Ellwanger & Barry's catalogue Ellwanger & Barry's catalogue : ornamental trees, shrubs, etc ellwangerbarrysc1888ellw Year: 1888 ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, ETC. 23 THE WHITE FLOWERING DOGWOOD. (CORNUS FLORIDA.) (Reduced.) CORNUS. Dogwood. Hartriegel, Ger. Cornouillier, Fr, C. florida. White-flowering Dogwood. An American species, of spread- ing irregular form, growing from 16 to 25 feet high. The flowers produced in Spring before the leaves appear are from 3 to 3h inches in diameter, white and very showy. They begin to appear just as the Magnolia flowers are fading, and are invaluable for m
Ellwanger & Barry's catalogue Ellwanger & Barry's catalogue : ornamental trees, shrubs, etc ellwangerbarrysc1888ellw Year: 1888 ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, ETC. 23 THE WHITE FLOWERING DOGWOOD. (CORNUS FLORIDA.) (Reduced.) CORNUS. Dogwood. Hartriegel, Ger. Cornouillier, Fr, C. florida. White-flowering Dogwood. An American species, of spread- ing irregular form, growing from 16 to 25 feet high. The flowers produced in Spring before the leaves appear are from 3 to 3h inches in diameter, white and very showy. They begin to appear just as the Magnolia flowers are fading, and are invaluable for maintaining a succession c>f bloom in the garden border or on the lawn. They also are very durable, lasting in favorable weather more than two weeks. Besides being a tree of fine form, its foliage is of a grayish green color, glossy and handsome, and in the autumn turns to a deep red, rendering the tree one of the most showy and beauti- ful objects at that season. We regard it, all things considered, as one of the most valuable trees for ornamental planting, ranking next to the magnolia among flowering trees, and only second to the Scarlet Oak (which it almost equals) in brilliant foliage in autumn. See cut. $ var. flore rubro. Red Flowering Dogwood. Recently in- troduced. A variety producing flowers suffused with bright red ; blooms when quite young. $ var. pendula. Weeping Dogwood. A variety of C. florida, with de- cidedly drooping branches. $ CRAT^GUS. Thorn. Weisdorn,. Ger. Epine, Fr. The Thorns justly deserve to be classed amon^ the most beautiful flowering trees. They are generally dense, low growers, occupjnng comparatively little space and well adapted to beautify small grounds. If judiciously pruned, they can also be trained to assume picturesque tree forms. The foliage is varied and attractive, flowers very showy and often highly perfum- ed. The fruit is ornamental. There are numerous varieties, all of which are hardy and will thrive in any dry soil.
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