Japanese 
Dogwood Kousa ) 
This unusual type of Cornus 
represents in Japan the Cornus 
florida of our own states, differ¬ 
ing, however, in that while our 
American Dogwood carries its 
fruit in close heads individu¬ 
ally distinct, in the Japanese 
species the berries are united to¬ 
gether in a flushed strawberry¬ 
shaped mass. It is a bushy, 
r T „ flat-topped tree, about the size 
Flowers of Japanese Dogwood 1 1 . T 
of our native Dogwood, but the 
leaves are smaller and narrower, and the flower-heads are on 
longer and more slender peduncles. It opposes our native Dog¬ 
wood, as, blooming about the end of May, it carries its flowers 
after the tree is in full foliage; while the former blooms before 
the foliage appears. Recommended for specimens or massing. 
Washington Thorn ( Crataegus cordata ) 
When considering our smaller trees for ornamental planting, 
as specimens, for massing, or in combination with other trees 
and shrubs, this variety must not be overlooked. The growth is 
upright, forming a tree of small size and of beautiful outline, the 
branches having an upward trend; 
dense and small, but of a good green, 
which, in the fall, turns to most brilliant 
reds and orange; after the foliage has 
fallen, the 
tree is a 
blaze of color 
with its pro- 
fusion of 
magnificent 
scarlet fruits 
in clusters, 
which it car¬ 
ries well into 
the winter. 
the foliage is 
The fruit of the Washington Thorn is a blaze of color in autumn 
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