158 WEEDS AND USEFUL PLANTS. 
a Be flo’rida, L. Arborescent ; leaves ovate-oblong, a 
re large, roitae petaloid leaves obcordate or with a eines ek ‘a 
lees drupes 
™ sal se Conse Re atier Common a 
ow pilose wih oor essed hairs, g cy batieath.- Plows ti Covviial caps 
clusters ; involucre about 3 inches in ey amet se leaves in opposite pairs, white or 
cr tinged with purple. Corolla greenish yellow. Drupe bright red when 
MVoodlands : Canada to Louisiana. Fil.May. Fr. October, 
e wood of this small tree is very close-grained and firm, and 
is valuable he many purposes in mechanics. Cabinet-makers seed 
loy it in the manufacture of small articles of furniture,— 
which my me it is very beautiful. The ir 
selects it as the best material for wooden wedges. young, 
ere stems make good hoops for the cooper ; plengencenins 
Fig. 112. Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida), the head of minute flowers, surrounded 
by a conspicuous inyolucre, 113. A separate flower, enlarged. 
