266 ELAEAGNACEAE 



Family 87. ELAEAGNACEAE. P (4), A4-8, Gi 



Stems and Is. with brown or silvery scales. Fls. in 1. -axils. Fruit a berry, enclosed 

 by persistent perianth. 



ELAEAGNUS. Ls. alternate, short-stalked. Fls. 4-parted. 



{a) Deciduous 



E. angustifolia (E. hortensis). Oleaster. 20. July-August. Branches silvery, 

 spiny. Ls. lane, 3, dull green above, silvery below. Fls. J, bell-shaped, 

 silver outside, yellow within, solitary or in 2-3-flowered clusters. Berry 

 silvery. Mediterranean region. (Fig. 127 o.) | 



E. argentea. Silver Berry. 12. May. Branches brown. Ls. ov., 2^, silvery 

 white on both sides. Fls. ^, drooping, silvery outside, yellow within, in 

 few-flowered clusters. Berry silvery. North America. (Fig. 127 r.) 



E. multiflora {E. longipes). 10. April-May. Branches brown. Ls. ov., 2\, 

 green and hairy above, silvery below and dotted with brown scales. 

 Fls. f , solitary or in few-flowered clusters. Berry orange-coloured, edible. 

 China and Japan. 



E. umbellata. 20. May-June. Branches brown, often thorny. Ls. lane, 4, 

 bright green above, silvery below. Fls. \, funnel-shaped, silvery outside, 

 creamy white within, in few-flowered clusters. Berry red. Himalaya, 

 China, and Japan. (Fig. 127 n.) 



{h) Evergreen 



E. glabra. 20. October-November. Rambler. Branches glistening brown. 

 Ls. ov., 2^, long-pointed, glossy green above, glistening silvery below. 

 Fls. funnel-shaped, brown outside, white within. Berry grey or rusty. 

 China and Japan. (Fig. 127 p.) 

 E. jnacrophylla. 12. October-November. Branchlets silvery white. Ls. ov., 

 4, dark glossy green above, silvery below. Fls. i, very fragrant, nodding 

 in 4-6-flowered clusters. Berry red. Japan and Formosa. 

 E. pungens. 15. October-November. Branchlets brown, spiny. Ls. ov., 4, 

 leathery, rounded base, margins wavy, dark glossy green above, dull 

 white below dotted with brown. Fls. |, drooping, silvery white, in few- 

 flowered clusters. Berry red. China and Japan. (Fig. 127 Q.) 

 Variety aurea. Ls. margined with yellow. 

 Variety aureo-variegata. Ls. yellow in middle. 

 Variety reflexa. Less spiny ; Is. brown-scaly below, margins not wavy. 



HiPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES. Sea Buckthorn. 40. April. D. Branchlets often 

 spine-tipped; young parts silvery. Ls. alternate, linear, 3, dark green above, 

 silvery below. Fls. very small, in small axillary clusters on old wood, sexes on 

 different trees. Berry \, orange - coloured. Europe (including Britain) and 

 Temperate Asia. (Fig, 51 A.) 



Shepherdia argentea. Buffalo Berry. 12. February-March. D. Ls, opposite, 

 lane, 2, round - ended, silvery below. Berry |, scarlet. North America, 

 (Fig- 54 K.) 



