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white, yellow, and light green; not so rapid in growth as 

 the last and the flowers are of a lighter color. 



Several other species and varieties are offered by the 

 nurserymen, but none of them are more valuable than the 

 above. 



SILVER-THORN OR OLEASTER (Eleagnus longipes). A 

 comparatively new ornamental shrub with fruit of a bright 

 red color which is very ornamental. It ripens in July and 

 August and hangs a long time on the bushes. It is almost 

 perfectly hardy, easily transplanted, and seems to succeed 

 in almost any soil. 



FIG. 101. EXOCHORDA GRANDIFLORA. 



STRAWBERRY-TREE (Euonymus atropurpurea). A tall- 

 growing shrub or small tree with rich dark green foliage 

 and a showy fruit, the outer part of which is crimson while 

 the inner part is scarlet. This fruit hangs upon the bush 

 nearly all winter unless eaten by birds. 



CORKY-BARKED STRAWBERRY-TREE (E. alatus). More 

 compact arid bushy than the last and with a richer foliage, 

 but does not produce so much fruit. 



EXOCHORDA (Exocliorda grandiflora), Fig. 101. One of 



