DOGWOOD FAMILY 



CORNACEAE 



SMALL WHITE DOGWOOD 



Cornus panictilata L'Her. 



The Small White Dogwood is a shrub with smooth gray 

 twigs, which grows 6-15 feet high. It} is found in rich, or more 

 often in sandy, soil in both moist and dry places from Maine to 



Minnesota, south 

 to South Carolina 

 and Arkansas. It is 

 common in the 

 northern part of the 

 state but less com- 

 mon or rare farther 

 south. It prefers to 

 grow in full sun- 

 light and is strictly 

 erect and very leafy. 

 Because of its 

 numerous flower 

 clusters and bunches 

 of white fruits it 

 makes a very showy 

 ornamental shrub. 



The opposi te 

 leaves are ovate- 

 lanceolate, acute at 

 the base, minutely 

 hairy on both sides 

 and pale beneath. 

 The flowers are produced in June. The calyx tube is bell 

 shaped and slightly 4-toothed. The 4 petals are white and there 

 are 4 stamens. The pistil consists of a 2-celled ovary, a short 

 style and i stigma. The fruit is a 2-seeded drupe which is white 

 when mature in August or September. 



The Pagoda or Alternate-leaved Dogwood, Cornus alternifolia 

 L. f., is a larger shrub or small tree, reaching 15 feet in height. It is 

 our only species with alternate leaves; these, clustered near the ends 

 of the greenish and white-streaked branches, are pale and minutely 

 hairy beneath. The flowers are white or creamy and the ripe fruits 

 are dark blue on reddish stalks. This small tree is well distributed 

 throughout Illinois on steep banks and bluft's, cliffs and in ravines. 

 It is known from Nova Scotia to Minnesota, south to West Virginia 

 and Missouri. 



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