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Subclass, SVMPETALAE EpIGVNAE. 



Order, L^miikllales. 



Araliaceae. (iinscng Famil)-. 

 74. Aralia L. Aralia. 



Herbs, shruljs. or small trees with alternate, ])innately or 

 ternately deconi])(>un(l leaves. Fruit a small berry. 



I. Aralia spinosa L. Angelic.i-tree. A prickly shrub 

 or small tree with long-petioled bipinnate leaves. In low ground 

 and along streams. Sometimes cultivated. Conn, to Fla., Ohio, 

 ]\fo.. and Tex. 



Coniaceae. Dogwood Family. 



75. Cornus L. Dogwood. 



Shrubs or .small trees with drupes in cymes or heads, the 

 cymes self -pruned when the fruit is ripe. 

 1. Leaves opposite. 2. 



1 . Leaves alternate : twigs green, smooth ; flowers in cj'mose panicles, 



drupe blue. C. altcrnifolia. 



2. Leaves oval or ovate, pointed: axillary buds minute, hidden under- 



neath the base of the petiole ; flowers in heads with 4-6 large 

 white bracts : drupe red. C. florida. 

 2. Leaves ovate or ovate-lanceolate; axillary buds larger, not covered; 

 flowers cymose ; drupe globose, white. C. aspcrifotia. 



1. Cornus florida L. Flowering Dogwood. A small 

 verv ornamental tree, with rough reticulate bark. Wood solid 

 and valuable; used for shuttles. The drupes are reputed to be 

 poisonous. Me. and Out. to Fla., Ohio, Mo., and Tex. 



2. Cornus asperifolia Mx. Rough-leaf Dogwood. A 

 tall shrub, sometimes tree-like, with reddish brown twigs. In 

 rich or moist ground. Out. to Fla., low^a, Kan.. Tex., and Ohio. 



3. Cornus alternifolia L. f. Blue Dogwood. A shrub 

 ■or small tree with smooth, greenish, bitter bark. In rich soil. 

 N. S. to Ga., Out.. .Minn., W. Va.. Ala., and Ohio. 



