. Very 

 similar to this is the arctic (d) C. Suecica L., called Plant- 

 of-gluttony and Dwarf Houeysucklef. 



e. C. circinata L'Her. (C. rugosa Laur., possibly the older name). 



Canada and northeastern U. S. Bound-leaved Cornel or Dog- 

 wood, Green Osier. Bark bitter, astringent, febrifuge. 



f. C. florida L. Ontario and eastern U. S. Flowering Dogwood, 



Dogwood; American, Virginia or Florida Dogwood, Boxwood; 

 New England, American or Fal<e Box- wood, American Cor- 

 nelian tree; Flowering, Florida or White Cornel, Indian 

 Arrow-wood, Nature' s-mistake; Ger. Grossbllithige Kornel, 

 Hornbaum; Fr. Coruouiller a grandes fleurs. Bark of root; 

 Cornus, U. S. P., Dogwood bark; bitter, tonic, febrifuge. 

 [The Flowering Dogwood of California and British Columbia 

 is the larger tree ( g ) C. occklentalis (T. &G. ) Coville (C. 

 Nuttallii Audubon)]. 



h. C. Mas L. (C. mascula L. ). Europe and northern Asia. 

 Cornelian Cherry, Male Cornel, Cornelian tree, Redwood of 

 Turkey; Ger. Kornelkirsche, Diirlitze, Herlitze; Fr. Cornouil- 

 ler. Flowers astringent. Fruit edible but austere. 



i. C. stolonifera Michx. British America, south to Kentucky, 

 Arizona and California. Red Osier Cornel or Dogwood, Red- 

 brush, Dogberry tree, Gutter tree, Kinnikinic, Killikinic,, 

 Waxberry Cornel. [Similar to this is (j ) C. sanguinea L., 

 the common Dogwood of Europe. ] 



677. CORO^iLLA, L. - Axseed. - Papilionaceae. 



Latin diminutive, a little crown. Syn. Eiuerus, Mill., 

 Scorpius, Medic. Herbs. About 25 species, Europe, Asia and 

 N. .Itrica. 



a. C. scorpioides (Medic. ) Koch (S. scorpioides Medic. ). Europe. 

 Coronilla. P/a?i^ cardiac tonic, like Digitalis, [(b) C. Enie- 

 rns L. (E. Caesalpinia Medic. ), Europe, is Scorpion Senna; 

 (c) C. varia L., Europe, adv. in U. S., is Axseed, Axwort, 

 Hive- vine. 



678. CORONOPUS, Gaertn. 1791. Wart Cress. Cruciferae. 



From Greek, ''crowfoot", alluding to dissected leaves. Syn. 

 Senebiera, DU. 1799; Cochlearia, in part. Diffuse herbs. 

 About 6 species, warm and temperate regions. 



a. C. Coronopus (L. ) Karst. (Coch. Coronopus L., S. Coronopus 

 Poir. ), Europe, adv. in U. S. Wart Cress, Wartwort, Swine's 

 Cress, Sow-grass, Buck's-horn, Herb Ivy*, Wild Scurvy-grass. 

 Plant anti-scorbutic. 



679. CORYLUS, L. Hazel, Filbert. Betulaceae. 



Ancient Greek name, from "helmet" -like involucre. Shrubs 

 or small trees. About 7 species, northern hemisphere; 2 (or 3) 

 in U. S. 



