6i TWELFTH ANNUAL REPORT. 



CORNACE^. Dogwood Family. 



CORNUS, Tourn. Cornel. Dogwood. 



C. Cauadensis, L. Dwarf Cornel. Bunch-berry. 



Abundant through the north part of the state ; extending south to Fergus Falls, 

 Leonard, Wadena county, Upham, Minueapolis, Winclicll, Roberts, und Saint Paul 

 (rare), Alius Cathcart; rare and local farther southeast, as in Wabasha county, Hnlzin- 

 ger, Miss Manning. 



C. circinata, L'Her. Round-leaved Dogwood. 

 Frequent, occasionally common, throughout the state. 



<.', sericea, L. Silky Cornel. Kinnikinnick. 



Frequent throughout the state, excepting far northward. The inner bark of this 

 and the next following species, the leaves of the bearberry (A.rctostaphylos Uva-ursi), 

 and leaves of sumach, gathered when they turn red, are each used by the Indians, 

 under the name Kinnikinnicli, to mix with their tobacco for smoking. I'arry states 

 that the bark of this species, wherever it is found, is preferred for this purpose ; and 

 that the bark of the next is comiuonly substituted for it by the Indians about lake 

 Superior. 



C. stolouifera, Michx. Red-osier Dogwood. Kinnikinnick. 



Abundant through the north half of the state, and common southward to Winona 

 and Mower counties, Winchell. and Blue Earth county, Upham; but scarcely reaching 

 into Iowa (in Emmet county, rare, Cratty). The name of the Redwood river, which is 

 a translation of its original Indian name, is said by Prof. A. W. Williamson to be prob- 

 ably derived from this or the preceding species of Kinnikinnick. 



C. asperifolia , Michx. Rough-leaved Dogwood. 



Blue Earth river, Parrj/,I/6iber£f; Cannon River F-dUs, Blake, Sandberg-^ Hesper, 

 Iowa (common), Mrs. Carter. South. 



C. pauiculata, L'Her. Panicled Cornel. 



Common through the south half of the state, and in the Red river valley ; the most 

 plentiful species of cornel in the Big Woods; extending north to Todd and Wadena 

 counties (common), Upham,hat not reported in the region of the upper Mississippi 

 river and northeastward. 



C. alteruifolia, L. Alternate-leaved Cornel. 



Frequent, occasionally common, throughout the state, excepting far northward, 

 where it is rare (at Poplar river, north of lake Superior, Juni). 



CAPRIFOLIACE^.* Honeysuckle Family. 



LiINN^'EA, Gronov. Linn^ea. Twin-flower. 



Ld. borealis, Gronov. Linnsea. Twin-flower. 



Abundant north of lake Superior and thence to the sources of the Mississippi and 

 northward ; St. Louis river (usually having five perfect stamens), M7-s. Herricli; extend- 

 ing southwest to Wadena and Todd counties. Upham, and south to Minneapolis (at 

 lake Calhoun), Roberts. In the northeast part of the state, "this pretty little plant, the 



♦Advance sheets of anew part of Professor Gray's Synoptical Flora of North 

 America (Vol. I, Part II ; Caprifoliaceae to Compositse, inclusive), kindly sent by him 

 while this catalogue was in process of being printed, have supplied very important cor- 

 rections, especially in synonymy, as well as numerous additions, and valuable aid in 

 the statements of geographic range. 



