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EVONYMUS 



EXACUM 



churia, M.D.G. 1899:569. Very attractive with its 

 rather large, profusely produced frs., remaining a long 

 time on the branches. Var. semipersistens, Schneid. 

 (E. Hamiltoniana var. semipersistens, Rehd. E. Siebol- 

 diana, Hort., not Blume) . Lvs. elliptic, long-acuminate, 

 half-evergreen, keeping its bright green foliage S. until 

 mid-winter: fr. bright pink, usually sparingly produced 

 and ripening very late. 



AA. Foliage evergreen or half-evergreen (see also the 



preceding var.). 



B. Lvs. rather thin, half-evergreen. 

 14. patens, Rehd. (E. kiautschbvica var. patens, 

 Loes. E. Sieboldiana, Hort., not Blume). Spreading 

 shrub, to 10 ft., the lower 

 branches sometimes procum- 

 bent and rooting: branchlets 

 obscurely 4-angled, minutely 

 warty: Ivs. elliptic to elliptic- 

 oblong, rarely obovate-oblong, 

 acute, cuneate at the base, 

 crenately serrulate, bright 

 green above: cymes 2-3 in. 

 across, loose, slender- p e - 

 duncled: fr. subglobose, pink; 

 seed pinkish brown, covered 

 entirely by the orange aril. 

 Aug., Sept.: fr. Oct., Nov. 

 Cent. China. S.T.S. 1:64. 

 Hardy as far north as N. Y., 

 in sheltered positions to Mass. 

 One of the best shrubs for 

 winter-effect on account of its 

 abundant late-ripening frs. and 

 the handsome foliage remain- 

 ing on the branches until spring 

 except when destroyed by 

 severe frost. 



BB. Lvs. thickish, evergreen. 

 15. japonica, Linn. Upright 

 shrub, to 8 ft., with smooth 

 and slightly quadrangular or 

 1467. Evonymus radicans. striped branches: Ivs. obovate 

 to narrow-elliptic, cuneate at 



the base, acute or obtuse, obtusely serrate, shining above, 

 1^-23^ in. long: fls. greenish white, 4-merous, in slen- 

 der-peduncled, 5- to many-fld. cymes: caps, depressed, 

 globose, smooth, pink. June, July.; fr. Oct. S. Japan. 

 S.I.F. 2:39. B.R. 30:6. A very variable species. Var. 

 macrophylla, Sieb. (var. robusta, Hort.). Lvs. oval, 

 large, 2^-3 in. long. Var. microphylla, Sieb. (E. 

 pulchella, Hort. Eurya microphylla, Hort.). Lvs. small, 

 narrow-oblong or oblong-lanceolate. Var. columnaris, 

 Carr. (var. pyramidalis, Hort.). Of upright, columnar 

 habit: Ivs. broadly oval. There are many varieties 

 with variegated Ivs.; some of the best are the follow- 

 ing: Var. argenteo-variegata, Regel. Lvs. edged and 

 marked white. Var. afireo-variegata, Regel. Lvs. 

 blotched yellow. Lowe, 49. Var. albo-marginata, Hort. 

 Lvs. with white, rather narrow margins. Var. medio- 

 picta, Hort. Lvs. with a yellow blotch in the middle. 

 Var. pallens, Carr. (var. flavescens, Hort.). Lvs. pale 

 yellow when young; similar is var. aurea, Hort., but 

 the yellow is brighter and changes more quickly to 

 green. Var. viridi-variegata, Hort. (var. Due d'Anjou, 

 Hort.). Lvs. large, bright green, variegated with yellow 

 and green in the middle. Var. aftreo-marginata, Hort. 

 Lvs. edged yellow. F.E. 16:436; 29:815. 



16. radicans, Sieb. (E. japdnica var. radicans, Regel. 

 E. repens, Hort.). Figs. 1466, 1467. Low, procumbent 

 shrub, with often trailing and rooting or climbing 

 branches, climbing sometimes to 20 ft. high: branches 

 terete, densely and minutely warty: Ivs. roundish to 

 elliptic-oval, rounded or narrowed at the base, cre- 

 nately serrate, usually dull green above, with whitish 



veins, 3^-2 in. long: fls. and fr. similar to the former, 

 but fr. generally of paler color. June, July; fr. Oct. N. 

 and Cent. Japan. R.H. 1885, p. 295. G.C. II. 20:793. 

 M.D. 1906, p. 219. Closely allied to the former, and 

 considered by most botanists as a variety; also very 

 variable. Var. Carrierei, Nichols. (E. Carrierei, Vauv.). 

 Low shrub, with ascending and spreading branches: Ivs. 

 oblong-elliptic, about 1J^ in. long, somewhat shining. 

 G.W. 8, p. 16. Var. argenteo-marginata, Rehd. Lvs. 

 bordered white. Var. rosep-marginata, Rehd. Lvs. 

 bordered pinkish. Var. reticulata, Rehd. (var. picta, 

 Hort., var. argenteo-variegata, Hort. E. grdcilis, Sieb.). 

 Lvs. marked white along the veins. R.H. 1876, p. 354; 

 1878, p. 135. G.W. 1, p. 475. A.G. 19:37. Var. minima, 

 Simon-Louis (E. kewensis, Hort.). Lvs. marked like 

 those of the preceding variety but smaller, J4~K m - 

 long. 



