Cornus florida

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Cornus florida, Linn. (Cynoxylon floridum, Raf.). Flowering Dogwood. Fig. 1067. Shrub or small tree with spreading branches, 10-15 ft., rarely to 40 ft.: lvs. oval or ovate, acute, dark green and glabrous above, glaucous or whitish beneath, usually only pubescent on the veins, 3-6 in. long: involucre white or pinkish, 3—4 in. wide; bracts 4, obovate, emarginate: fr. ½in. long, scarlet. May. Mass, to Fla., west to Ont. and Texas, also E. and S. Mex. S.S. 5:112-13. Em. 468. G.F.3:431. B.M.526. Gn. 33, p. 441; 43, p. 153; 52, p. 177; 53, p. 222. J.H. III. 28:453.; 55:331. F.E. 23:511. G. 34:531. Gn. M. 5:138. M.D.G. 1898:405. V. 5:230; 20:51.—One of the most beautiful American flowering trees; hardy N. Var. pendula, Dipp. With pendulous branches. F.E. 17, p. 68. V. 13:333. Var. rubra, Andr6. With pink involucre. R.H. 1894:500. A.G. 18:441. F.E. 9:572. B.M. 8315. G. 28:689. Neither variety as hardy as the type. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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