Trebizonde Date Branch with Fruit. 



great abundance sweet and pleasantly flavoured fruit that is highly 

 appreciated in its native country, where it is eaten both in a fresh and 

 dried state. Eleagrtus longi-pes, a recent introduction from Japan, with 

 handsome foliage, silvery on the under side, is very prolifiic, its bright red 

 fruit being highly palatable. All the species come into bearing early, and 

 yield their fruit through the greater portio n of the year. 



As ornamental plants the species ofe Eleagnus named are all well 

 deserving of attention, as they are very ffective in shrubberies. Their 

 foliage, and more especially the evergreen species, is very attractive, and 



