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The cornus family in rich crimson — others crimson purple; maples shewing yellow and flame-colour and red all at once; one beauty still in green was orange-tipped with rich orange.

From Hills of the Shatemuc by Warner, Susan

Here and there, breaking the cold monotone, a bush of moose maple shows the white-streaked green of its bare stems and sprays, or cornus or willow gives a soft glow of red, purple or yellow.

From The Amateur Garden by Cable, George Washington

Another charming winter shrub is cornus sanguinea; its beauty lies in the red glow of its leafless stems, which makes it visible some distance off.

From Small Gardens and How to Make the Most of Them by Biddle, Violet Purton

Round-leaved cornus White, berries blue Rich soil, copses; Middle States.

From Harper's Young People, June 8, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various

In De Lancre’s time it was from the “Souhandourra”—“the cornus sanguinea”—or dog-wood.

From Basque Legends With an Essay on the Basque Language by Webster, Wentworth