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flower, their beauty, or rather elegance, 

 makes up for their evanescence. They re 

 semble elaborately cut and fringed racemes 

 of white paper. In the fall, its clusters of 

 dark-purple, olive-shaped berries add much 

 to its interest. The tree itself has little 

 beauty ; its glaucous hue is frequently mis 

 taken for mildew. It thrives well in a cool, 

 deep loam, and may be propagated by seeds 

 or layers. Seeds should be sown as soon as 

 ripe, in a cool, shaded situation. If not 

 allowed to get too hot or dry, they will vege 

 tate the first season. 



The best Bartram specimen is about 

 twenty feet high and thirty inches in cir 

 cumference. 



COBXUS, Linnaeus. Nat. Ord. Cornacea3. 

 Tetrandria, Monogynia, Linn. Petals sessile, 

 i, valvate in opening. Limb of the calyx 

 very small, -i-toothed. Berry marked by the 

 remains of the calyx. Nut 2-3-celled. 



1. C. ALBA, Linnceus. Leaves broadly ovate, 

 villose beneath. Heads of flowers very flat. 

 White-berried Dogwood. Flowers in May. 

 Native of Eussia and North America. 



