EICHHORXIA 



Leaf-staV;t 



influtcd: 



•X, dil- 



ated. 



specidsa, Kunth {E. crdssipes, Solms. Pontederia 

 crdssipes. Mart.). Fig. 755. Lvs. in tufts, all con 

 stricted at the middle, bladder-like below, sheathed 

 many-nerved : =c3i'e 1 ft. l.'!"j-. with wavy-margined 

 sheaths nt and al'"V. tI . i., ,M !, : tl-;. about 8 in a loose 

 spike, pall- vii'l. I. i> " r lobe larger and ha\ 



ingalarj^f j-anh i ! mI. long or pear-shaped 



spot of brii.'ht V. Il"\i i,i ili. ii;i>;.|l.': stamens 3 long and 

 3 short, all eurvt-d iipwar.ls towards the tip. Braz 

 B.M. 2932, erroneously, as Pontederia aznrea. I.H. 34 

 14. A. F. 5:511. Var. major, Hort., has rosy lilac flowers 

 Var. aiirea, Hort., has yellowish flowers. 

 AA. Leaf-stalks not inflated: inner perianth-segments 

 beautifully serrate. 



aziirea, Kunth. Lvs. on long or .ihort not-inflated 

 petioles, very variable in size and shape: scape often as 

 stout as the leaf-stalk, gradually dilated into a hooded 

 spathe: fls. scattered or crowded in pairs along a stout 

 hairy, sessile rachis ; perianth bright pale blue, hain 

 outside, inner segments beautifully toothed, the uppei a 

 trifle larger, with a heart-shaped spot of yellow, which 

 is margined with white. Braz. B.M. 6487. G.C. II 

 25:17. I.H. 34:20. E.H. 1890:540.-One plant will be 

 come 5 or 6 ft. across in one season. 



Wm. Trickeb and W. M. 



ELffiAGNUS (ancient Greek name, meaning a kind of 

 willow; from elaios, olive). Elwagudcew. Shrubs or 

 small trees : lvs. alternate, deciduous or persistent, en 

 tire or nearly so clothed more or less with silvery or 

 brownish sciles fls ax Uary solitary or m clusters 

 apetalous per anth companulate or tul uKr 4 lol ed 

 stamens 4 ncl ded on verv 1 rt fil ei ts fr a 

 1-seelel Irupe \1 1 j s F j e \. ■» an 1 



N. Ame c H 1 1 II 1 1 1 ne 



foliage and nil lie 



spicuous 1 ut m 1 1 t I d duo s 



species as E / I a I 



bellata are 1 a 1 \ 1 111 y on ire 



hardy only Soutl \ I of son e spec es as 



E.argentea anq I / is the consp cu 



ous s Ivery hue ot 1 t I \ \e E lo j i es M, the 



most ornamental nf tfl f,w alot any well 

 drained s 1 also n 1 nest ne » 1 a 1 ] refer sunny 

 pos t on Prop 1 y seed and 1 v cutt (. of mature and 

 half r pened wood al o s etime r a e 1 1 y layers 



and by root cutt ngs vai et e a 1 arer k ds can be 

 grafted on seedl ngs of v o-oro s g ow g i ee es 



Index of names (va et es an! synon n tal cs) 



angust fol a 1 Japn a "> p rv ol t 



argentea 6 lon^ipes o p ge s 8 



aureo var egata 8 maeropl ylH 7 r tl xa S 



edulw 5 na la a 8 S o 8 



Fredenci vaneyata mul flora 4 umbell^ita 3 



8. or e al s 1 anegata 8 



hortensis 1 



A i II 



B. S a el lets a 1 1 I 1 ! / 1 t II t 



Jl I 



1. angustifdha h n (E 1 F 1 ) O e tep 



Shrul or small t ee t t 1 1 



lance late or ol long lane 1 I I 



above 3 n long fls 1 | I II I I II 



on the lower fart f tl e 1 I | I | 



late tul e I 1 Ir rant 



.style at tl I 111 I tr oval 



yellow c 1 1 1 I rope W 



el.i:acm.s 



h witl in fi f 



525 



ih so 





55 E chhorn a spec osa C\ 1 0) 



lit tl reddish or yellow, isl broui scales 

 I I erj bes des I s s I erj (.lite 



II ft tl (e V bro vn scales 



tdlkel 1 the Iw 1 1 1 



g late fall wl I I ] 



m 1 earl er Ma I I | II 



18J9 ob9 

 4 multifldra Th mbg Spread ng shr 1 to 8 ft 

 1 1 ele branchlets re 1 lish 1 r n lvs ell pt c or 



o at 1 1 n 1% th ale or tell te ha rs above often 

 gl 1 11 11 111 rown scales be 



II 1 11 1 1 on short lat 



11 II 1 I I 1 ml fr ac d 



the f 11 n ng 

 5 16ngipes C 



long eiect 

 g ripening 



I nga or soi 

 M D e 189 



the former ai 



ital 



.sra;ll LI 14 1 1 1 11 11 



2. pamfdha K vl IE J ] Hort ) SI rub or 



small tree to ''0 ft w 1 e t ns and sj n i rea 1 

 ing branches Iv lift te or ol long lanceolate 



crisped at hem II 1 stellate ha rs above 



glalrousatl 11 1 1 1/ 3 in long fls 



axillary, usualh cinwded on slioit lateral branchlets, 

 short pedicelled; perianth narrow, tube longer than 



or on short 1 ranchlets 

 as long as the 1 ml fr 

 I scarlet n slender pe 



I 1 I tr fr w tl 1 rown scales 



v^\ or T 1 f aTeeable 



I 1 1 -^1 V T I H na BM 



41 / ) I 1 4J9 C C 18 3 1014 



Cn 1 



cc Er rati er 1 j s I ei j t 1 te 



(). argtatea, Pursh. Erect shrub, to 12 ft., spineless. 



stoloniferous, with reddish brown branchlets: lvs. ovate 



