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ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 



Varieties. 



& C. (a.) s. 2 asperifoKa, C. asperifolia Lodd. Cat. ed. 1836, if not iden- 

 tical with the species, differs from it but very slightly. 



tt C. (a.) s. 3 sempervtrens, C. sempervirens Lodd. Cat. ed. 1836, closely 

 resembles the species, but differs from it in retaining its leaves through- 

 out a part of the winter. 



& ^ 5. C. (A.) PANICULA^TA L'Herit. The panicled^/owm'wg Dogwood. 



Identification. L'Herit. Corn., No. 10. t. 5. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 308. 



Synonymes. C. racembsa Lam. Diet. 2. p. 116. ; C. fce'mina Mill. Diet. No. 4. ; C. citrifdlia Hurt. 



Par. 

 Engravings. Schmidt Baum., 2, t. 68. ; and our Jig. 917. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Branches erect. Leaves ovate, 

 acuminated, glabrous, hoary beneath. Corymb 

 thyrsoid. Ovarium silky. Branches pale pur- 

 plish. Pomes roundish, depressed, watery, 

 white, 3 lines in diameter. The dots on the 

 under side oF the leaves, which are only seen 

 through a lens^ ftear bicuspidate short, adpressed 

 hairs. Tube of calyx pubescent (Don's Mill.) 

 A large shrub. Canada to Carolina, in swamps 

 and near rivulets, among other bushes. Height 

 4 ft. to 6 ft. in America ; 20 ft. to 25 ft. in cultiva- 

 tion. Introduced in 1758. Flowers white ; July 

 and August. Fruit white ; ripe in October. De- 

 caying leaves reddish brown. Naked young wood 

 purplish. 



Varieties. 



& C. p. 2 dlbida Ehrh. Beitr. iv. p. 16. 



Leaves elliptic-lanceolate. 

 & C. p. 3 radidta Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. i. 



p. 109. Corymbs sterile, foliiferous. 



& 6. C. (A.) SERI'CEA L'Herit. The silky Dogwood. 



Identification. L'Herit. Corn., No. 6. t 2. ; Don's Mill., 3. p 399. 



Synonymes. C. lanuginbsa Michx. FL Bar. Amer. 1. p. 92. ; C. alba Walt. Fl. Car, 88., but not of 

 Lin ; C. caerulea Lam. Diet. 2. p. 116. ; C. <4mbmum Du Roi Harbk. 1. p. 165. ; C. rubiginosa 

 Ehrh. Beitr. 4. p. 15. ; C. ferruginea Hort. Par. ; C. candidissima Mill. ; C. cyanoc&rpos Mcench, 

 but not of Gmel. 



Engravings. Schmidt Baum., 2. t. 64. ; and our fig. 918. 



Spec. Char., $c. Branches spreading. 

 Branchlets woolly. Leaves ovate, 

 acuminated, clothed with rusty pubes- 

 cence beneath. Corymbs depressed, 

 woolly. Pomes bright blue. Nut 

 compressed. (Don's Mill.} A large 

 shrub. Canada to Carolina, in swampy 

 woods and on river banks. Height 

 5ft. to 8ft. Introduced in 1683. 

 Flowers white; June and July. Fruit 

 bright blue ; ripe in October. Decay- 

 ing leaves rusty brown. Naked young 

 wood brown and green. 



Variety. 



& C. (a.) s. 2 oblongi/olia Dec. Prod. 



iv. p. 272., C. oblongifolia Rafiin in Litt., has leaves oblong and 

 glabrous above. 



This sort is very distinct from the two preceding ones, and comes nearer, 

 in general appearance, to C. alba than they do ; but it is a weaker plant, and 

 smaller in all its parts than that species. The two preceding sorts, C. (a.) 



917. C. (a.) panic 



918. C. a.) sericea. 



