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EUONYMUS japonicus. 

 Japan Euonymus. 



TETR.-PENT.-HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



Nat. ord. Celastrace^. 

 EUONYMUS. L. 



E. Japonicus ; sempervirens, foliis coriaceis oblongis basi in petiolum angus- 

 tatis obtuse serratis : serraturis mucronulatis, cymis paucifloris folio 

 duplo brevioribus, floribus quadrifidis, petalis orbiculatis indivisis. 



E. japonicus, Thunb.fl.jap. p. 100. Banks ic. Kcsmpf. t. 8. DC.prodr. 2. 4. 



In all respects this corresponds with the account given by 

 Thunberg, of the Iso Curoggi, or black shore-tree, of the 

 Japanese, even to the sporting into a silver blotched variety, 

 also in our gardens. He says it is in Japan a bush about as 

 high as a man. With us it is not as yet higher than three or 

 four feet, but it has all the appearance of becoming much 

 larger. 



Although no beauty is to be found in its flowers, this 

 plant is of the saipe kind of value as the common Laurel, 

 Phyllireas, and Alaternus, being a hardy Everg^'een shrub, 

 with much the appearance of a small leaved Orange. It is 

 true that in very severe winters it is liable to be killed to the 

 ground, but so are the Bay, the ilex, and others j it however 

 springs up again and rapidly forms a new bush. When older 

 it will probably become more hardy. 



It is easily increased from cuttings of the half ripened 

 w^ood, placed under a hand-glass or in a close frame, and 

 shaded in summer. 



It flowers in July and August, but has not as yet produced 

 fruit. There are two varieties, one with silver striped, the 

 other with gold striped leaves j but the latter is very subject 



