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ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 



Varieties. 



^ C. (n.) s. 2 asperifoUa, C. asperifolia Lodd. Cat. etl. 1836, if not iden. 



tical with the species, differs from it but very slii,'htly. 

 Ifc C. (a.) s. 3 scmpervirem;, C. sempervirens Lodd. Cat. ed. 1836, closely 

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

 out a part of the winter. 



s^ 5. C. (a.) panicula'ta UHerit. The panicled-/ozwng Dogwood. 



I's Mill., 3. p. 398. 



C. fce'raina Mill. Diet. No. 4. ; C. citrifblia Hon. 



Identificalion. L'Herit. Corn., No. 10. t. .5. ; Don^<; Mill., 3. p. 398 



Synonijmcs. C. racembsa Lam. Diet. 2. p. 116. 



Par. 

 Engravings. Schmidt Baum., 2, t. 6P. ; and onr Jig. 917. 



Spec. Char., l^c. 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, "bear 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 17 j8. 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. IG. 

 Leaves elliptic-lanceolate. 

 C. /). 3 radidta Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. i. 

 p. 109. Corymbs sterile, foliiferous. 



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6. C. (a.) SERi'cEA UHerit. 



917. C. (a.) i.anicul^ta. 



The silky Dogwood. 



ila-nclh 



Jdentifieation. L'Ht'iit. Corn., No. 6. t. 2. ; Don'.s Mill., 3. p. 399. 



Si/nonymes. C. lanuginbsa Michx. FL Bor. Ainer. 1. p. 92. ; C. alba Walt. Fl. Car. 8S., but not of 

 I, in. ; C. coerCllea I. am. Diet. 2. p. 116. ; C. .imCtiiium Du Roi Harhk. 1. p. 16.5. ; C. rubidni.sa 

 Ehrh. Beitr. 4. p. 1.5. ; C. ferruginea //ort. Par. ; C. candidissima Mill. ; C. cyanocArpos jii 

 but not of Gmel. 



Engravings. Schmidt Baum., 2. t. 64. ; and our^^. Q18. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Branches .spreading. 

 Branchlets woolly. Leaves ovate, 

 acuminated, clothed with rusty pubes- 

 cence beneath. Corymbs depressed, 

 woolly. Pomes bright blue. Nut 

 compressed. {Don's Alill.) A large 

 shrub. Canada to Carolina, in swampy 

 woods and on river banks. Height 

 5 ft. to 8 ft. 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. 



at C. (.) s. 2 oblongifilia Dec. Prod. 



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

 glabrous above. 



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

 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. (.. ) 



918. C. a.) sericea. 



