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and have rather prominent veins. The white flowers bloom after the leaves. They are 

 arranged in umbels with branching stalks. The corolla has four petals and four stamens. 

 The ovary turns into a blackish berry when ripe. 



FLOWERS: in June. 



RANGE: France, in hedgerows. 



NOMENCLATURE. Colloquial French, le sanguin, le bois punais, la sanguine 

 [Translator's note: blood-red tree, stinkwood.] German, der hartriegeh hartreder. 

 English, the common dogweed, dog berry tree. Italian, il sanguine. Russian, sljepokurnik. 

 Hungarian, giuru-fa. 



USES. The wood of this tree is knotty and hard; it's often used by lathe workers. 

 The berries are bitter and acrid. After boiling in water, they can be pressed to obtain fuel 

 oil for lamps. 



CULTIVATION. Dogwood trees are very hardy. They are propagated mostly from 

 shoots that they put out abundantly. These are pulled up in the autumn for permanent 

 planting. 



KEY TO PLATES, 



685. Cornelian cherry tree in bloom. 1. Same, with fruit. 2. Complete flower, 

 enlarged. 



686. European red dogwood. 1. Flower. 2. Same, opened up. 3. Fruits. 



