CORNUS 



CORNUS 



853 



yellow: fr. ovoid, bluish white, sometimes whitish; 

 stone usually higher than broad, flat. Siberia, N. China. 

 Var. argenteo-marginata, Rehd. (C. alba var. ele- 

 gantissima variegata, Hort.). Lvs. edged white. Var. 

 Spaethii, Spaeth. Lvs. broadly edged yellow. Gn. 64, 

 p. 378; 69, p. 343. Var. Gouchaftltii, Rehd. (C. sibirica 

 Gouchaultii, Carr.). Lvs. variegated with yellowish 

 white and pink. Var. sibirica, Lodd. Branches bright 

 coral-red. C.L.A. 21, No. 4:29. G.M. 54:249. Var. 

 Kesselringii, Rehd. (C. sibirica var. Kesselringii, 

 Wolf). Branches very dark purple, nearly purplish 

 black. There are also some other varieties with varie- 

 gated Ivs. 



GG. Under side of Ivs. with woolly hairs. 



5. BaUeyi, Coult & Evans. Fig. 1065. Erect shrub, 

 with reddish branches: Ivs. ovate to lanceolate, acute or 

 acuminate, white beneath, with woolly and with 

 appressed hairs, 2-5 in. long: fls. in small rather com- 

 pact woolly cymes: stone of the white fr. much broader 

 than high, compressed and flat-topped. Pa. to Minn, 

 and Wyo. G.F. 3:465 (adapted in Fig. 1065). A very 

 handsome species of upright growth, with dark red 

 branches, blooming nearly all summer, and of a dis- 

 tinct grayish hue due to the slightly upward curled Ivs. 

 The fall color of foliage and winter color of twigs are 

 unequaled. Well adapted for sandy soil. Early observed 

 on dunes, S. Haven, Mich., but brought to the atten- 

 tion of systematists from specimens collected in ex- 

 treme N. E. Minn, in 1886. 



6. asperifdlia, Michx. Shrub, 8-15 ft.: branches 

 reddish brown: Ivs. slender-petioled, elliptic to ovate, 

 acuminate, rough above, pale and woolly-pubescent 

 beneath, 1-4 in. long: cymes rather loose, rough-pubes- 

 cent: fr. globose, white; stone nearly globose, slightly 

 furrowed. Ont. to Fla., west to Texas. G.F. 10:105. 



PP. Color of fr. blue or bluish, sometimes partly white 



or greenish white. 

 G. Lvs. densely woolly-pubescent beneath. 



7. rugdsa, Lam. (C. circindta, L'Her.). Shrub, 3-10 

 ft.: the young branches green, blotched purple, older 

 ones purplish: Ivs. orbicular or broadly ovate, acute or 

 short-acuminate, slightly pubescent above, pale and 

 densely pubescent beneath, 2-6 in. long: cymes rather 

 dense: fr. light blue or greenish white. May, June. 

 Em. 464. Wang. 61. Bark has medicinal properties. 



GG. Lvs. pubescent only on the veins or nearly glabrous 

 beneath. 



8. Amfimum, Mill. (C. sericea, Linn. C. coerulea, 

 Lam.). Shrub, 3-10 ft., with purple branches: Ivs. 

 usually rounded at the base, elliptic-ovate or elliptic, 

 dark green and nearly glabrous above, pale green 

 beneath, usually with brownish hairs on the veins, 24 

 in. long: cyme compact: fr. blue or sometimes partly 

 white. June, July. Mass, to Ga., west to N. Y. and 

 Tenn. Em. 466. Bark has medicinal properties. 

 Var. variegata, Hort. Lvs. variegated with yellowish 

 white. 



9. obliqua, Raf. (C. Purpusii, Koehne). Shrub, 

 similar to the preceding, usually broader and more 

 loosely branched : branches purple to yellowish red : Ivs. 

 usually narrowed at the base, elliptic-ovate to oblong, 

 dark green and glabrous above, glaucous beneath, on 

 the veins usually with whitish or brownish hairs, 2-3J^ 

 in. long: cyme compact: fr. blue or partly white. May, 

 June in the S., July in the N. Que. to Minn, and Kans. 

 south to Pa., 111. and Mo. S.T.S. 1 :39. R.H. 1888:444 

 (as C. stolonifera) . 



EE. The fls. in broad panicles: fr. white or pale blue. 



10. racemosa, Lam. (C. candidissima, Marsh., not 

 Mill. C. paniculata, L'Her. C. oblongdta, Hort.). Shrub 

 6-15 ft., with gray branches: Ivs. cuneate, ovate- 

 lanceolate or lanceolate, acuminate, appressed-pubes- 



cent or nearly smooth, whitish beneath, 1^-4 in. long: 

 petals white, lanceolate :'fr. white. May, June. Maine 

 to N. C., west to Minn., and Neb. Wang. 58 (as C. 

 femina). Free-flowering; very handsome when in 

 bloom, and with its white frs. on red peduncles in fall. 



11. femina, Mill. (C. stricta, Lam. C. fastigidla, 

 Michx.). Shrub, to 15 ft., with purplish branches: Ivs. 

 ovate or ovate-lanceolate, sparingly and minutely 

 appressed-pubescent, green on both sides, 1%-S in. 

 long : petals white, ovate-lanceolate : fr. pale blue. April, 

 May. Va. to Ga. and Fla. Tender N. Closely allied 

 to the former, and perhaps only variety. 



DD. Fr. black (green in a var. of No. 16). 

 E. Fls. in broad panicles. 



12. brachypoda, C. A. Mey. (C. ignorata, Shiras. C. 

 macrophylla, Hemsl., not Wall. C. Thelycanis, Lebas. 

 C. Thelerydna, Hort.). Shrub or small tree: branches 

 yellowish or reddish brown: Ivs. slender-petioled, 

 elliptic-ovate to elliptic-oblong, abruptly acuminate, 

 rounded or broadly cuneate at the base, dark green 



1065. Cornus Baileyi. (Spray 



above and nearly glabrous, glaucous beneath and spa- 

 ringly appressed hairy, with 6-8 pairs of veins, 2^-6 

 in. long: panicle rather loose, 3-6 in. across; style 

 below the stigma abruptly enlarged into a disk: fr. 

 bluish black. Aug. Japan, Cent. China. S.T.S. 1:41. 

 S.I.F. 1:77. R.H. 1875, p. 395. F. 1876, p. 123. One 

 of the handsomest dogwoods on account of its large 

 Ivs. and large panicles of white fls. ; not quite hardy N. 



13. Wilsoniana, Wang. Tree, to 40 ft.: branches 

 brownish: Ivs. elliptic, narrowed at the base, acuminate, 

 above sparingly, beneath more densely appressed- 

 pubescent, green or glaucescent beneath, with 3-4 pairs 

 of veins, 2-4 in. long: panicle 2^-4 in. across; style 

 cylindric. scarcely enlarged below the stigma: fr. 

 bluish black. Cent. China. Wang. 66. Very hand- 

 some, similar to the preceding, but hardier. Page 3567. 



EE. Fls. in umbel-like cymes: Ivs. green beneath. 

 p. Lvs. with appressed hairs beneath. 



14. paucinervis, Hance (C. quinquenervis, Franch.). 

 Shrub 4-6 ft.: young branches quadrangular, usually 

 reddish brown: Ivs. short-petioled, of firm texture, 

 oblong-obovate to elliptic-lanceolate, acute, cuneate at 

 the base, dark green above, paler beneath with ap- 

 pressed hairs, with 3-4 pairs of veins, 1/^-3^ in. long: 

 cymes long peduncled; style thickened below the apex: 



