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allow itself to be passed by unseen with its leaves a 

 bin/ing red. Cuttings, layers, or suckers put in in the 

 Autumn will take root readily, and almost any soil 

 will produce tine trees 20ft. to 30ft. in height, but it 

 is a slow grower, and perhaps that is why it used to be 

 taken as an emblem of ' duration.' 



Cornus mas 



(Cornel, or Cornelian Chcrrif] was dedicated to 

 Apollo, and according to Pausanias, a festival called 

 Cornus used to be held by the Greeks in Lacedaemonia, 

 in honour of that god in order to appease him for their 

 having cut down a grove of Cornels consecrated to him 

 on Mount Ida. It grows into an irregular headed tree, 

 about 15ft. high, and its little tufts of yellow flowers 

 remain on the leafy shoots in profusion from February 

 to April, and are very attractive. In mild winters it 

 will even flower in January. The time for its fruit to 

 appear is September and October, and that, too, is 

 quite lovely, a rich transparent red, like a Cornelian, 

 from whence it got its name, and about the size of a 

 nut. \Ve do not see it as often in this country as one 

 would like, but it should be given a sheltered spot 

 where it will get plenty of sunshine, and in the 

 Autumn the shoots can be layered, or cuttings taken 

 to get new plants. It will even thrive in a town, and 

 in any sort of soil that is not too poor. 



