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CORNUS: Dogwood 
C. capitata (Benthamia fragifera). EVERGREEN 
DOG WOOl). Himalayas. (S) 15 ft. A splendid 
shrub of rather large size. Flowers are large, like 
those of the Eastern “Flowering Dogwood” or the 
Pacific Coast species, but the plant is far more 
successful under cultivation in California than 
either, with the further advantage of being entirely 
evergreen. Flowers are cream colored, becoming 
ruddy before falling, followed by large, red, showy 
fruits, which are edible but insipid. Altogether 
this is a most beautiful plant and will be widely 
grown when better known. At present it is quite 
rare. 
CORONILLA 
Shrubs with pinnate leaves. Flowers usually 
yellow, in ring-shaped clusters like a little crown, 
whence the name. 
C. emerus. SCORPION SENNA. S. Europe. (S) 
5 ft. Leaves deep glossy green. Flowers yellow, 
sometimes tinged red. Blooms in spring and early 
summer. 
C. glauca. S. Europe. (S) 5 ft. Rather similar 
to above, but with fine and very glaucous foliage. 
Flowers deep golden yellow, intensely fragrant by 
day, but scentless at night. Very free bloomer. 
Especially valuable as it commences blooming early 
in the winter and continues through the spring. 
C. glauca variegata. A form of the preceding; 
identical except that the foliage is conspicuously 
variegated. 
CORYNOCARPUS 
C. laevigata. NEW ZEALAND LAUREL. (S or 
T) 40 ft. A handsome, large shrub or tree with 
large, entire, smooth, glossy leaves with recurved 
margins, resembling those of Magnolia grandiflora. 
Flowers are white, borne in large, terminal pani¬ 
cles, followed by plum-like fruits. 
COTONEASTER 
Shrubs, some of upright growth, others almost 
trailing. Leaves small to minute. Flowers very 
small, but numerous, followed by small, usually 
red, berries. A very desirable class of shrubs, 
which are rapidly attaining great and deserved 
popularity. 
C. acuminata (C. nepalensis). Himalayas. (S> 6 
ft. Growth erect. Leaves medium sized and 
pointed. Flowers pinkish-white, followed by large, 
showy, red berries. Semi-evergreen. 
C. angustifolia. China. (S) 8 ft. Growth spread¬ 
ing, somewhat spiny. Leaves long and narrow. 
Berries very abundant, orange yellow; develop their 
color late and hold it throughout the winter. 
C. buxifolia. Himalaya Mountains. (S) 3 ft. 
Very similar to C. microphylla, possibly identical. 
C. francheti. China. (S) 8 ft. Growth upright. 
Well distinguished by its very arching branches, 
which give it a most graceful habit. Leaves about 
the size of C. acuminata, but downy. Flowers pink. 
Berries yellowish red. 
C. frigida. Himalayas. (S) 20 ft. A very strong¬ 
growing species with leaves as much as four inches 
long. Flowers white. Berries brilliant scarlet, in 
large clusters. When loaded with a heavy crop of 
berries it is indeed a remarkably striking speci¬ 
men. Grows very vigorously and should be well 
pruned. 
C. horizontalis. China. (S) 2 ft. One of the best 
trailing shrubs. Branches grow almost on the 
ground. Leaves very small and turn red during 
winter. Flowers pinkish white. Berries bright red 
and borne in great profusion. Nearly deciduous. 
C. microphylla. Himalayas. (S) 2 ft. Very 
densely branched and of almost prostrate growth. 
Leaves small, glossy and very dark green. Flowers 
white. Berries larger than those of preceding and 
purplish red. Entirely evergreen. 
Comus capitata. Evergreen Dogwood 
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