THE TREES OF NORTH CAROLINA. 101 



1. Dogwood. (Cornus florida, Linn.) — Common 

 throughout the United States, and mostly k*nown by 

 this name, but sometimes called Boxwood. From the 

 showiness of its flowers, and the value of its wood 

 and bark, it possesses considerable interest. Its 

 usual height is from 12 to 20 feet, but is sometimes 

 30 and 35. The wood is heavy, hard and fine 

 grained, and takes a fine polish. Pieces cannot be 

 had of sufficient size for large work ; but for the 

 smaller sorts of mechanical and agricultural imple- 

 ments, such as cogs of mill wheels, harrow teeth, 

 mallets, wedges, names, etc., the well seasoned wood 

 is well adapted and much used. The young shoots 

 are used for light hoops. The inner bark is an excel- 

 lent substitute for Peruvian Bark in intermittent 

 fevers. The fresh article is apt to produce pain, 

 which can be prevented, however, by mixing it with 

 Virginia Snake Root. After being dried for a year, 

 this precaution is unnecessary. A very good Ink 

 can be made of this bark in place of Galls. A pretty 

 variety of this tree with reddish flowers is occasion- 

 ally met with. 



2. Swamp Dogwood. (C. sericea, Linn.) — This 

 and the remaining species of the genus are only 

 shrubs, but are placed here for the purpose of having 

 all the species of a genus together, as I have done in 

 other genera. With the exception of the last species, 

 they all have their leaves opposite, as in the Dogwood. 

 This is the only one of them which has received 

 notice enough in this State, so far as I have discov- 



