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CORNUS 



4. 41ba, Linn. (C. Tatdrica. Mill.). Shrub, to 10 ft., 

 with usually erect stem and bright blood-red branches, 

 mostly with glaucous bloom when young: Its. obtuse at 

 the base, ovate or elliptic, somewhat buUate or rugose 

 above, acute, i%-3l4 in. long: cymes dense, small; disk 



CORN US 



DD. J'?5. in short panifhx : fr. white or pole blue. 



9. candidlssima, Jl.-ir-i' if ,;.•,-■.,':.',., i/H.'rit. C. 



obtongdta, 'Hort.). Shru' ' ! m >'! :■■! tiranches: 



Ivs. cuneate, ovate-l:ii ., . . iimiuatc, 



appressed-pubescent -^ :; iM-iieath, 



I'A-i in. long: petals « In:. I hm^ .|,i-. ! r ,-. I.ne. May, 

 June. Maine to N. (.'aniliiin. west to :Miiin<s<.ta and Ne- 

 braska B B 2*54t — Pree-flowering ; very handsome 

 when in bloom and with its white fruits on red pedun- 



cles I 



fall 



(^ii. 



.H>^, . 



Comus stolonifera 



yellow: fr. light bluish, sometimes whitish; stone usually 

 higher than broad, flat. Siberia, N. China. — Var. tiTgin- 

 teo-margin4ta, Hort. Lvs. edged white. Var. Spsthi, 

 Hort. Lvs. broadly edged yellow. Var. Sibfrica, Lodd. 

 Branches bright coral-red. There are also some other 

 varieties with variegated lvs. 



EE. Lvs. with 



F. Fruit white. 



5. BMleyi, Coult. & Evans. Fig. 553. Erect shrub, 

 with reddish branches lvs ovate to lanceolate acute or 

 acuminate white beneath with wooUv and with appresstd 

 hairs, 2-5 in long fls in small rather compact 

 cymes stone of the fniit much broader than high com 

 pressed an 1 fl it t y j < ! I <i ti Mimi and \\ coming 

 G.F 3 4( - \ \ M I .11 1 in I I till luht growth 

 withdirkr ili i I II n ir n iih 11 mnnier and 

 of a di tin I 1 1 |[ li 1 In I th li^hth upward 

 curled h s I li I ill I i ( t f li i^ in 1 winttr coloi of 

 twigs arc unniuiled Not as )tt in the trade Well 

 adapted for sandj soil 



FF Fr bltuk blue or bluish 0) 

 greenifh uhite 



6. oircmita L H^rit Shrub "t-lO ft 

 the young branches green blotched 

 purple older ones purplish lvs or 

 bicularor broadlj 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 •164 



7. Amdmum Mill (C ferU n I inn ( t mil n I ini ) 

 Shrub i-10 ft withpurjli li n In h i mil I i 



10 stncta I Rent (C fastigidta,Uichx. C.famina, 

 Mill ) shrub to 1) ft with purplish branches: lvs. 

 o\ ate or ovate 1 iiii eolate sparingly and minutely ap- 

 pre ed pubt tent f,rcen on both side.s, \%-i in. long : 

 petals white ovate lanceolate: fr. pale blue. April, May. 

 Virginia to Georgia and 1< lorida. B.B. 2: 546.-Tender 



^ north Closely allied to the former, and perhaps only 



^ variety 



> BB Fl in dense heads or umbels, with an involucre. 



c, c i li yellou mtolucre yellowish, not 



jf exceeding the fls. 



11 Mas Lmn {C mdscula, Hort.). Cornelian 

 ^.(Cherrt Fig 5o7 Shrub or small tree, to 20 ft.: lvs. 

 ...ovate or elliptic, acute, appressed-pubescent, and green 

 ; on both sides, VA-'i}^ in. long: fls. in sessile opposite 



umbels, before the lvs. ; pedicels not exceeding the invo- 

 lucre: fr. oblong, scarlet, J^ in. long.edible. March, April. 

 S. Eu., Orient. Mn. 5:192.— Handsome shrub of dense 

 growth with glossy foliage, very attractive in early 

 spring with its yellow fls., and again in fall with its 

 shining scarlet frs. There are varieties with variegated 

 lvs. and with yellow fr. 



12. officinWs, Sieb. & Zucc. Shrub or small tree, to 

 15 ft. : lvs. elliptic, acuminate, pale green beneath and 

 with large tufts of dark brown hairs in the axils of the 

 reins : fls. like those of the former ; pedicels longer than 

 the involucre : fr. gcarlet, oblong. Japan, China. S.Z. 50. 

 — Very similar to the last. 



cc. Fls. greenish yellow, sessile, with a showy white in- 

 volucre, much exceeding the fls. 

 D. Frs. in dense clusters, but individually distinct. 



(Benthamidia.) 



13 Hdrida Linn Flowering Dogwood Fig ^iS. 



Shrub or small tree with spreading branches 10-15 ft.. 



tlhi 



dark gi t ( n a 



beneath usualh with bro\Mii 1 li ii i li \ i I m 



long <_vme compitt fr bluf ir 1 liii h whir Inn 

 July N Brunswick to Florida -im t t I \i ml Di 

 kota Em 4bb RH 1888 444(isr I I mi i i \ -\ tr 

 variegita, Hort. Lvs. variegated with yrllnwish white. 



8. sanguinea, Linn. Shrub, to 12 ft., with purple or 

 dark blood-red branches : lvs. broad-elliptic or ovate, 

 rounded or narrowed at the base, usually pubescent on 

 both sides, pale green beneath, IK-S^in. long: fls. green- 

 ish white, in dense cymes: fr. black. May, June. Eu., 

 Orient. - Var. varieg4ta, Hort. Lvs. variegated with 

 yellowish white. Var. viridlssima, Dieck. With green 

 branches and green fruit. 



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W 



557. Cornus Mas (sprays Xj^). 



rarely to 40 ft. : lvs. oval or ovate, acute, dark green and 

 glabrous above, glaucous or whitish beneath, usually 

 only pubescent on the veins, 3-6 in. long : involucre white 



