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free-growing species, attaining a height of about twelve 

 feet, and producing during February and March umbels 

 of yellow flowers, which are succeeded by red, purple, 

 or yellow fruits according to the variety. Broad-leaved 

 Dogwood (C. macrophylla) a Japanese species, growing 

 from three to five feet high, bearing clusters of white 

 flowers in June. Common Dogwood (C. sanguinea) a 

 free-growing species, attaining a height of six or seven 

 feet, and bearing in June and July terminal cymens of 

 white flowers. The bark is bright red, and very effec- 

 tive in winter. 



CORYLOPSIS. A small group of shrubs of medium 

 growth, valuable for the early period of the year in 

 which they bloom. They are similar in growth and 

 leafage to the Hazel and Filbert nuts, and produce their 

 yellow flowers in short pendent racemes in advance of 

 the leaves. They are all quite hardy, and may be suc- 

 cessfully grown in good garden soil. They should be 

 planted in the first or second row in the shrubbery 

 border and be given sufficient room for the development 

 of their branches, as when crowded, they fail to bloom 

 freely or be in any way satisfactory. Propagation is 

 readily effected by layering the well ripened shoots in 

 the autumn. 



Each of the species in cultivation is well worthy of a 

 place in the shrubbery border. Corylopsis himalayana is 

 as indicated by its specific name a native of the Hima- 

 layas ; it attains a height of about six feet, has large 

 light green leaves and pale yellow flowers borne in 

 racemes at the ends of the branches. C. pauciflora, a 

 Japanese species, two or three feet high, blooming in 

 March and April, the flowers primrose yellow, and pro- 

 duced in short racemes. C. spicata also is of Japanese 

 origin, and attains a height of about three feet; the 

 flowers are pale yellow, pleasantly scented, and produced 

 in February. 



