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THE FLOWERING DOGWOOD (Cornus forida, j 



The tiauwy wliiie flowers are but the expanded outer scales that enclosed the winter buds. The true flowers cluster injic 

 ventre, mc snining rca Demcs in Oaobcr rival t'nc brilliance of the foliage. The grey, checkered bark looks like rough allifPf 

 skin. The tree is beautiful, winter or summer 



