taining an hard Stone, <which is di- 

 vided into iuuo Cells, each containing 

 a Jingle >.eed. 



The Species are ; 



1. Corn us hortcnfs mas. C. B. 

 The Cornelian Cherry, or Male 

 Cornel-tree. 



2. Cornus ftrmina. C. B. The 

 Dogberry, or Gatten-tree. 



3 . Cornus fcemina , foliis e varic- 

 gatis. H. L. The ilripcd Dogberry- 

 tree. 



4. Cornus fcemina lauri folia, 

 frudu nigro cxruleo, ojjiculo coinprefo, 



Virginian a. Pluk. Jim. The Vir- 

 ginian Dogberry-tree. 



5. Cornus fcemina Virginiana, 

 folio angufiiore. Narrovv-leav'd Fe- 

 male Dogwood of Virginia. 



6. CiO £tfUS fcemina, candidijjimis 

 foliis, Americana. Pluk. Aim. fe- 

 male Dogwood of America, with 

 very white Leaves, commonly called 

 Swamp Dogwood. 



7. Cornus Americana, fori bus 

 inter folia fparfis. Pluk. Phyt. 

 *lab. I • . f 2. A?nerican Dogwood, 

 with Flowers growing between the 

 Leaves. 



8 . Cornus pumila he-ba cea Cha- 

 tn<vperich;mcnum die! a. Hort. Eltb. 

 Dwarf Honey fuckle, <vulgo. 



The firfl of thefe Trees is very 

 common in the Englifo Gardens, be- 

 ing propagated for its Fruit; which 

 is by many People preferved to make 

 Tarts : it is alfo ufed in Medicine as 

 an Aftringent and Cooler. There 

 is alio an officinal Preparation of this 

 Fruit, called Rob de Cornis. Of this 

 there are two or three Varieties, 

 which differ in the Colour of their 

 Fruit : but that with the red Fruit 

 is the moil common in England. 



As the Fruit of this Tree is not 

 at prefent much efteem'd, the Nur- 

 fery - men about London propagate 

 this Tree as one of the Sorts which 

 is cci> itior ly fold as a flowering 



Shrub ; and is by fomc People va- 

 lued, for coming fo early to flower; 

 for if the Seafon is mild, the Flowers 

 will appear by the Beginning of Fe- 

 bruary ; and tho' there is no great 

 Beauty in them, yet, as they are 

 generally produced in plenty, at a 

 Seafon when few other Flowers ap- 

 pear, a few Plants of them may be 

 admitted for Variety. The Fruit 

 of this Tree is feldom ripe before 

 Stptt ruber: the Tree will grow eigh- 

 teen or twenty Feet high, and make 

 a la r ge Head. 



The fecond Sort is very common 

 in the Hedges in divers Parts of 

 England, and is feldom preferved in 

 Gardens. The Fruit of this Plant 

 is often brought into the Markets, 

 and fold for Buckthorn - berries ; 

 from which it may be eafily dtftin- 

 guifhed, if the Berries are opened 

 to obferve how many Stones there 

 are in each ; which in this Fruit 

 is but one, but in the Buckthorn 

 four ; and they may be eafily diftin- 

 guifhed by rubbing the Juice of the 

 Berries on Paper ; that of the Buck- 

 thorn will ftain the Paper green, 

 whereas the Juice of this ftains it 

 purple : this Tree is called Virga 

 Sanguinea, from the young Shoots 

 being of a fine red Colour. There 

 is a Variety of this Tree with varie- 

 gated Leaves, which is preferved 

 in the Nurferies, but is not much 

 efteemed. 



The fourth Sort is an American, 

 from whence the Seeds have been 

 brought to England-, this is found 

 in all the Northern Parts of America, 

 as are alfo the fifth and fixth Sorts, 

 being Natives of the Woods in Vir- 

 ginia, Ne-zu- England, Maryland, and 

 Carolina: thefe are all of them very 

 hardy, and thrive well in the open 

 Air in England; fo are cultivated 

 by the Nurfery- men near London, tor 

 add to the Variety of their hardy 



'i rees; 



