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Red-Osier Dogwood

Cornus stolonifera. Dogwood Family.

A shrub from three to six feet high. Branches (especially the young shoots).--Bright purplish-red. Leaves.--Ovate; rounded at base; short-pointed; roughish; whitish beneath. Flowers.--White; small; in flat clusters. Calyx, Corolla, etc.--As in other dogwoods. Fruit.--White or lead-color. This is a common shrub in wet places, especially northward, flowering in June or early July; being easily identified throughout the year by its bright reddish branches, and after midsummer by its conspicuous lead-colored berries.