108 MISC. PUBLICATION 303, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
56.69 percent of food of eastern skunk in Michigan. Observations (in addition 
to specific records) : Thirty-four species of birds, including bobwhite, ruffed and 
pinnated grouse; an important winter food of white-tailed deer; beaver; rabbit ; 
skunk; eastern chipmunk. 
Cornus alternifolia L. f. Blue cornel. 
Svida alternifolia (L. f.) Small. 
Ranve e225 Dowe24. 2 OO. 22g ee. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun, shade. 
Fruit: Drupe, available July-September. 
A small to large shrub or rarely a small to large tree; fiowers May—July; 
subject to a serious twig blight. 
Stomach records: Eleven species of birds, including ruffed grouse. Observa- 
tions: Warbling vireo; white-tailed deer, cottontail rabbit. 
Cornus amomum Mill. (Pl. 10, A) Silky cornel. 
C. sericea L., Svida amomum (Mill.) Small. 
Range: 15, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30: 
Site: Well-drained, moist, sun, shade. 
Fruit: Drupe, available August-September. 
A small to large, spreading shrub; flowers May—July; grows on coal-stripped 
lands in Illinois. 
Stomach records: Ten species of birds, including ruffed grouse and bobwhite. 
Observations: Ring-necked pheasant. 
Cornus asperifolia Michx. Roughleaf cornel. 
Svida asperifolia (Michx.) Small. 
Range: 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30. 
Site: Well-drained, moist, sun. 
Fruit: Drupe, available August—October. 
Usually a large shrub or rarely a small to large tree; flowers May—June; 
often oceurs on sandy soil; 16,600—21,000 seeds. per pound. 
Stomach records: Forty-one species of birds, including ruffed grouse, bob- 
white, sharp-tailed grouse, and greater prairie chicken; composed 3.5 percent of 
fall food of prairie chicken in Wisconsin; armadillo. Observations: Wild 
turkey, ring-necked pheasant, cottontail rabbit. 
Cornus baileyi Coult. and Evans. Bailey cornel. 
Svida baileyi (Coult. and Evans) Rydb. 
Range: 15, 18, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27. 
Site: Moist, sun. 
Fruit: Drupe, available July—October. 
A small to large shrub; ordinarily occurs in sand; flowers May—June. 
Stomach records: Bobwhite. 
Cornus californica Mey. Creek dogwood. 
Svida californica (Mey.) Abrams. 
Range: 3, 4, 5. 
Site: Well-drained, moist, sun. 
Fruit: Drupe, available July—November. 
A large shrub; flowers April—-August; very closely related to C. stolonifera 
and perhaps more properly considered as a variety of that species. 
Observations: Of outstanding importance as browse for mule deer in Cali- 
fornia. 
Cornus candidissima, see Cornus foemina. 
Cornus circinata L’Her. Round-leaved cornel. 
C. rugosa Lam., Svida rugosa (Lam.) Rydb. 
Range: 18.21 2223746 Joe Gots 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun, shade. 
Fruit: Drupe, available July—October. 
A large shrub; flowers May—July; occurs in sandy and other soils. 
Stomach records: Ruffed grouse, sharp-tailed grouse. Observations: Blue- 
headed vireo; cottontail rabbit, moose. 
Cornus florida L. Flowering dogwood. 
Cynoxylon floridum (L.) Raf. 
Range: 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun, shade. 
Fruit: Drupe, available September-February. 
