504 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 
Varieties. : : 
u C. (a.) s. 2 asperifokia, C. asperifolia Lodd. Cat. ed. 1836, if not iden- 
tical with the species, differs from it but very slightly. 
u C. (a.) s. 3 sempervirens, C. sempervirens Lodd. Cat. ed. 1836, closely 
resembles the species, but differs from it in rétaining its leaves through- 
out a part of the winter. 
% ¥ 5. C.(a.) panicuLa’ra L’Hérit, The panicled flowering Dogwood. 
7 i ” Héri e 10. 6.5.5 ’s Mill., 3. p. 398. Be aac 
pi ie Gio poe eae eee. fale Bide Dict. No. 4.5 C. citrifdlia Hort. 
"sey ade Schmidt Baum., 2, t. 68; and our fig. 917. 
Spec. Char., §c. Branches erect. Leaves ovate, 
acuminated, glabrous, hoary beneath. Corymb 
thyrsoid. Ovarium silky. Branches pale pur- 
plish. Pomes roundish, depressed, watery, 
white, 3 lines in diameter. The dots on the 
under side of the leaves, which are only seen 
through a lens, bear bicuspidate short, adpressed 
hairs. Tube of calyx pubescent (Don’s Mill.) 
A large shrub. Canada to Carolina, in swamps 
and near rivulets, among other bushes. Height 
4. ft. to 6 ft. in America ; 20 ft. to 25 ft. in cultiva- 
tion. Introduced in 1758. Flowers white ; July 
and August. Fruit white ; ripe in October. De- Ya 
caying leaves reddish brown. Naked young wood ((\.\W 
purplish. x 
Varieties. 
xu C. p. 2 dlbida Ebrh. Beitr. iv. p. 16.— 
Leaves elliptic-lanceolate. 
2 C. p.3 radiata Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. 1. 
p. 109. — Corymbs sterile, foliiferous. 917. ¢. (a.) paniculata. 
g% 6. C.(a.) sericea L’Hérit. The silky Dogwood. 
Identification. L’Hérit. Corn., No. 6, t. 2.3; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 399. 
Synonymes. C. lanugindsa Michz. Fl. Bor. Amer. 1. p. 92.; C. alba Wait. Fl. Car. 88., but not of 
Lin. ; C. cerdlea Lam. Dict. 2. p.116.; C. dmdmum De Rot Harbk. 1. p. 165.3 C. He lly 
enc: 
Ehrh, Beitr. 4. p. 15. ; C. ferruginea Hort. Par.; C. candidissima Mill.; C. cyanocarpos 
but not of Gmel. 
Engravings. Schmidt Baum., 2. t. 64.; and our fig. 918. 
Spec. Char., §c. Branches spreading. 
Branchlets woolly. Leaves ovate, 
acuminated, clothed with rusty pubes- 
cence beneath. Corymbs depressed, 
woolly. Pomes bright blue. Nut 
compressed. (Don’s Mill.) A large 
shrub. Canada to Carolina, in swampy 
woods and on river banks. Height 
5ft. to 8ft. Introduced in 1683. 
Flowers white; June and July. Fruit 
bright blue; ripe in October. Decay- 
ing leaves rusty brown. Naked young 
wood brown and green. 
Variety. 
a C. (a.) s. 2 oblongifolia Dec. Prod. 
iv. p. 272., C. oblongifolia Rayiin in Litt., has leaves oblong and 
glabrous above. 
_ This sort is very distinct from the two preceding ones, and comes nearer, 
in general appearance, to C. alba than they do ; but it is a weaker plant, and 
smaller in all its parts than that species. The two preceding sorts, C. (a.) 
918. C. a.) sericea. 
