TETRANDRIA, MONOGTNLA *7 



2. C. branches spreading; the smaller branches uriewu 

 woolly ; leaves ovate acuminate with a reddish 

 pubescence underneath ; cymes depressed woolly. 

 —li'iJU and Pursh. 



C. lanuginosa, Mich. 



C. alba, Walt. 



C. ccerulea, Lam. Encvcl. 



C. amomum, Du Koi harbk. 1. p. 165. 



C. rubiginosa, Ehrh. beitr. 4. p. 1 j- 



C. ferruginea. Hort. par. 



Icon. L 7 Herit. Cora. t. 3. Barton's Veg. Mat. 

 Med. U. S. Vol. l. t. 9. 



Silky -leaved Dogwood. Blue berried Cornel. Red' 

 willow. Rote-willow. Swamp- Dogwood. 



This beautiful species grows on the borders of creeks and 

 rivers, and in swamps. Tolerably frequent. It is possessed ot" 

 medical virtues, bimilar to the preceding- species. (See Bar- 

 ton's Veg. Mat. Med. U S.) ^ seldom more than eight feet 

 high. Berries sky-blue. June, Juh . 



3. C. branches upright fastigiate, leaves ovate acu- strata. 

 minate, smooth somewhat coloured, cymes con- 

 vex sub-paniculate. — V Herit. 



C. fastigiata, Mich. 

 C. sanguinea, Walt. 

 C. Canadensis, Host. par. (Pursh ) 

 Icon. L'Hcrit. corn. t. 4. 



From 5 to 10 feet high. Resembles the preceding very 

 much. Berries and anthers blue. In similar places with No. 

 2. Very common. >? June. 



4. C. branches recurved, small branches smooth; alba. 

 leaves ovate acute pubescent, hoary underneath, 

 cymes naked, depressed. L Herit. Willd. 



C. stoloniiera, Mich. 

 C. tartaric*, Mill. diet. N. 7. 

 Icon. Schmidt arb- 2. t- 65. 



About the same height as No. 3. In the deep swampy 

 tcts near Woodbury, Jersey. Very rare. ^ . June. 



