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1. Corn us alterna. Alternate branched , or 
Female Virginian Dogwood . 
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 are 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. Corn us candidiffima. Swamp American 
Dogwood . 
This fhrub grows to the height of fix or eight feet, 
moftly in moift or fwampy places; and is covered 
with a whitifh bark. The branches are placed oppo- 
fite, and alfo the leaves, which are lance-fhaped 
and pointed, and of a whitifh colour. The flowers 
are produced at the extremity of the branches, in 
clufters, and are fucceeded by whitifh 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; having a common 
involucrum 
