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osier-like appearance and the characteristic reddish color gave 

 rise to the English name. The flower clusters are white, usually 

 relatively small ; the berries, one-fourth inch in diameter, ripen- 

 ing to white or lead color. A taste thereof will prove their un- 

 palatability, yet it is said that the western Indians rated them 

 among their foods. A French chemist has shown that the fruit 



Red-osiee Dogwood. 

 Fruiting branch, X V2. 



yields one-third its weight of an oil similar to olive oil. The 

 chief interest attaching to this plant, however, is because of the 

 increasing use made of it for ornamental purposes. Both in 

 nature and for landscape planting it is highly attractive whether 

 in summer or winter and its spreading habit adds much to its 

 value for certain situations. 



