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nurseries. Both varieties have been referred to C. tartarica 

 by some writers. 



"K C. alternifolia. — North America, 1760. This species 

 is a lover of damp ground, and grows from 20 feet to 

 nearly 30 feet high, with clusters of pale-yellow flowers, 

 succeeded by bluish-black berries that render the plant 

 highly ornamental. It is still rare in British gardens. 

 K C. amomum (syn C. sericea). — Prom the eastern United 

 States, 1683. It is a low-growing, damp-loving shrub, with 

 yellowish-white flowers, borne abundantly in small clusters. 

 It grows about 8 feet in height, and has a graceful habit, 

 owing to the long and lithe branches spreading regularly 

 over the ground. The fruit is pale blue, and the bark a 

 conspicuous purple. 



C. asperifolia is another showy American species, with 

 reddish-brown bark, hairy leaves, of small size, and rather 

 small flowers that are succeeded by pearly-white berries 

 borne on conspicuous reddish stalks. 

 X C. Baileti resembles somewhat the better-known C. 

 stolonifera, but it is of more erect habit, is not stoloni- 

 ferous, has rather woolly leaves, at least on the underside, 

 and bears yellowish-white fruit. It grows in sandy soil, 

 and is a native of Canada. 



C. californica (syn C. piobescens) grows fully 10 feet 

 high, with smooth branches, hairy branchlets, and cymes 

 of pretty white flowers, succeeded by white fruit. It 

 occurs from Southern California to British Columbia. 



< C. canadensis. — Dwarf Cornel or Birchberry. Canada, 

 1774. This is of herbaceous growth, and remarkable for the 

 large, cream-coloured flower bracts, and showy, red fruit. 

 jC C. candidissema {syn C. paniculata) is a beautiful 

 American species, with panicled clusters of almost pure- 

 white flowers, that are succeeded by pale-blue fruit. It is 

 a small-growing tree, with narrow, pointed leaves, and 

 greyish coloured, smooth bark. Like many of its fellows, 

 this species likes rather moist ground. 



