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2. C. branches spreading ; the smaller branches sericea. 
woolly ; leaves ovate acuminate with a reddish 
pubescence underneath ; cymes depressed woolly. 
^Willd and Pursh. 
C. lanuginosa, Mich. 
C. alba, Walt. 
C. coerulea, Lam. Encycl. 
C. amomum, Du Roi harbk. 1. p. 165. 
C. rubiginosa, Ehrh. beitr. 4. p. 15. 
C. ferruginea. Hort. par. 
Icon. L’ Herit. Corn. t. 3. Barton’s Veg. Mat* 
Med. U. S. Vol. 1. t. 9. 
Silky-leaded Dogwood. Blue-berried Cornel. Red- 
willow. Rose-willow. Swamp-Dogwood. 
This beautiful species grows on the borders of creeks and 
rivers, and in swamps. Tolerably frequent. It is possessed of 
medical virtues, similar to the preceding species. (See Bar- 
ton’s Veg. Mat. Med. U- S.) I 2 seldom more than eight feet 
high. Berries sky-blue. June, July. 
I 3. C. branches upright fastigiate, leaves ovate acu- strkta. 
minate, smooth somewhat coloured, cymes con* 
vex sub-paniculate.*— 
C. fastigiata, Mich. 
C. sanguinea, Walt. 
C. Canadensis, Host. par. (Pursh ) 
Icon. L’Herit. corn. t. 4. 
From 5 to 10 feet high. Resembles the preceding very 
much. Berries and anthers blue. In similar places with No, 
2. Very common. I 2 . June. 
I 4. C. branches recurved, small branches smooth jaiba, 
I leaves ovate acute pubescent, hoary underneath, 
!| cymes naked, depressed. V Herit. Willd. 
C. stolonifera, Mich. 
C. tartarica. Mill. diet. N. 7. 
Icon. Schmidt arb* 2. t« 65. 
I About the same height as No. 3. In the deep swampy 
! thickets near Woodbury, Jersey. Very rare. Ij. June. 
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