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CORNUS Linn. 



Cornus florida Linn. (Flowering) Dogwood. 



Range. — From eastern Massachusetts to central Florida, and west through south- 

 ern Qhtario, southern Michigan (up to Montcalm County) to southwestern Missouri 

 and Texas (Brazos River); Mexico (Sierra Madre Mountains). 



Names in use. — Flowering Dogwood (Mass., ft. L, N. Y., N. J., Del., 

 Pa., Va., N. C, S. C, Miss., La., Ark., Mo., 111., Kans., Mich., Ont., 

 Ohio, Ind.); Dogwood (N. J., Pa., Del., W. Va., N. C, S. C, Ala., Fla., 

 La., Ky., Ohio, Ind., Mich.); Boxwood (Conn., ft. I., N. Y., Miss., 

 Mich., Ky., Ind., Ont.); False Box-dogwood (Ky.); New England Box- 

 wood (Tenn.); Flowering Cornel (R. I.); Cornel (Tex.). 



VARIETIES DISTINGUISHED IN CULTIVATION. 



Cornus florida pendula Temple. Weeping Dogwood. 



Cornus florida rubra Temple. Red-bract Dogwood. 



Cornus nuttallii Aud. * (Pacific) Dogwood. 



Range. — From southern coast of British Columbia (Lower Fraser River and A r an- 

 couver Island) through Washington, Oregou, and California (coast ranges to San 

 Bernardino Mountains and western slopes of Sierra Nevada Mountains). 



Names in use. — Dogwood (Cal., Oreg., Wash.); California Dog- 

 wood (Gal.); Flowering Dogwood (Oreg., Gal.); Western Dogwood. 



Cornus alternifolia Linn. f. Blue Dogwood. 



Range.— From Nova Scotia and New Brunswick (through St. Lawrence River 

 Valley) to Lake Superior (northern shores) and Minnesota; south through the North- 

 ern States (and along the Allegheny Mountains) to northern Georgia and Alabama. 



Names in use. — Dogwood (Yt., Mass., ft. I., Conn., N. Y., K. J., 

 Pa., Ya., W. Ya., N. 0., Ga., Fla., Miss., La., Ark., Ky., 111., Wis., Minn., 

 Ohio, Ont.); Blue Dogwood (Pa.); Purple Dogwood (Pa.); Umbrella- 

 tree (R. I.); Pigeonberry (N. Y.); Alternate-leaved Dogwood (Mich.); 

 Green Osier (Yt.). 



NYSSA 



Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Black Gum. 



Nyssa multiflora Wang. 



Range. — From Maine (Kennebec River) to Florida (Kissimmee River and Tampa 

 Bay) and west to southern Ontario, southern Michigan (up to Gratiot County), south- 

 eastern Missouri, and Texas (Brazos River). 



Xames in use.— Black Gum, (N. J., Pa., Del., Ya., W. Ya., K. C, 

 S. C, Ga., Ala., Fla., Miss., La., Tex., 111., Ind.) ; Sour Gum ( Yt, Mass., 

 E. I., N. Y., K. J., Pa., Del., Ya., W.Ya., S. C, Fla., Tex., Ohio, Ind., 111.) ; 

 Tupelo (Mass., R. I., N. J., Del., S. 0., Ala., Fla., Miss., Tex., 111., Ohio); 

 Pepperidge (Yt., Mass., ft. L, N". Y., N". J., 8. C, Tenn., Mich., Ohio, 

 Out.); Wild Peartree (Tenn.); Yellow Gumtree (Tenn.); Gum (Md.); 

 Stiukwood (W.Ya.); Tupelo Gum (Fla.). 



