DOGWOOD FAMILY 



glowing mass of scarlet, sometimes dashed with orange. It 

 is the most fiery and brilliant of all that brilliant group, — the 

 maple, dogwood, sassafras, liquidambar, and tupelo. 



The wood is noted for the unusual arrangement of its fibres 

 which instead of running in parallel lines are curiously twisted 

 and interwoven, so that it is extremely difficult to split. 



The tree has different names in different parts of the 

 country. In the south it is generally called Sour Gum, in 

 the middle west, Pepperidge, and in New England it retains 

 its pretty Indian name, Tupelo. 



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