200 THE BOOK OF FORESTRY 
ROUND-LEAVED DOGWOOD 
This genus furnishes some of the most beautiful trees 
and shrubs in our forests. The tree cornels, notably 
the flowering dogwood, when in bloom add much charm 
to the spring season. 
ROUN D-LEAVED DOGWOOD 
Cornus circinata 
ForM 
A shrub 6’—10’ in height. 
LEAVES 
Opposite, 2-6” long, deeply veined 
and round: smooth green above, 
hairy beneath. 
FLOWERS 
Small and white, grouped in a dense 
cluster 134” 3! across. Bloom in 
May and June. 
Fruit 
Fleshy pale blue and white in color 
with round stone. Bitter to the 
taste, ripens in September. 
RANGE 
New England to Minnesota. South 
to Missouri and Virginia. 
