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* Leaves alternate, evergreen ; usually flowering in the fall ; hardy 



only South, small shrubs to U feet. (E.) 



E. Branchlets silvery-white ; no spines ; leaves broad, silvery be- 

 neath. LA ROK-I.E AVICI) EVERGREEN EL.EAliM S EltgagllUS 



macrophylla. 



E. Branchlets In-own; usually very spiny ; leaves oval, undulate, 

 2-4 inches long, silvery beneath with some brownish scales; fruit 

 short-stalked, ; | inch long, covered with silvery and brown scales; 

 leaves often variegated with blotches and lines of white, yellow, 

 or pink, giving rise to several named varieties. THORNY EVER- 

 GREEN EI..I LONGS Elaeagnus pungens. 



* Leaves opposite, deciduous, entire, 1-2 inches long, densely silvery 



beneath. Hardy American plants sometimes cultivated for the sil- 

 very foliage or edible fruit; more or less completely dioecious. 



(F.) 



F. Without thorns ; twigs brown-scurfy ; leaves oval ; shrub 4-8 

 feet high, rarely cultivated ; fruit red or yellow, oval, \ inch 

 long, hardly edible. SHEPHERDIA or CANADIAN BUFFALO BERRY 



- Shepherdia canade'nsis. 



F. With numerous thorns; young twigs silvery; leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate ; berries globular, red or yellow (\ inch), sour, edible, 

 ripe July, Aug. Upright tall shrub to 18 feet. BUFFALO or 

 RABBIT BERRY (537) Shepherdia argentea. 



* Leaves opposite, evergreen, entire, round-oval 



and somewhat cordate at base. Dioecious bush 

 from Utah. Shepherdia rotundifolia. 



l-'i<;. ">:. G-revillea. 

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FIG. 539. American Mistletoe. 



