CORNACE.E.
Carnus flarida. Flowering Dogwood. Eastern United States. Thita is usually a small tree, bat sometimes acquires a height of forty or fifty feet, and a diameter of trunk of one and une-half feet. It flowers in spring before the full development of the leaves, and then presents a beautiful appearance. It deserves to be more generally cultivated.
C. Nuttallii. White Dogwood. California and Oregon. This speciea, which is confined to the Pacific coast, hae rather larger tlowera than the pomeding, and is perhaps more showy. The wood of both is hard and valuable. Grows sometimes fifty or sixty feet high.
C.Pubescens. Western Dogwood. California and Oregon. This rarely becomea a small tree, twenty-five to thirty feet high, on the Pacific coast. We have five or six other species of dogwood which do not attain tree size.
Garrya Fremontii. Tassel-tree. Oregon and Cali fornia. The Garryaa are mostly shrubs, thongh under favorable circumstances the °tuna ettiptica gains a height of twenty to thirty feet.
G. elliptica. Satin Tassel-tree. Califoruia.
Nyosa multiftara. Black or Sour Gum; pepperidge. Eastern United States. A middle-sized tree, growing from Massachusetts to Illinoia and Southwsrd. The fibers of the wood are so interwoven that it is almost impossible to split it; hence it is used for wheel hubs, rollers, and cylinders. (Bryant) It is quite ornamental in cultiva tion.
N. aguatica. Water Tupelo. Southern States. This speciee grows in low, wet ground, chiefly in the Southern States, bnt is found also in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
The wood ia very tough, and has been used in the manu facture of wooden bowie, etc.
unifiora. Large Tupelo. Virginia and southward. This is tbejargest tree of the genus. It is confined to the Southern States, growing in swamps. It bears a dark blue plum-like fruit nearly an inch long. The wood is soft and extremely light. The roots sre also extremely light and soft, and have been used as a substitute for cork. The wood is only used to make bowls and trays.
_V. capitata. Ogeechee Lime. Southern United States. This species ie found in swamps in Georgia and Florida and westward near the coast. It bears an oblong red plum-like fruit, which is agreeably acid, and can be employed as a snbstitute for the lemon. The tree is small and the wood without value.
CAPRIFOLIACEzE.
Sambueus glauca. California Elder. California and Rocky Mountains. This specie@ of elder iu California forms a low tree. sometinies thirty feet high, with a stein two feet in diameter. ludians aue birds eat the berries.
Viburnum prunifolium. Black Haw. Eastern United States. The haws are small trees or large shrubs, with smooth, glossy leaves and handsome flowers. They are worthy of cultivation.
V. Lentaga. Sweet Viburnum or Sheepherry. Eastern United Statee.
abavatum. Wild Haw. Virginia and southward.