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Cornus. 
Col'DUS Mascilla— (^e!;oio-/rui«e(2)— A very showy tree, with umbels 
of rather bright yellow flowers, which bloom in February. A very 
hardy tree, never being injured by frost; it is a pretty sight when in 
bloom, being yellow nil over with tlowers, and the ground, at the al- 
titude of Nevada City, very often covered with a white mantle of snow. 
This variety bears a fruit, amber-ysUow, of the size of a small olive, 
but more slender. 
CoriuiS Miisculn — (red-fmiied) — Same as the above, with the excep- 
tion of the fruit, which with this variety is red. 
Sorbus. 
Sorbus Doinestica.— A native of Europe, growing to a height of 
thirty to forty feet. The wood of the Sorbus is very hard and finely 
grained, and is much used by engravers and cabinet makers. Its beau- 
tiful nmbels of white flowers are succeeded by most pretty little fruit, 
Fig. 13. Sokeus. 
having the shape of small pears with a red cheek. Like the Medlar 
the fruit has to get mellow through the winter before it is fit to eat. The 
Sorbus is as much an ornamental as a fruit tree, but does not go to fruit 
aa quickly as the Pear or Apple. (See Fig. 13, giving a good idea of 
its finely cut leaves, and pretty little fruitgrowing in clusters.) 
Diospyros or Persimmon, 
Diospyros Lotus. — A very pretty ornamental tree; foliage, dark 
green and glossy. 
