COTONEASTER FRIGIDA 47 



Cornelian Cherry 



(Cornus Mas) 



THOUGH by no means common in our parks 

 and gardens, the Cornelian Cherry is well suited 

 for town planting, and has attained to fully 20 feet 

 in height, with a proportionate branch spread, in 

 several parts of the Metropolis. Both in Hyde and 

 Regent's Parks it has done well, and by the lake-side 

 in the latter place specimens 25 feet in height may be 

 seen. It is one of the earliest and most beautiful of 

 flowering trees, the bright yellow clusters of bloom 

 being produced by the end of February, and long 

 before the leaves make an appearance. For orna- 

 mental planting, either singly or in clumps, the 

 Cornelian Cherry is one of the most distinct and 

 choice for both urban and suburban districts. 



It is readily propagated from seed or cuttings, and 

 thrives best in a good yellow loamy soil. The timber, 

 though rarely over a foot in diameter, is remarkable 

 for its density and beauty of graining, while it takes 

 a silky polish and approaches that of boxwood in 

 general texture. It is of a desirable yellow colour, 

 hard, heavy, and close-grained. For shuttles and small 

 wares generally it is much prized. 



Cotoneaster frigida 



IT may seem out of place to include a Cotoneaster 

 amongst a list of trees. But such is not the case, 

 as in some of the Royal parks Cotoneaster frigida 

 has attained to a height of 30 feet, and is there- 



