The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-02

chr nortneru roods. which Il carpets IN
rs,a sDr.n1 usfh sts large While bTacts. AID
cbeers in The late autursn ~ il iayKe Gus
teys OF t-ssssans scarlet frEssF- ard ~ an
other SPECIES resembling sbis Ass, Ana g
cuIsar 10 AIsska and the sar Eosfhern parts
a the corsiaenk These &c ~ maj hare
come DOM 10 ~ from yerr E<eui1as
eroun az rants which. IN earlier times,
were more widely sc altered orsE fse ezffh .
surface shsu they are nov. For the ances-
TORS OF on. fforsrinG d0gxoods occurred "a
Europe. where. however. their descendants
have ben Hnabe 70 OBTAIN iooSnoso -
well 80 IN America.
a o-usm.ureI tres. the towering dog
woods. esreciaily the Eastern species, are
NOT easssv surpassed This tree. 70 winch
sosenisss have gIven the name OF c0ysns
fbvs5r. II iow round-heAded Dlant- w.sn
Spreading branches and straight. ususiiy
slender. trusk- Tnder favorable condi-
lions is afsains sometimes IN the s0ufn
height Of forty feet, with . frunk often
fcct or : foot and bali in dsaIaeter- The
leaves sre ample in sszs. dark. s1ssrous
green on the upper surface, the
lover surface covered with pale glxucous
bloom. They fu-n IN autumn 10 crimson
eoIor, which finds is orIr equal IN nff-
hancy among American trees in those OF
the sour gum ard Ct the iiqnid-am bar
The Effects OF ire color OF the tree at this
time of RE year are heightened by The con-
trast between the darker hues Of the upper
surface with the pa.er shades Of the lower.
The fruit IL an oval scarlet crupe hal an
inch long borne IN dense spherical heAfs-
It rirens in the late autumn. and then adds
much 10 the beauty Of the trees WREN birds
remit il TO escspe them The Claims,
therefore. Of the towering dogwood - an
ornamental tree are its hardness its re
and hafsis the beauty and DURABILITY OF ITS
inf1presrence, and handsome f0iisge and
fruit and the briIIia-c~ Of i.s autrmn fol-
age. II Grows from Southern New England
and Minnesota TO Ficrids AMI Eastern
Texas, reappearing on the mountains Of
common at the North. and east OF the
Hudson river IL never reaches any great
ssze In the Middle states, however, IN the
south and scuthwesteYr part OF the region
which IL occupies. it Is one OF the most
common inhabitants of the forests OF de-
ciduous-Ieavsd trees. anordirg the most
conspicuous featuYe IN the landscape, ana
lighting up the borders Of the forests and
felis with masses Of dazzling white
This little tree produces WOOD which -
not excees.ed in strength and toughness
and cio~ene<s OF its grain by that of many
other American trees. IL is valued In
furnery, for the hubs of small wheels. for
wood-engravinR. The bitter properties OF
the bark make it useful A. . tonic and give
il place in the materia medica-
The Pacific coast towering doewood, the
coSHss nufkoiEi of b0tanfsts, ID in some re-
specfs q finer tree than its better known
Atlantic relative. 1t grows taller, and I. il
not unusual to find individuals among the
great FIR trees near the shores of Puget
sound. region remarkable for its great
trees. sixty feet or more in height The
flower bfacts are nearly twice - large, and
therefore more conspicuous. The leaves.
however, do nos assume the brilliant
autumn tints OF those Of the Eastern tree.
and ITS tall. slender mode of growth makes
il less desirable ~ q cultivated plant.
Apparently the Pacific coast dog
w0od Is not an easy plant TO cultivate
outside of the region where il grows
naturally. It was first introduced into
gardens many years ago. but We can not
remember to have ever seen plant of any
size in garden, and all recent attempts TO
cultivate it have proved unsuccessful
Other plants of the same region are, how
ever. perfectly at home in the gardens of
Europe. and few OF them, like the vine
maple, do fairly wei IN those of this coun-
try. il IL possible to hope, therefore, that
when the secret OF the successful method
of cultivating this Western dogwood has
been discovered m ornamental tree Of the
first class viii be given to our plantations
This ssecies grows from British Colum-
bia 10 the mountains Of southern Cali
f0rniA. Il attains IFS greatest size in west
ern Oregon and Washington, and the
traveller through the great Dir forests Of
that region at that time of the year
when the dogw0ods are in flower viii
never forget the impression upon his inn
agination which their appearance creates