214 THE FLORA. 
Orpver LXV. CORNACEZ. Cornels. 
Trees and shrubs, seldom herbs, with sim- 
ple, mostly opposite leaves ; with 
Aowers 4-parted, arranged in cymes; the 4 
petals valvate in the bud; and with the 4 
stamens standing on the top of the 2- 
celled 
ovary, which is adherent to the calyx- 
tube; styles united ; 
fruit a1 or 2-seeded drupe. 
Fig. 495. Low Cornel; 0, the 4-leaved involucre 
surrounding the head of flowers. 
Analysis of the Genera. 
§ Flowers perfect, 4-parted. Petals4. Drupe 2-celled. Corneil, Cornus. 1 
§ Flowers imperfect, 5-parted. Petals often 0. Drupe 1-celled. Trees 
with small, green flowers in side clusters. Fruit plum-like. Tupelo. Nyssa. 
CORNUS. Cornel. Dogwood. 
Trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs. Flowers in cymes, Sepals, petals, 
and stamens each 4, with a double pistil. 
1 C.Canaden’sis. Low Cornel. A small herb, with a creeping, woody root-stock 
sending up annually its stems 4-6’ high. Some stems bear only 4 whorled 
leaves, others bear 6 leaves at top aud an umbellate cyme of small white flowers 
supported by a large, white, 4-leaved involucre. The whole resembles a single 
white flower. May, June. (Fig. 495.) : 
2 C.flor’ida. Flowering Dogwood. A small tree, 20-80f. high, with opposite, ovate, 
pointed, entire leaves. The cyme of small greenish flowers is supported by a 
very large, white, 4-leaved involucre in May. 
Six other species, without involucres, grow in the country 
