. Ornamental shrubs of the United States (hardy, cultivated). Shrubs. 214 DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SHRUBS simple, heart-shaped at base with 5 to 7 notched lohes. The species from Formosa, Formosa Rice-paper Aealia (337) — Fatsia papyrlfera, — has the white flowers sessile in .globular clusters, while the one from Japan, Japan Rice-paper Aralia — Fatsia japdnica, — has more shining foliage and the flowers in umbels. There are variegated forms of both species. [Root cuttings. ] C6mus. The Dogwoods form an interesting group of shrubs and small trees (a few are herbaceous) with peculiarly veined entire
. Ornamental shrubs of the United States (hardy, cultivated). Shrubs. 214 DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SHRUBS simple, heart-shaped at base with 5 to 7 notched lohes. The species from Formosa, Formosa Rice-paper Aealia (337) — Fatsia papyrlfera, — has the white flowers sessile in .globular clusters, while the one from Japan, Japan Rice-paper Aralia — Fatsia japdnica, — has more shining foliage and the flowers in umbels. There are variegated forms of both species. [Root cuttings. ] C6mus. The Dogwoods form an interesting group of shrubs and small trees (a few are herbaceous) with peculiarly veined entire-edged leaves. The side-veins are distinctly parallel with each other and in-. FiG. 343. — White-fruited Dogwood. Fig. 344. — Panicled Dogwood. curving towards the acute tip of the leaf. There are but few other plants with leaves so veined; some of the Buckthorns (p. 93) come nearest among our shrubs. All our species of Cornus except one, Alteknate- LEAvED Dogwood (338) — Cornus alternifolia, — have opposite leaves. A few species in cultivation have what is apparently large white or pink flowers of great beauty. The colored part, in these cases, is really four large bracts surrounding the clusters of small flowers in a head-like growth. The finest and commonest of these is our Flowering Dog- , WOOD (339) — Cornus flbrida, — a shrub or small tree (10-15 feet, rarely to 40 feet) with spreading branches, white or pink flowers in May and. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig), 1838-1908; Draycott, Ada (Apgar). New York, Cincinnati [etc] American Book Company
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