400 METASPERMAE OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY. 
HERB.: Taylor 1110, Glenwood; Roberts 46, Poplar 
river; Oestlund 74, Ramsey Co.; Winchell 7, Duluth; Leonard 
20, Duluth; Roberts 47, Duluth; Arthur 15, Vermilion lake; 
Bailey 287, Vermilion lake; Sandberg 235, Tower; Manning 4, 
Mount Pleasant. 
Cornus alternifolia Linn. f. Suppl. 125 (1781). 
C. alterna MarsH. Arbust. Amer. 35 (1785). 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 215; Mac., Fl. Can. I, 191, 538; 
Britt., Fl. N. J. 121; Upham, Fl. Minn. 64; Chap., Fl. S. St. 167; Wats., 
Bibl. Ind. I, 437. 
North America: N.S., N. Br., Q., Ont. to S. Man.; S. 
to. N. J., Ga., Alab.; W. to Minn. and Mo. 
Minn. valley: Forest district and W. to Cottonwood 
and Chippewa valleys; shaded banks and hillsides. 
HeERB.: Sheldon 508, Waseca; Sheldon 720, Sleepy 
Eye; Ballard 158, Chaska; Holzinger 98, Winona; Sandberg 
240, Cannon Falls. 
Cornus candidissima MarsH. Arbust. Amer. 85 (1785). 
? CO. racemosa LAM. Enc. Meth. II, 116 (1786). 
CU. stricta Lam. Enc. Meth. II, 116 (1786). 
C. paniculata L’HER. Corn. 9 (1788). 
C. albida Eurn. Beitr. LV, 16 (1789). 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 215; Britt., Fl. N. J. 120; Webb., 
Fl. Neb. 124; Mac., Fl. Can. I, 191; Upham, Fl. Minn. 64; Chap., F1.S. St. 
167; Coult., Fl. Tex. 151; Cov., Fl. Ark. 187; Wats., Bibl. Ind. I, 439. 
North America: N.S., Ont. to N. J. and N. Car.; W. 
tu Minn., Neb., Ark. and Tex. 
Minn. valley: Throughout, but rare W. of forest dis- 
trict and Cottonwood river; thickets, shores of lakes, along 
streams. 
HerB.: Bullard 743, Waconia; Ballard 353, Helena, 
Scott Co.; Ballard 97, Shakopee; Taylor 334, Janesville; Shel- 
don 716, Sleepy Eye; Taylor 260, Janesville; Sheldon 390, Mad- 
ison Lake; Sheldon 323, Smith’s Mill, Blue Earth Co.; Oestlund 
78, Hennepin Co.; Oestlund 79, Ramsey Co.; Herrick 124, Min- 
neapolis; Herrick 125, Minneapolis; Holzinger 97, Winona Co.; 
Moyer 260, Big Spring, Lac Que Parle Co. 
Cornus asperifolia Micux. Fl. N. Am. I, 98 (1808). 
C. sericea var. asperifolia DC. Prodr. IV, 272 (1830). 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 214; Mac., Fl. Can. I, 191; Webb., 
FE). Neb. 124; Chap., Fl. S. St. 167; Upham, Fl. Minn. 64; Coult., Fl. Tex: 
150; Cov., Fl. Ark. 186; Wats., Bibl. Ind. I, 437. 
North America: Ont. to N. J., N. Car. and Fla.; W. 
to Minn., Neb., Ark. and Tex. 
