Coriaria, continued 



protection from cold winds in the 

 North. A sunny location in 

 well-drained loamy soil is 

 best suited to their demands. 



Coriaria japonica. JAPA- 

 NESE CORIARIA. A grace- 

 ful shrub with drooping, 

 quadrangular branches. 

 Native of Japan. Leaves 

 bright green, with three 

 prominent veins. Berries 

 red in summer, changing 

 to violet-black. The leafy 

 branches have a decided 

 frond-like aspect. This is 

 the hardier species. 



C. myrtifolia. MYRTLE- 

 LEAVED CORIARIA. An or- 

 namental under-shrub with 

 handsome myrtle -like 

 leaves. Height 2 to 3 feet. 

 Berries black, very showy. 

 Leaves arranged in frond-like reg- 

 ularity along the graceful, arching 

 branches. Native of Southern 

 Europe. 



Corylus americana (see page 63 J 



Coronilla The Scorpion Senna 



While rarely seen in cultivation, this free-flower- 

 ing shrub possesses many attractive features. 

 Hardy as far north as Tennessee and Southern 

 New York. It thrives in porous, loamy soil. 



Coronilla emerus. SCORPION SENNA. A 

 dense and shapely shrub with compound 

 leaves. Native of Europe. Leaflets 5 to 7. 

 dark, glossy green. Flowers yellow, tipped 

 with red, large and showy, expanding in 

 late spring and early summer. 

 Nearly evergreen in the South. 



Cornus 



The Osier Dogwoods, 

 or Cornels 



Hardy and vigorous 

 shrubs, thriving best in 

 moist, fertile soils. In ad- 

 dition to the showy flow- 

 ers and fruits which 

 characterize most of the 

 species, they are very 

 attractive objects in win- 

 ter on account of the 

 brilliant color of the bark 

 of the young shoots and 

 twigs. Valuable for shrub 

 borders and for waterside 

 planting. Other species 

 are described under "De- 

 ciduous Trees." 



Cornus alba (C. sibirica). 

 SIBERIAN RED OSIER. An 

 upright shrub with bright 

 blood-red branches. Native 

 of Siberia. Leaves dark 

 green, pale beneath, 2 to 

 3 inches long. Flowers 

 creamy white, in numerous 

 small flat- topped clusters. 

 Fruit light blue or bluish 

 white. Usually 6 to 10 feet 

 tall. Very brilliant, especi- 

 ally in early spring, when the 

 bark is intensely colored. 



Colutea arborescen* (see page 61) 



62 



Cornus alba spaetbi. YELLOW-LEAVED DOGWOOD. A 

 form of the above with the leaves broadly bordered with 

 golden yellow. A very striking plant. 



C. amomum (C. sericea}. SILKY DOG- 

 WOOD. A spreading shrub with reddish 

 purple twigs, distributed from 

 New Brunswick to Florida. 

 Leaves dark green above, 

 pale or whitened beneath. 

 Flowers creamy white, in flat- 

 topped clusters, open- 

 ing in early summer. 

 Fruit blue or bluish 

 white. Grows 6 to 10 

 feet tall. 



C. candidissima (C. 



paniculata). PANICLKD 

 DOGWOOD. A handsome 

 free -flowering shrub with 

 gray branches. Grows natu- 

 rally from Maine and Minne- 

 sota, southward to North Carolina 

 and Nebraska. Leaves dull green, 

 whitened beneath. Flowers white, 

 in short panicle - like clusters. 

 Fruit white, borne on deep red 

 stems. Grows 6 to 10 feet tall. 



C. circinata. ROUND -LEAVED 

 DOGWOOD. A spreading shrub 

 with purplish branches. Grows naturally from Canada, 

 southward to Iowa and Virginia. Leaves very broad 

 and large, dark green above, pale and downy beneath. 

 Flowers creamy white, in dense flat-topped clusters. 

 Fruit light blue. 



C. mas (C. mascula). CORNELIAN CHERRY. A large 

 dense shrub with handsome glossy foliage. Native of 

 Europe. Flowers yellow, in small dense heads, appear- 

 ing before the leaves in early spring. Fruit bright 

 scarlet, very showy. Height 10 to 12 feet. 

 C.sanguinea. EUROPEAN RED OSIER. A spreading 

 shrub with deep red or purplish branches. 

 Leaves ovate, dark green, paler beneath, 

 2 to 3 inches long. Flowers green- 

 ish white, in dense flat- topped 

 clusters. Berries black. Grows 8 

 to 10 feet tall. 



C. stolonifera. RED OSIER 

 CORNEL. A spreading shrub 

 with bright reddish purple 

 branches, attaining a height 

 of from 4 to 6 feet. Widely 

 distributed over the North- 

 ern United States and 

 Canada. Leaves dark 

 green above, whitened be- 

 neath. Flowers creamy 

 white, in dense flat-topped 

 clusters. Berries white. Re- 

 markably showy. 



C. stolonifera flaviramea. 

 GOLDEN-TWIGGED OSIKR. 

 A form of the above with 

 yellow branches. Planted 

 with the red-branched spe- 

 cies, very effective and 

 striking contrast may be 

 secured. It is quite as hardy 

 as the normal species. 



Corylopsis 



The Flowering Hazel 



Interesting shrubs, with 

 handsome bluish green 

 foliage and showy yellow 

 flowers in early spring. 

 They are hardy as far 

 north as Missouri and 

 New York when protected 



