2o8 Ornamental Shrubs. 



height of twenty feet. Meehan says : " It is one of the 

 few shrubs doing well along the seashore, though probably 

 not hardy north of New Jersey." 



E. radicans is also an introduction from Japan, and is 

 coming to be much used in England and America. It is 

 an evergreen climber of slow growth, more hardy than the 

 English ivy, and for that reason better for some situations. 

 Though somewhat particular as to soils and exposures, it 

 possesses qualities which commend it when it is desired to 

 cover small areas, and to establish edgings for paths and 

 borders. When thus employed it can be kept as low as the 

 box, and is to be preferred. The variety with variegated 

 foliage, E. r. argentea, is especially desirable. The 

 leaves are light gray, and hold their color throughout the 

 winter. 



E. yeddoensis is a native of Japan, and is a vigorous 

 and compact grower, with large leaves deep green in sum- 

 mer and bright red in autumn. The fruit is scarlet, 

 hanging from a pink envelope, and lasts until the foliage 

 falls. It may not be entirely hardy in the Northern States, 

 but should have a future in the South. E. japonicus com- 

 pactus is scarcely known in this country. The London 

 Garden describes it as very different from the commoner 

 forms of Japanese euonymus, as it makes a neat, compact 

 little bush not more than six inches high, but quite 

 upright in growth. The oblong-shaped leaves are each 

 about three quarters of an inch in length, of a deep shin- 

 ing green with a narrow margin of clear white. It will 

 doubtless be sought after, when it becomes better known, 

 as desirable for edgings and as a low bedding plant. 



