Tas. 8823, 
EUONYMUS anatus. 
North Eastern Asia, 
CeLastracear. Tribe CELASTREAE. 
Evonymus, Linn.; Benth. et Hook. J. Gen, Plant. vol. i. p. 860, 
Euonymus alatus, Regel, Fl. Ussur. p- 40, t. 7 (1861); Mazim. in Bull. Acad. 
Set. St. Pétersb. vol. xxvii. p. 453; Loes. in Bot. Jahrb. vol. xxix. p. 444; 
Koch in Dendrol. vol. i. p. 628; Loes. et Rehd. in Plant. Wilson. vol. i. 
p- 493; Rehd. in Stand. Cycl. Hort. vol. ii. p. 1186; Bean in Trees and 
Shrubs, Brit. Isles, vol. i. p. 587; species a caeteris hujus generis adhuc 
cultis cortice ramulorum suberoso in alas expanso facilline distinguenda ; 
proxime accedit H. verrucoso, Scop., a quo eymis brevioribus capsulisque 
que altius lobatis etiam differt. 
Frutex rigidior, laxius ramosus, 1°75~3-metralis, saepius quam altus lJatior; 
ramuli glabri, primum quadrati, demum secus angulos nune duos nune 
omnes alati; alae tenues compressae suberosae demum 0°6-1-2 em. latae. 
Folia opposita, anguste ovalia vel obovata, apice acuta vel acuminata, basi 
cuneata margine minute serrata, 2°5--7 em. longa, 0°6~2°5 cm. lata, glabra, 
per tempus aestivum saturate viridia, auctumno fere exacto vivide rubes- 
centia; petiolus 8 mm. longus. Cymae axillares, saepissime 3-florae, 
1-2-1'8 cm. longae ; pedicelli graciles, glabri. Flores 4-meri, viride-lutei, 
6 mm. lati. Calyx 4-lobus; lobi- breviores, rotundati, minute denti- 
culati. Petala 4, obovato-orbicularia, 2 mm. longa. Stamina 4; fila- 
menta antheris vix aequilonga. Ovarium depressum, 4-loculare; stylus 
perbrevis, glaber. Capsula 4-loba, purpurea, laevis; lobi 8 mm. longi, 
prope basin tantum connati. Semina ovoidea. brunnea, 3 mm. longa, 
arillo kermesino induta.—E. Thunbergiana, Bl. Bijdr. Fl, Ned. Ind. 
p. 1147 (1825). E. striata, Loes. in Bot. Jahrb. vol. xxx. p- 463 (1902) ; 
C. K. Schneider in Handb. Laubholzk. vol. ii. p- 172 (1907). Celastrus 
alatus, Thunb. Fl. Jap. p. 98 (1784). C. striatus, Thunb. l.c.—W. J. Bean. 
Euonymus alatus is found wild over a great area, and 
occurs in Japan, Manchuria, Amurland, North and 
Central China. We have not been able to trace its first 
introduction to this country, but it was cultivated in 
Berlin nearly sixty years ago. According to our 
experience at Kew it does not develop its handsome 
fruits very frequently in our climate, and we are 
indebted to Messrs. Waterer and Crisp of Bagshot for 
the specimens now figured. The species has, however, 
long been valued in gardens for its great autumnal 
OcroBER-DeEcEmBeER, 1919, 