Var. vegeta, Rehd. Low spreading shrub, to 5 

 ft., usually with a few prostrate rooting branches at the 

 base, and climbing high, if planted against a wall: Ivs. 

 broadly oval or almost suborbicular, acutish or obtusish, 

 crenately serrulate, 1-1% in- long, those of the rooting 

 branchlets smaller and thinner and generally ovate. 

 Japan. S.T.S. 1:65. M.D.G. 1908:13 Handsome and 

 hardy shrub; the frs. appear in great profusion and 

 remain on the branches a long time. Var. acuta, Rehd. 

 (E. japdnica var. acuta, Rehd.). Rooting and climbing: 

 Ivs. elliptic or ovate-elliptic, acute or short-acuminate, 

 serrulate, with the veins below slightly elevated. Cent. 

 China. 



E. Aquifdlium, Loes. & Rehd. Evergreen shrub, to 10 ft.: Iva. 

 coriaceous, nearly sessile, ovate to ovate-oblong, spiny sinuate- 

 dentate: fr. 4-lobed, usually solitary. W. China. One of the most 

 striking species on account of its holly-like Ivs. E. echinata,Wa.l\.. 

 Usually creeping or climbing, with rooting branches: Ivs. ovate- 

 lanceolate: fr. spiny. Himalayas. B.M. 2767. E. fimbriata, Hort., 

 not Wall.=E. pendula. E. grandifldra, Wall. Shrub, to 12 ft.: lys. 

 obovate or obovate-oblong, finely and acutely serrate: fls. white 

 % in. across: fr. globose, yellow; aril scarlet. Himalayas, W. 

 China. E. Hamiltoniana, Wall. Allied to E. Maackii. Small 

 tree: Ivs. oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, finely and irregularly ser- 

 rulate, 2J^-4 in. long: anthers yellow: fr. pink, turbinate, 4-lobed. 

 Himalayas. Probably not in cult. ; the plant cult, under this name 

 is E. Maackii. E. lanceifdlia, Loes. Allied to E. hians. Shrub or 

 tree, to 30 ft.: Ivs. firm at maturity, lanceolate to elliptic-oblong, 

 crenately serrulate, 3-6 in. long: anthers purple: fr. 4-lobed, pale; 

 aril orange, open at the apex; seed crimson. Cent, and W. China. 

 E. macroptera, Rupr. Allied to E. latifolia. Lvs. obovate or 

 obovate-oblong, cuneate at the base: cymes many-fld.: fr. with 4 

 narrow wings J^-^in. long. Japan. N. E. Asia. I.T. 6:121. 

 Hardy. E. occidentdlis, Nutt. Shrub, to 15 ft. : winter-buds rather 

 large: Ivs. ovate or elliptic-lanceolate, irregularly serrulate: fls. 

 5-merous, purple: fr. slightly lobed. Ore., Calif. E. oxyphylla, 

 Miq. Shrub or small tree: Ivs. ovate or obovate, acuminate, rather 

 large, serrulate: fls. 5-merous, purple or whitish: fr. globose. Japan. 

 E. pendula, Wall. (E. fimbriata, Hort.). Evergreen, small tree, 

 with pendulous branchlets: Ivs. oblong-lanceolate, sharply serrate, 

 shining, 3-6 in. long: fr. with 4 tapering wings. P.F.G. 2:55. 

 F.S. 7, p. 71. E. planipes, Koehne. Allied to E. latifolia. Lvs. 

 cuneate at the base; petioles flat, not grooved: fr. acutely 5-angled, 

 scarcely winged. Japan. M.D. 1906, p. 62. Gt. 53, p. 29. E. 

 sacchalinensis, Maxim. Allied to E. latifolia. Lvs. ovate-oblong, 

 crenate-serrulate : cymes very long-peduncled; fls. purple: fr. dis- 

 tinctly winged, convex at the apex. N. E. Asia. E. Sargentiana, 

 Loes. & Rehd. Evergreen shrub: Ivs. obovate to oblong-obovate, 

 abruptly acuminate, remotely crenate-serrate, 2-3}^ in. long: fr. 

 oblong-obovoid, 4-angled. W. China. E. Semendiiii, Regel & 

 Herd. Allied to E. europsea. Small shrub: Ivs. lanceolate, serrulate: 

 cymes usually 3-fld.: fr. 4-lobed with obtuse lobes. Turkestan. 

 E. semiexserta, Koehne. Allied to E. Maackii. Lvs. oblong or 

 oblong-lanceolate, crenate-serrate, 2-5 in. long: fr. light pink; 

 aril orange, open, with the blood-red seed almost half exposed. 

 Japan. E. Sieboldiana, Blume. Allied to E. Maackii. Lvs. slen- 

 der-petioled, elliptic to oblong, acuminate, serrulate: fr. not lobed, 

 strongly 4-ribbed. Japan. M.D. 1906, p. 62. Not in cult.; the 

 plants cult, under this name belong to E. yedoensis, E. patens 

 or E. Bungeana var. semipersistens. ALFRED REHDER. 



EXACUM (classical name, of no significance to these 

 plants). Gentianacese. Herbs treated either as annuals 

 or biennials or perennials, with flowers of white, lilac, 

 blue or dark purplish blue, cultivated in a very few 

 greenhouses. 



Very rarely suffruticose: dwarf or tall and paniculate- 

 branching: Ivs. sessile, clasping or short-stalked, ovate 

 or lanceolate, mostly 3-5-nerved : fls. small or attaining 

 2 in. across, rotate, pedicalled or not, in forking cymes; 



