ELBAGNUS. CXV. ELAAGNACEE. 481 
2. DAPHNE. 
For the nymph Daphne, who, it is said, was changed into a laurel which this resembles. 
Calyx 4-cleft, marescent, limb spreading; stamens 8, included in 
calyx tube; sty. 1; drupe l-seeded.— Mostly evergreen shrubs, of much 
“beauty and fragrance. Lvs. generally from the terminal buds, fls. from 
the lateral. None are American. 
1. D. Mezereum.—Lvs. deciduous, lanceolate, in terminal tufts, entire, ses- 
sile ; fls. sessile, about three from each lateral bud; cal. hypocrateriform, seg- 
ments ovate, spreading; sta. inserted in 2 rows near the top of the tube; fil. 
very short; stig. sessile—A beautiful, early-flowering, European shrub. The 
whole plant, especially the bark, is very acrid. Flowers pink-colored in one 
Mat veh white in another, clothing nearly the whole plantin March. Height 
2. D. Laurgota. Spurge Laurel.—Lvs. evergreen, lanceolate, glabrous, 
acute, entire, subsessile; js. 5 together in each axillary raceme.—A taller 
shrub than the preceding, from Europe. Stem 4—6f high, with ample and 
beautiful foliage. Flowers fragrant, greenish-yellow. Mar., Apr. + 
3. D. cottina.—Lws. evergreen, oblanceolate, obtuse, tapering to a short pe- 
tiole, very smooth above, villous beneath; fis. fasciculate, terminal. Apr.—Jn. ¢ 
Orver CXV. ELHAGNACEA.—OLgEasters. 
Trees and shrubs usually covered with aleprous scurf. Lvs. alternate or opposite, entire. Stip. 0. 
Fis. axillary, dicecious, rarely perfect. : 
Sterile fl. Cal.—4-parted. Sta. 3, 4 or 8, sessile. Amth. 2-celled. 
Fertile fl. Cal.—Free, tubular, persistent, lmmb entire or 2—4-toothed. 
Ova. simple, 1-celled: Ovuie solitary, stipitate. Stig. simple, subulate, glandular. 
¥r-Achenium crustaceous, enclosed within the calyx, which becomes succulent and baccate. 
Sds. ascending. Embryo straight, in thin, fleshy albumen. 
Genera 4, species 30, thinly dispersed throughout the whole northern hemisphere. 
Genera. 
£5 Shepherdia. 1 
Stamens(4. El@agnus. 2 
1SHEPHERDIA. Nutt. 
In honor of John Shepherd, curator of the botanic garden of Liverpool. 
Flowers 9 d.—o Calyx 4-cleft; sta. 8, alternating with 8 glands. 
Q Calyx tube closely investing the ovary, but not adhering to it, 
limb 4-lobed ; sty. 1; stig. oblique; berry globose, composed of the 
fleshy calyx North American shrubs, with spinescent branches, and 
opposite, deciduous leaves. F'ls. aggregated. 
4. S. Canapensis. Nutt. (Hippophe. Willd.) 
Is. elliptic-ovate,\nearly smooth above, clothed beneath with stellate 
hairs and ferruginous, deciduous scales——A shrub 6—8f high, found jin Vt., 
N. Y. and W. to Wis., Lapham! by streams and on river banks. Leaves ob- 
tuse at each end, the upper surface green, with few, scattered, stellate hairs, 
lower surface white, with rust-colored spots, densely tomentose, margin entire; 
petioles 2—4” long, lamina 1—2’ by 4—1’. Flowers minute, in small, lateral, 
nearly sessile clusters. Berries oval, scaly, consisting of the fleshy calyx en- 
closing the achenia in its tube, sweetish to the taste. Jl—A curious and orna- 
mental shrub. int ; 
2. S. arncentea. Nutt. (Hippophe. Ph.)—Lvs. oblong-ovate, obtuse, both 
surfaces smooth and equally covered with silvery scales—A small tree, 12—18f 
high, with thorny branches. Leaves 1—2’ by 4—9’. Petioles 4’ long, margin 
entire, the surface of a light, silvery hue, sprinkled with rust-colored’ spots. 
Fruit the size of a currant, scarlet, well-flavored. ¢ : 
2.ELAAGNUS. 
, Gr. cata, the olive ; the trees haying a resemblance to the olive. 
Calyx 4-cleft, campanulate, colored on the inner side; sta. 4, alter- 
