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lightly in the spring. If it is sown dry it will not vege- 
tate until the next year. 
THE DOGWOOD.—CORNEL DOGWOOD. 
This is the only species of dogwood in the United 
States. It is found in nearly every state of the Union, 
and is from twenty to thirty feet high. It has a diame- 
ter of from ten to twelve inches. The wood is hard, 
strong, heavy, has a very fine grain, and is used for 
small panel work, and for almost anything where it is 
necessary to give a high polish. The flowers are small 
and form in clusters, surrounded by four large white 
leaves. It also bears a red berry, which forms a pleas- 
ant contrast to the large white leaves, and makes the 
dogwood one of our most ornamental trees. The seeds 
of the dogwood require from two to three years to make 
them vegetate, but Michaux gives the following method: 
Gather the seeds in the fall, clear them of their pulpy 
covering by rubbing them in water, cover them with 
earth in a box, and place them in the cellar till spring, 
care being taken to keep the earth moist. 
JAMAICA DOGWOOD. 
This tree belongs to a large and important order of 
the pulse family, familiar representatives of which are 
found in the locust, tamarind, and the like. The major- 
ity of the plants that belong to this widely diffused or- 
der are indigenous to foreign lands. When full grown 
this tree attains a height of twenty to twenty-five feet, 
has a bright-colored, smooth bark, and very irregular, 
spreading branches. The wood is very heavy and resin- 
ous, of a light-brown color, coarse and cross -grained, 
and lasts almost equally in or out of water. It makes 
excellent piles for wharves, and is reckoned the most 
lasting timber in America, every way as good as the 
English oak, and having such a leaf. The blossoms are 
very white and sweet, small, and in bunches, as full as 
