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a sandy soil, either of peat or loam, and 
may be increased by layers or suckers, 
which are plentifully produced on esta¬ 
blished plants. 
CORNUS, Dogwood (Lixx.) Nat. 
Ord. Caprifoliacene. That portion of the 
genus Cornus attaining the stature of 
trees, has long been celebrated for its 
hard durable wood, which, considering its 
rapid growth, is a very remarkable cir¬ 
cumstance. The shrubs are also fast 
growers, which flourish in almost any 
kind of soil, and under the drip of trees ; 
the whole are particularly effective in 
plantations through the winter, on account 
of their bright green, red, purple, or 
striped bark. C. mascida, the cornel 
cherry, blooms as early as February, and 
in autumn is loaded with its handsome 
fruit, winch were formerly eaten. C. 
sangulnea is commonly planted among 
shrubs for its brilliant vermilion-coloured 
twigs. C. fiorida is very handsome in 
March and April, on account of its nume¬ 
rous large snowy white flowers, and 
C. cericea is valued in the shrubbery for 
its laroe downy leaves, terminal branches 
of white flowers and blue berries. All 
are easily propagated by layers, cuttings, 
or seed. 
CORONILLA (Necker.) Nat. 
Ord. Legurninosce. There are two hardy 
shrubs contained in this genus, one of 
them, the C. JSmerus , is a popular free 
flowering plant, which well deserves ex¬ 
tensive adoption for its neat habit and 
pretty red and yellow flowers; the other, 
C. iberica, is a trailer, with orange blos¬ 
soms, less beautiful than the former, but 
interesting among rockwork. They pre¬ 
fer a light loamy soil, and will grow 
beneath large trees, if not stationed too 
close. Readily increased by layers or 
seeds. 
CORYLUS, Nut tree (Lixx.) Nat. 
Ord. Amentacece. The common hazel 
nut is frequently grown as coppice or 
under-wood, the rods being useful for 
hoops, hurdles, crate-making, and other 
purposes. They grow best on deep 
loamy soil, and may then be thickly 
planted; the cutting is seldom left be¬ 
yond the fourth season, as anything more 
than rods are not expected, the branching 
habit of the plant preventing the growth 
of poles. Nut trees are not uncommon 
in ornamental plantations, for they thrive 
remarkably well as under-growth, and 
help to thicken screens. 
increase is obtained by layers, suckers, 
cincl seeds 
COTONEASTER (Medicus.) Nat. 
Ord. Rosacece. Low growing orna¬ 
mental shrubs, which seldom exceed three 
or four feet in height. C. rotundifolia 
and microphylla are popular evergreens 
of dependent, almost trailing habit; they 
have small coriaceous, deep green leaves ; 
their flowers are small and inconspicuous, 
but are succeeded by red berries, which 
in winter materially enliven the bushes; 
a remarkable habit of these plants has 
been lately pointed out in their inclina¬ 
tion to grow northwards ; in the majority 
of cases it will be found the head of the 
plant inclines from the sun, instead of 
towards it, as is usual with most other 
! shrubs. All the species grow freely in 
common soil, and are easily increased by 
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| ‘CRATriEGUS, Hawthorn (Lixx.) Nat. 
Order, Rosacene. The several species 
of hawthorn furnish some of the neatest 
; ornaments the planter possesses, their 
judicious employment admitting a finish 
not otherwise obtainable; their neat 
foliage, and profuse habit of flowering 
render them extremely pleasing in spring, 
and in autumn and winter they are equally 
interesting, by reason of their bright and 
various coloured berries. The thorn in 
age is one of the most grotesque trees we 
have; the rigid contortions of its stem and 
branches are bold and striking, and as 
single specimens or in scattered groups 
upon an extensive lawn or park, nothing 
is more effective. P. oxyacantha, the 
common hawthorn, is an invaluable hedge 
plant, and as such is being extensively 
used; its varieties, the double red and 
white flowering thorns, are very beauti¬ 
ful, and as short standards in the shrub¬ 
bery are very desirable, as also is the 
yellow berried variety, which in autumn 
is particularly conspicuous. C. pyrifolia , 
flava, crus-galli, eriocarpas, tanacetifolia, 
and cordata are all beautiful species; and 
in fact there are none but what deserve a 
