FOREST TREES AND FOREST SCENERY 
gone and all its outlines are penciled 
in finest silver. 
The flowering dogwood is one of our 
smaller trees, but is exceptionally fa- 
vored with all manner of beauty. Al- 
though it is very common in many 
of the States, and is not without its 
special uses, it occupies a subordinate 
position in the eyes of the forester, be- 
ing often no more than a mere shrub 
inform. And yet, while some of the 
larger trees by their majestic presence 
lend grandeur to the forest, the dog- 
wood brings to it a charm not easily 
forgotten. In spring, when it is show- 
ered all over with interesting, large, 
creamy-white flowers, it is an emblem 
of purity. Its leaves, which appear 
very soon after the bloom, are ele- 
gantly curved in outline, soft of tex- 
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