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entire, often undulated. Berries black. 

 English red dogwood. Native of Europe. 

 Flowers in June. 



The red young shoots give it a brilliant 

 appearance ; and the dark berries form a fine 

 contrast. It thrives well in any moist soil. 

 It is much inclined to branch out to form a 

 shrub ; when carefully pruned it makes a 

 pretty tree of about fifteen feet high. The 

 best specimens about are in the garden of 

 John Evans. 



CRATJEGUS, Linnaeus. Nat. Ord. Pomaceae. 

 Icosandria, Di-pentagynia, Linn. Calyx, limb 

 5-cleft. Petals 5, orbicular, spreading; styles 

 1-5, smooth. Apple or fruit mealy or fleshy, 

 closed by the teeth of the calyx. Seeds bony. 



1. C. CORDATA, Miller. Leaves cordate 

 ovate, gashed and cut, smooth ; petioles and 

 calyx without glands. Styles 5. Washing 

 ton thorn. Maple hawthorn. 



All the tribe are highly ornamental small 

 trees, whether considered in flower, fruit, or 

 foliage. The fruit of this is smaller than in 

 most of the following grows about twenty 

 feet high. All the kinds thrive best in a 



