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Cornus — Dogwood; Cornel 
Prominent among the hardiest and showiest of 
shrubs are the twiggy Dogwoods. They present 
a continual display of beauty in flower, leaf, 
foliage, fruit, and twig that is hard to equal in 
any other family of shrubs. In this group are sev- 
eral species with graceful and brilliantly colored 
branches and twigs which enliven the winter land- 
scape and bring cheer into the garden and distant 
views. All are hardy and easy to grow. Birds eat 
their fruits. 
Cornus alba Tatarian Dogwood 
An erect-stemmed shrub with good, clean foliage and 
bright blood-red branches and blue-white berries, making 
it very showy in shrubberies, especially in winter. 
Each Per 10 
Sir EO mA Etat ec ree meee $1.25 $11.00 
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C. amomum Silky Dogwood 
Red-stemmed shrubs with white flowers in June and 
blue berries in October. 
Each Per 10 
BAKO ES Se seit Pack tates ee Zits lt $1.25 $11.00 
C. mas Cornelian Cherry 
Handsome shrub-like tree with yellow flowers before 
the leaves, and studded in autumn with immense quan- 
tities of scarlet fruits. It makes a stunning display of 
autumn color in the landscape, yet is most valuable for 
its early spring flowers which rival Forsythia in color. 
Each Per 10 
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3.00 27.00 
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C. racemosa Gray Dogwood 
One of the most handsome, white flowering native 
shrubs of excellent habit. Its white fruits and red stems 
are most showy in the fall. 
Each Per 10 
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Bloodtwig Dogwood 
Flowers green white, May- 
C. sanguinea 
Slender, deep blood-red branchlets. 
June. Black fruit. 
Per 10 
$11.00 
Each 
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C. stolonifera Red Osier Dogwood 
Dark blood-red branches and prostrate stems. White flowers in dense, 
flat heads, followed by white berries. 
Each Per 10 
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C. stolonifera flaviramea Goldentwig Dogwood 
Branches yellow, making a striking contrast with the red-barked 
sort just mentioned. Very attractive in winter. 
Each Per 10 
eto Sauce ae $ .90 $8.00 
Corylus americana American Hazelnut 
Small edible nuts of fine, sweet flavor. 
Each Per lv 
$ .90 #8.00 
Each Per 10 
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C. avellana English Filbert 
Larger edible nuts than the American, which it bears abundantly 
in autumn. ~ 
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Better Shrubs 21 
Chaenomeles lagenaria (Cydonia japonica) — Flowering Quince 
Cotinus coggygria (Rhus cotinus) Common Smoketree 
A much admired shrub for its clouds of purplish misty flowers borne 
in August. In the fall the leaves change to brown, red and yellow. 
Each 
Paes aya IPR A, oe pce CGR A CT rth i an Ween at Gr aac es $2.50 
Cotoneaster 
This large Asiatic family has many members of high value 
for landscape planting. They vary tremendously in habit, yet 
all are attractive, and especially decorative when covered 
with their brilliant or glossy fruits. The larger types make 
excellent specimen shrubs while the low, prostrate forms are 
fine for use in the rock garden or against walls. 
Cotoneaster adpressa praecox Creeping Cotoneaster 
A low growing, creeping plant of a more vigorous growth than 
Cot. horizontalis. Small, pink flowers followed by large, showy red 
berries. Excellent for rock gardens, banks and slopes in full sun. 
Each Per 10 
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Spreading Cotoneaster 
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C. divaricata 
Best suited for planting in groups or as an individual specimen in 
the open. Long arching branches studded with tiny rose-pink flowers 
in June, followed by brilliant scarlet fruits, which persist into the 
winter. 
Each” Per 10 Each Per 10 
18 to 24 in. B-B* $1.75 $16.00 3 to 4 ft. B-B $2.75 $25.00 
D rey Britt, (BB eu 20.00 
