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C 0 R N U S florida. Flowering 
Dogwood. Usually a small 
tree, with rough bark and 
spreading branches. Leaves 
ovate, dark green, changing 
in autumn to brilliant crim¬ 
son. The bracts of the in¬ 
volucre, or floral covering, are 
pure snow-white and very 
abundant. The berry-like, 
bright scarlet fruit is also quite 
ornamental. 
Cornus florida. 
CERCIS. Red-Bud 
The only recommcndablc and thoroughly reliable 
species attaining the size of a tree is described below. 
It is beautiful when in flower, which is in advance of 
the leaves in early spring. 
C. Canadensis. American Judas Tree. A small, 
native tree, hardy and well adapted for the outer 
edge of groups, etc. It blooms very profusely in 
clusters of a reddish purple color, during April. 
CHIONANTHUS. Fringe Tree 
A small genus, with one representative in this coun¬ 
try, all small trees with very beautiful, fringe-like 
flowers, followed by a dark purplish fruit, shaped like 
an olive. Of great use for garden planting and en¬ 
tirely hardy. 
C. Virginica. American Fringe 'Free. A small tree, 
frequently a mere shrub, producing, in May and 
June, numerous panicles of snow-white drooping 
flowers. One of the choicest small trees belonging 
to our native flora. 
CLADRASTIS. Yellow-Wood 
var. pendula. Weeping Dog¬ 
wood. A decidedly pendu¬ 
lous form of the above, with 
all its good qualities and no 
defects. It is a remarkably 
conspicuous object on the lawn 
at all times, and should be 
extensively planted, 
var. rubra. Red - Flowering 
Dogwood. This differs from 
the parent in having the con¬ 
spicuous bracts of the involucre 
bright rosy red or pink in 
color. The autumnal tints are 
fully as brilliant as in the 
other forms. It is undeniably 
one of the most deserving novelties introduced for 
many years, and appears to great advantage when 
planted in contrast with the white form. 
CRATAEGUS. Thorn 
A large family of mostly small trees and generally 
hardy at the north. The flowers are usually white or 
pink, in terminal corymbs, followed by drupe-like 
fruits that are quite ornamental when ripe. 
C. Oxyacantha alba fl. pi. Double White-Flowering 
'lhorn. A form of the Hawthorn, with clusters of 
pure white flowers resembling little roses, during 
May and June. 
var. coccinea fl. pi. Paul's Double Scarlet-Flow¬ 
ering Thorn. A conspicuous and very beautiful 
variety, producing scarlet flowers in the same man¬ 
ner, and as double as the above. A tree in bloom 
is a notable sight. 
var. rubra fl. pi. Double Red-Flowering Thorn . 
An excellent companion to the foregoing; inflor¬ 
escence rose-colored or reddish, double and fine. 
A genus consisting of one native and one Chinese 
species, of rather small or medium size. It has pin¬ 
nate leaves and blooms In long drooping panicles ter¬ 
minating the branches. Ilarily, and very conspicu¬ 
ous when in lull bloom; similar, but superior to the 
Yellow Locust. 
C. lutea (Syn., C. tinctnria, Firgilia lulca). Ameri¬ 
can 1 cllow-ll noil. A small tree, with smooth bark 
smooth leaflets, and beautiful white flowers. It is 
a native of Kentucky and Tennessee, but quite 
hardy and reliable in cultivation. 
CORNUS. Dogwood 
Although a large genus, the following is the only 
species that may be classed as a small tree. It seems 
too well known to need a description, but is indis¬ 
pensable m all ornamental grounds, either grown 
singly or for grouping. 
DIOSPYROS. Persimmon 
Although there are quite a large number of Asiatic 
species belonging to this genus, there is but one that 
is entirely reliable at the north. The Persimmons are 
grown chiefly for their fruit, which is a large, pulpy 
berry, very astringent when unripe, but edible after 
being subjected to the action of frosts. 
D. Virginiana. American Persimmon , Date Plum. 
Commonly a medium-sized tree, native of the United! 
States, with dark, furrowed bark and deep green 
foliage. 1 he fruit is roundish, reddish yellow and 
sweet. 
D. Kaki. Japan Persimmon . Not hardy at the north, 
but reliable in the southern states, where it forms 3 l 
small tree with a profusion of large orange-like fruit 
of excellent quality. The culture of the Japan 
Persimmon is commercially important in the south¬ 
ern states. 
