Yh eLagend of Whe: Dogwood 
There is a. legend, that at the time of the 
Crucifixion the dogwood had been the size of the 
oak and other forest trees. So firm and strong was 
the tree that it was chosen as the timber for the 
cross. To be used thus for such a cruel purpose 
greatly distressed the tree, and Jesus, nailed upon 
it, sensed this, and in His gentle pity for all sorrow 
and suffering said to it: 
"Because of your regret and pity for My suffer- 
ing, never again shall the dogwood tree grow large 
enough to be used as a cross. Henceforth it shall - 
be slender and bent and twisted and its blossoms 
shall be in the form of a cross—two long and two 
short petals. And in the center of the outer edge 
of each petal there will be nail prints, brown with 
rust and stained with red, and in the center of the 
flower will be a crown of thorns, and all who see it 
will remember .... 
CORNUS FLORIDA, White Flowering Dogwood 
One of the most popular of all our native trees. Per 10 Per 100 Per 1000 
Its beauty in the spring with its snowy clouds of 4 to 6inch,s. ... $ 2.00 $15.00 
white blossoms is unsurpassed, and the red berries 6 to I2 inch, s. .... 3.00 20.00 
and crimson leaves of fall are one of autumn's 12 to I8inch,s....... 4.00 30.00 
chiefest charms. (One of the nicest block of white 18 to 24 inch, s. ..... 5.00 45.00 
dogwood seedlings we have ever grown.) 18 to 24 inch, br. ... $3.00 20.00 
2 to 3 feet, br....... 4.50 35.00 
3 to 4 feet, br. 50.00 
