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ling in its larger flowers (one-inch) in immense balls (eight to ten inches), 

 and its dark green, persistent foliage. 



* V. tomentosum var. plicatum Maxim. (63), the Japanese Snow- 

 ball, a very compact, vigorous, medium-sized shrub (eight feet), with 

 especially fine, rich, dark green foliage on brown twigs, and very per- 

 sistent, solid "snowballs," larger than the common (two and a half to 

 three inches). 



V. Sieboldi Miq. (64), another Japanese, stout shrub, with a heavy 

 dark green, shiny, semi-evergreen foliage, is well adapted for combina- 

 tion with evergreen shrubs. 



* V. Timis Linn. (65), Laurentinus, from southern Europe (six to 

 nine feet), with oblong, shiny, evergreen leaves, rose-tinted to white 

 flowers in terminal clusters, appearing very late in autumn, or even in 

 winter (in the greenhouse), and dark blue to black fruit. 



V. Lantana Linn. (66), Hohblebush or Rowan Tree, from northern 

 Europe, a tall shrub (ten to twenty feet); with large, strongly veined, 

 crinkled, darker foliage like lantanoides ; flat, dense cymes of small, 

 white flowers, and bright red (changing to bluish-black) fruit. Adapted 

 to any, even dry limestone soils. 



OLIVE FAMILY (OLEACEAE) 



This contains several genera of high ornamental value; most of 

 which bear small, funnel-shaped flowers (well known in the common 

 lilac), single or in bunches of varying size, followed by a fruit like the 

 familiar olive, generally inconspicuous, but sometimes ornamental. 

 A grayish cast of foliage characterizes a number of the members of 

 this family, and several species are evergreen. 



Elaeagnus. Oleaster. A genus with about fifteen species of small 

 trees and shrubs from Europe, Asia, and America; mainly of value for 

 color effect because of the gray to silvery cast of their foliage, although 

 some of them are evergreen. They are hardy and frugal, and especially 

 fitted for seacoast planting. The fruit is edible and is used for pre- 

 serves. They are best employed in border work. 



* E. argentea Pursh. (67) {Canadensis), our native northern Silver 

 Tree, is often only a shrub of straggling habit (eight to ten feet), with 

 striking, large (two inches), sharp-pointed leaves, silvery-white on both 

 sides, and pretty, yellow, fragrant flowers (May, June), and silvery 



