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use as soon as its merits are fully appreciated. Very few 

 shrubs are more beautiful on the lawn or in the border, 



EL>EQANUS UMBELLATUS. 



especially in autumn ; and as its fruit ripens in November, 

 when berries of all kinds are scarce, this is certain to serve 

 a good purpose in supplying the deficiency. 



E. macropkylla is quite distinct from either of those 

 named, and, in fact, from almost any other shrub known 

 to cultivation, and capable of serving a useful purpose in 

 the garden or shrubbery. It is said that English garden- 

 ers are now making free use of it whenever it can be 

 procured, but it has been so recently introduced that the 

 market supplies are limited. It is an evergreen species 

 with large round leaves light gray on the upper surface 

 and nearly pure white beneath. The flowers are greenish- 

 yellow, appearing in clusters of considerable size in early 



