538 EUONYMUS 



or four of the angles afterwards developing conspicuous thin, corky wings 

 to in. broad. Leaves narrowly oval or obovate, I to 3 ins. long, | to i ins. 

 wide"; tapered at both ends, finely toothed, dark green ; stalk ^V in. long. 

 Flowers not more than three on a cyme, greenish yellow, about in. across. 

 Fruit purplish, composed normally of four ovoid lobes or pods, united only 

 at the base, J to in. long ; frequently the number of pods is reduced to two 

 or one, through the barrenness and non-development of the others ; seed- 

 coat scarlet. 



Native of China and Japan. This is one of the most distinct in the genus 

 through the curious corky wings that develop on the branches, and through 

 the divided purplish segments of the fruit. As a garden shrub it is valuable 

 for the rich rosy scarlet of its decaying leaves. 



Var. SUBTRIFLORUS, Franchet (E. Thunbergianus, Blume). This distinct 

 variety has no corky wings to the branches ; its leaves are thinner and usually 

 longer, and its habit laxer. 



E. AMERICANUS, Linn&us. STRAWBERRY BUSH. 



A deciduous shrub up to 6 ft. high, of upright or straggling habit, not 

 downy in any part ; twigs four-angled. Leaves of firm texture, glossy, 

 narrowly oval to lanceolate, long-pointed, wedge-shaped at the base, shallowly 

 toothed ; i to 4 ins. long, ^ to I j ins. wide ; stalks ^2 m - l n g- Flowers ^ in. 

 diameter, greenish purple, with five rounded, distinctly clawed petals ; pro- 

 duced about midsummer singly or in threes on a slender stalk ^ to f in. 

 long. Fruits ^ to f in. diameter, red, three to five-lobed, covered outside 

 with prickly warts ; the coat of the seed scarlet. 



Native of the eastern United States ; introduced in 1683, according to Aiton, 

 but rarely seen. In my experience it rarely bears fruit in this country. It is 

 distinguished among Euonymus by its spiny-warted fruits, and by having the 

 parts of its flower in fives. The only other cultivated species uniting these 

 two characters is E. obovatus, a prostrate plant with thin, dull green, obovate, 

 short-pointed leaves. 



Var. ANGUSTIFOLIUS, Wood. LeaVes narrow-lanceolate, one-fourth to one- 

 fifth as wide as long. 



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 E. ATROPURPUREUS, Jacquin. BURNING BUSH. 



A deciduous shrub, 6 to 12 ft. high ; young shoots smooth. Leaves oval or 

 narrowly obovate, tapered at both ends ; 2 to 5^ ins. long, f to 2^ ins. wide ; 

 finely toothed, dark green and nearly smooth above, downy beneath ; stalk \ 

 to f in. long. Flowers "seven to fifteen, in twice or thrice branched cymes I to 

 2 ins. long, expanding in July ; each flower \ in. across, of a dark purple ; the 

 parts in fours. Fruit smooth, four-lobed, crimson on pendent stalks ; seed-coat 

 scarlet. 



Native of the eastern and Central United States; introduced in 1756. In 

 some parts of its native habitat it attains the dimensions of a tree 20 to 25 ft. 

 high, with a trunk I to lift, in girth. It has no special merit in this country. 



E. BUNGEANUS, Maximowicz. 



A deciduous shrub or small tree, ultimately 15 to 1 8 ft. high, of erect, rather 

 thin habit, making long, slender, graceful, round branchlets, not downy in any 

 part. Leaves oval or ovate ; ! to 4 ins. long, f to if ins. wide; broadly 

 wedge-shaped at the base, long and slender-pointed, the margins set with 

 small incurved teeth ; pale green and smooth ; stalk slender, \ to I in. long. 

 Flowers yellowish white, in. across, the parts in fours, anthers purple ; 

 produced in cymes I to 2 ins. long. Fruit four-lobed, smooth, ^ in. across, 



