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1. CoRNUs alterna. Alternate branched^ or 



Female Virginian Dogivood. 



This grows to the height of twelve or fifteen feet, 

 dividing upwards into many branches, which are 

 covered with bark of a ftriated or ftreaked appear- 

 ance. The fmall branches are placed alternate, 

 bending at each divifion. The leaves arc entire, 

 oval, fharp-pointed, and much veined. The flowers 

 are produced in clufters at the extremity of the 

 branches, and arefucceeded by roundifh berries of a 

 dark purple colour when ripe. The fmall branches 

 being alternate, afford a diftinguifhing mark for this 

 fpecies. 



2. CoRNUS candidiflima. Swamp Jjnerican 



Dogivood. 



This fhrub grows to the height of fix or eight feet, 

 moftly in moift or fwampy places; and is covered 

 with a whitifti bark. The branches are placed oppo- 

 fite, and alfo the leaves, which are lance-fliaped 

 and pointed, and of a whitifh colour. The flowers 

 are produced at the extremity of the branches, in 

 clufters, and are fucceeded by whitilh fucculent ber- 

 ries. 



3. Cur N us florida. Male Virginian Dogwood. 



This rifes with a ftrong ftem to the height of twelve 

 or fifteen feet, dividing into many fpreading branch- 

 es, which are fometimes placed oppofite, but often 

 by four's, arifing from oppofite points and regularly 

 difpofed. The leaves are oval, pointed, veined and 

 entire. The flowers are produced at the extremity 

 of the fmall branches, in clufters j having a common 



involucrum 



