EUONYMUS 541 



the base, bluntish at the apex ; I to 2^ ins. long, i to lA in. wide ; finely or 

 obscurely toothed ; stalk | in. or less long. Flowers J in. wide, greenish 

 purple, with five rounded petals ; they are produced during May and June 

 singly, or in threes, on slender stalks ^ to i ins. long. Fruit usually three- 

 lobed, ^ to | in. across, crimson, covered with prickly warts ; covering of the 

 seeds scarlet. 



Native of Eastern N. America ; introduced in 1820. This is one of the 

 few warty-fruited species in cultivation, and is closely allied to E. americana 

 (?.>.). Its prostrate habit enables it to take root as it spreads, and thus it 

 may be used where an interesting lo%v ground cover is desired. It thrives better 

 under cultivation than E. americanus, and bears fruit occasionally, but is never 

 showy. In a wild state it inhabits damp spots. 



E. PATENS, Rehder. 



An evergreen shrub up to 9 or 10 ft. high, of spreading habit, not downy 

 in any part. Leaves oval or obovate, 2 to 3 ins. long, f to if ins. wide; 

 tapered at the base, pointed or bluntish at the apex, round-toothed, of firm 

 texture, and bright green ; stalk \ in. or less long Flowers greenish white, 

 \ in. across, four-parted, numerous, on loose erect cymes \\ to 4 ins. wide, 

 on a main-stalk i to i^ ins. long. Fruit nearly ^ in. across, ipink, smooth and 

 not lobed ; seed-coat orange-red. 



Originally described in Sargent's Trees and Shrubs, t. 64, by Mr Rehder, 

 who states that it is probably a native of China, whence it was introduced into 

 the United States, about 1860, by Dr G. R. Hall. Small plants were sent to 

 Kew in 1905, but it may have been in cultivation . before as E. japonicus. To 

 that species it is very closely allied, but is probably hardier. It has not yet 

 flowered under recognition in this country, but it has a wider inflorescence, 

 and its habit is laxer than in E. japonicus, the lower branches often taking 

 root. The leaves are thinner, more pointed, and more finely toothed. 



E. PLANIPES, Koehne. 



A deciduous shrub or small tree, closely allied to E. latifolius, and of similar 

 habit and dimensions. The leaves are like those of that species in most 

 respects, but are more coarsely toothed, and the stalk is not channelled on the 

 upper side. The fruit is rosy red and five-lobed, as in E. latifolius, but differs 

 in having the top conical ; nor are the wings of each lobe flattened and knife- 

 like as in E. latifolius. Except in these respects the two differ but little. 



Native of Japan ; introduced to Ke\v from the Arnold Arboretum in 1895 

 (as E. macropterus) ; it has borne fruit for several years past, and promises 

 to be as handsome as latifolius. 



E. MACROPTERUS, Ruprecht (true), is probably not in cultivation. It has 

 much the general aspect of E. planipes and E. latifolius, but is very distinct 

 from both in having uniformly four-lobed fruits with a very conspicuous 

 tapering wing, \ to | in. long, standing out from the side of each lobe. 

 Native of N. China, Manchuria, etc. 



E. RADICANS, Siebold. 



A creeping, evergreen, glabrous shrub, rooting as it spreads over the ground, 

 but when trained up house-fronts and such-like places reaching 20 ft. or more 

 high ; branches minutely warty. Leaves oval or somewhat ovate, ordinarily 

 i to i j ins. long, \ to in. wide ; tapering about equally to the base and to the 

 blunt apex, shallowly round-toothed, dark green and smooth ; stalk ^ in. 

 long, warty. 



