496 ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM. PART II1. 
Genus I. 
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EUVUO'NYMUS Tourn. Tue Evonymus, or SPINDLE TREE. . Lin. Syst. 
Tetra-Hex-andria Monog nia. 
Identification. Tourn. Inst., t. 388.; Lin. Gen., 271.; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 3. ; Don’s Mill., 2. p. 3. 
Synonymes. Fusain, Bonnet de Prétre, or Bois 4 Lardoire, Fy. ; Spindelbaum, Ger. 
Derivation. ‘The word Euénymus is formed from the Greek, and signifies of good repute ; and Smith 
states that it has been applied to this genus, or, at least, to the species Z. europx us, by antiphrasis, 
as this species is fetid in every part when bruised, and is esteemed poisonous. (Eng. Flora, i. p. $29.) 
The French word Fusain means a spindle, alluding to the use of the wood for making spindles. 
Bonnet de Prétre alludes to the form of the capsules, which, when opened, bear some resemblance 
to a priest’s cap; and it is called Bois a Lardoire from the use made of the wood for skewers or 
larding-pins. The German name is literally spindle tree. 

¥ 1. E. europm us L. The European Euonymus, or Spindle Tree. 
Identification. Lin. Sp., 286.; Dec. Prod., 2. p.4.; Don’s Mill., 2. p. 3. 
Synonymes. E. vulgaris Mili. Dict.; Prick-timber Gerard.; Louse Berry, Dogwood, Gatteridge 
Tree; Fusain d’Europe, Bonnet de Prétre commun, F7.; gemeine Spindelbaum, Ger. 
Derivation. The English name Prick-timber, or Prick-wood, alludes to the employment of the wood 
in making toothpicks and skewers, which were formerly called pricks; and it is called Dogwood, 
because a decoction of its leaves was used to wash dogs, to free them from vermin. The names of 
Gatteridge Tree and Gaitre Tree are derived from a Saxon word signifying a cover; from the 
capsule hanging, like a cover, over the fruit. It is called Louse Berry, because the powdered leaves 
and berries were formerly put on the heads of children to chase away lice. 
Engravings. Smith’s Eng. Bot., t. 362.; Hayne Abbild., t. 16.; E. of Pl., 2912.; our jig. 164. ; and 
the plate of the tree in our Second Volume. 
Spec. Char., &c. Branches smooth. Leaves lanceolate- 
ovate, very finely sawed. Flowers about 3 upon one 
peduncle; the petals oblong, rather acute. Lobes of the 
capsule obtuse. (Dec. Prod., ii. p. 4.) A shrub or low 
tree, a native of Europe, in hedges and scattered woods ; 
plentiful in Britain ; and, though seldom found in a wild 
state exceeding 10ft. or 12 ft. in height, yet, in some 
situations, attaining, when cultivated, the height of 30 ft. 
and upwards. It produces its greenish white flowers in 
May, and ripens its rose-coloured fruits in September. 

Varieties. 
* E. ec. 2 foliis variegatis Lodd. Cat. has variegated leaves, but never 
looks healthy. 
+ E. e. 3 latifolius Lodd. Cat. has rather broader leaves than the species. 
% E. e. 4 ndnus Lodd. Cat. is a dwarf-growing plant. 
* E.e. 5 frictu dlbo Lodd. Cat. has white capsules. 
Nos. 3. and 5. of these varieties are, in our opinion, alone worth culti- 
vating. 
Description, 5c. The roots are very numerous and whitish ; forming a dense 
mass of network, and not extending to a great distance from the stem. The 
branches are numerous and opposite; and the wood hard and fine-grained. 
The leaves and bark are acrid, poisonous, and fetid when bruised. The cap- 
sules are of a fine rose colour, except in the white-capsuled variety, and the 
seeds are severally invested with an aril of a fine orange colour. This last 
character is conspicuous in the white-capsuled variety, as the colour of the 
capsule and that of the aril are in more direct contrast than in the species. 
Geography, History, &c. This species is common throughout the middle 
and northern states of Europe; it is found in.abundance in Sweden, in the 
north of Germany, in France, and in Britain ; and it is also a native of Greece 
and Italy. It was noticed by the ancient Greek and Roman writers, and the 
wood seems, from the earliest ages, to have been used for various domestic 
purposes, more particularly for making netting-needles and spindles; and its 
uses in France and Germany, even at the present day, are very numerous. In 
