BUTTONWOOD AND MULBERRIES 



of a nymph, and was given to the tupelo on 

 account of its habit of growing in wet places, 

 on the borders of ponds, and in low, moist 

 woods. The specific name is frequently given 

 to plants and trees, and comes from the Latin 

 word which means belonging; to the woods. 



It is found from Maine to Florida and west- 

 ward, and stands the winds from the sea well 

 when it grows along the coast, apparently 

 losing little of its vigor. 



, _ A s?nall tree or shrub, 12 to 



Flowering Cor- 



nel, Flowering 40 jeet nigh, with a dark, rough 

 Dogwood bark. The recent shoots are 



Cornus florida . i j i 



gray and covered with down. 

 The leaf-scars are small and opposite each other 

 on the stem. The flower buds are conspicuous. 



The flowering cornel can be distinguished 

 by its flower buds alone in winter, if by nothing 

 else. They are small and round with long 

 curving tips, and in shape they look something 

 like the paper torpedoes children play with on 

 the Fourth of July. This is the only native 

 tree in our climate, besides the maple and ash, 

 which has opposite leaf-scars. 



The confusion existing in some minds be- 

 tween the flowering dogwood of the woods and 

 the poison dogwood of the swamps casts an 



undeserved shadow over the name of the former. 



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