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and very showy ; ripe in September. Decaying leaves reddish. Naked young 

 wood green or reddish green. 



Varieties. 



i sSf E. e. 2 latifolius Lodd. Cat. has rather broader leaves than the species. 

 S ^ E. e. 3 foliis variegdtis Lodd. Cat, has variegated leaves, but never 



looks healthy. 

 5? J* E. e. ^ fructu dibo Lodd. Cat. has white capsules. 

 M E. e. 3 nanus Lodd. Cat. is a dwarf-growing plant. 

 Nos. 2. and 4. of these varieties are, in our opinion, alone worth culti- 



vating. 



Roots numerous and whitish, forming a dense mass of network, and not 

 extending to a great distance from the stem. The branches are numerous 

 and opposite ; and the wood hard and fine-grained. The leaves and bark 

 are acrid, poisonous, and fetid when bruised. The capsules are of a fine 

 rose colour, except in the white-capsuled variety, and the seeds are each 

 invested with an aril of a fine orange colour. In a state of cultivation the 

 tree attains the height of 30 ft. or upwards, and, though almost entirely neg- 

 lected in pleasure-grounds, it forms a singularly handsome object in autumn, 

 when covered v.'ith its ripe fruit. Seeds ; in any common soil not over moist, 



"i ^ 2. E. VERRUCO^sus Scop. The wwled-barked Euonymus, or Spindle 



Tree. 



Identification. Scop. Carn., ed. 2. No. 268. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 4. 

 Synonymes. E. euvopEe'us lepr6sus Lin. ; Fusain galeux, ou 



verruqueux, Fr. ; warziger Spindelbaum, Ger. 

 Engravings. Nouv. Du Ham., 3. t. 8. ; Schmidt Arb., t. 72. ; 



and our fig. 201. 



Spec. Char., ^-c. Branches warted with prominent 

 lenticular glands. Leaves ovate, slightly ser- 

 rate. Flowers three on a peduncle. Petals 

 ovate. Capsule bluntly 4-cornered. (Dec. 

 Prod) A deciduous shrub or low tree. Austria, 

 Hungary, and Carniola. Height 6 ft. to 12 ft. 

 Introduced in 1763. Flowers purplish brown ; 

 May and June. Fruit reddish purple ; ripe 

 in September. Decaying leaves reddish green. 

 Naked young wood green, with brown and 

 white spots. 



A shrub of somewhat fastigiate habit of growth, 

 with rough warty branches. This species is culti- 

 vated in collections chiefly for the singularity of its 

 appearance, being among spindle trees what the 

 warted ash is among ash trees. It ripens seeds, 

 and is readily increased by cuttings. 



Don's Mill., 2. p. 4. 



201. Eudnvmus verrucosus. 



t St 3. E. latifo'lius C. Bauh. 



The broad-leaved Euonymus, or Spindle 



Tree. 



Identification. C. Bauh. Pin., 428. ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 4. : Don's Mill., 2. p. 4. 



Si/no7iymes. E. europje^us var. 2. Lin. ; Fusain S larges Feuilles, Fr. ; breithlattriger Spindelbaum, 



Ger. 

 Engraz'ings. Jacq. Fl. Austr., t. 289. ; Bot. Mag., 2384. ; the plate of the species in Arb. Brit., 1st 



edit., vol. v.; and our fig. 202. 



Spec. Char., ^c. Branches smooth.. Leaves broad-ovate, toothleted. Pe- 

 duncles trichotomous, many-flowered. Petals oval, obtuse. Lobes of capsule 

 acutely angled, wing-formed. (Don's Mill.) A deciduous shrub or low tree. 

 South of France to Tauria, in groves. Height 10 ft. to 20 ft. Introduced 

 in 1730. Flowers white, becoming purplish; June and July. Fruit deep 

 red, and very showy ; ripe in September. Decaying leaves purplish red. 

 Naked young wood reddish green, with long pointed green buds, tinged 

 with red. 

 In British gardens, this forms much the handsomest species of the genus. 



