THE DOGWOOD. 487 
ing leaves with hues of deep, rich red. Its ample, 
deep-green, even-edged leaves, produced in oppo- 
site pairs on its twigs, are ovate in form, but 
pointed at their apices, and they are prominently 
and beautifully veined—branch-veins curving up 
in rounded lines from the mid-vein towards the 
apex of the leaf, and minute veinlets, like delicate 
hairs, crossing the leafy expanse from branch- 
vein to branch-vein. 
The fruit of the Dogwood is bitter, and, from a 
saying that it was not fit to be eaten even by a 
dog, is supposed, according to some opinions, to 
have arisen the common name of the genus; 
whilst others think that the name has been sug- 
gested by the medicinal use made for dogs of the 
astringent bark of this Tree. Its wood, being 
very hard, is used for the manufacture of skewers, 
and from it can be made the best charcoal. 
Cornus sanguinea will thrive in any ordinary 
soil, and its superlative powers of ornamentation 
give it an especial claim to be admitted into culti- 
vation in park and garden. 
