184 FAMILIAR TREES AND THEIR LEAVES. 



feet liigli. Its foreign relative, the Siberian red- 

 stemmed cornel {Gornus alba), is another shrub or 

 tree handsomely colored ; this variety is often found 

 in parks and gardens ; it has a white berry. 

 _ . . The Tartarian honeysuckle, although 



Honeysuckle, it does not belong to our country, has 

 Zonicera Tartarica. ijecome pretty firmly rooted iu our 

 parks and gardens. It often grows to the height of 

 nearly 20 feet, and is occasional- 

 ly trimmed into a treehke figure. 

 There is just such a well-trained 

 tree in the Public Garden, Bos- 

 ton, which is very beautiful in its 

 spring dress. The leaves are 

 smooth and somewhat heart- 

 shaped. The flowers grow in 

 pairs, and are of a soft, magenta- 

 pink color ; they bloom in May in great profusion. 

 This honeysuckle comes from Asia. 



Fringe Tree. ^^^ fringe tree has a smooth, thick 

 Chionanthns leaf, three to six inches long, which 



Virginica. resembles that of the magnolia. It 

 gets its name from %t£oi', snow, and dv6o<i, flower, in 

 allusion to the snow-white flower clusters ; these hang 

 in beautiful, loose, drooping tassels, which in early 

 June give the tree a very ornamental appearance. 

 The petals of the flower are narrow, and about an 



