EL^AGNUS LONGIPES (GOUMI.) 



Fig 1507. — El^eagnus Longipes. 



ONTIL lately, not much attention 

 seems to have been shown to 

 this handsome shrub. In- 

 dividual specimens flourished 

 in many large gardens, but until the 

 horticultural press had noticed it, and 

 nurserymen had given it prominence in 

 their catalogues, it remained somewhat 

 obscure. Now that it is in popular 

 demand the accompanying illustration, 



and a few words concerning it,'may be 

 of interest to our readers. 



Elaeagnus longipes is a native^ "of 

 Japan and belongs to the same class 

 which gives us the well-known Buffalo 

 Berry (Shepherdia argentea). It] is a 

 beautiful shrub of from five to six feet 

 high, well branched, and with an abund- 

 ance of foliage that is oblong-oval in 

 shape, and in color pale green above 



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