stalks 



EICHHORNIA 



'iflated: 



EL^AGNUS 



525 



■xi-ijmtnlx not 



Poiitederia 

 ifts, all con- 

 nv, sheathed, 

 :ivv-niargine(l 

 It 8 in a loose 



specidaa, Kunth (E. cnissii'.: 

 crdssipes, Mart.). Fig. 7.">."). L 

 stricted at the middle, Ijlad.l. r- 

 raany-nerved : scape 1 ft. l"n,i;, 

 sheaths at and above the middle: 

 spike, pale violet, 6-lobed, the upper lobe larger and hav- 

 ing a large patch of blue, with an oblong or pear-shaped 

 spot of bright yellow in the middle: stamens 3 long and 

 3 short, all curved upwards towards the tip. Braz. 

 B.M. 2932, erroneously, as Pontederia azurea. I.H. 34: 

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

 Var. aurea, Hort., has yellowish flowers. 

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

 beaiitifully serrate. 



azitrea, Kunth. Lvs. on long or short 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, hairy 

 outside, inner segments beautifully toothed, the upper 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. R.H. 1890:540.-One plant will be- 

 come 5 or 6 ft. across in one season. 



Wm. Thicker and W M. 



ELffiAGNUS (ancient Greek name, meaning a kind of 

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

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

 tire or nearly so, clothed more or less with silvery or 

 brownish scales: fls. axillary, solitary or in clusters, 

 apetalous ; perianth companulate or tubular, 4-lobed; 

 stamens 4, included, on very short filaments: fr. a 

 1-seeded drupe. About 15 species in S. Europe, Asia and 

 N. America. Highly ornamental shrubs with handsome 

 foliage and mostly decorative frs.; the fls. are incon- 

 spicuous, but mostly fragrant. Some of the deciduous 

 species, as £. argentea, longipes, mnltiflora and «m- 

 bellata, are hardy North, while the evergreen ones are 

 hardy only South. A distinct feature of some species, as 

 E. argentea, angustifolia and pa^'ri folia, is the conspicu- 

 ous silvery hue of their foliage, while E. longipes is the 

 most ornamental in fruit. They grow in almost any well 

 drained soil, also in limestone soil, and prefer sunny 

 position. Prop, by seeds and by cuttings of mature and 

 half-ripened wood ; also sometimes increased by layers 

 and by root-cuttings ; varieties and rarer kinds can be 

 grafted on seedlings of vigorous growing species. 



Index of names (varieties and synonyms in italics): 



angustifolia 

 .irgentea, 6. 

 anreo-variegata. 



Japonii 

 longipes, 5. 

 maorophylla, 

 manilala. 8. 

 mnltiflor.i, 4. 

 orientalis, 1. 



hortensis. 



chlets ( 



ht green 

 axillary, 

 ampanu- 



A. Jjvs. deciduous, 

 nd lvs. beneath silvery white, without 

 any brown scales. 



1. angastifdlia, Linn. (£. 7i< 

 Shrub or small tree, to 20 

 lanceolate or oblong-lanceohi 

 above, 2-3 in. long: fls. si}' 

 on the lower parts of the bi; 



late, tube about as long as limi», _M I ;.' '::, trrvj-rnnt; 



style at the base included bya'tulHi:: r n .■y:,\, 



veUow, coated with silvery scales, .lu! - ' . W. 



Asia. Var. orientalis, Schlecht.(j;..',, If.). 



Spineless: lvs. often oblong cr oval, .1.: Ih .1 m n witli 

 stellate hairs beneath than with scales, usually glabrous 

 above at length: fr. rather large. Var. spindsa, Dipp. 

 {E. spindsa, Linn.). Spiny: lvs. linear-lanceolate or 

 lanceolate, scaly above and densely scaly beneath: fr. 

 smaller. L. B.C. 14:1339. B.E. 14:1156. 



2. parvifdlia, Royle {E. Japdniea, Hort.). Shrub or 

 small tree, to 20 ft., with erect stems and spiny, spread- 

 ing branches: lvs. elliptic-ovate or oblong-lanceolate, 

 crisped at the margin, usually with stellate hairs above, 

 glabrous at length, silvery beneath, lK-3 in. long: fls. 

 axillary, usually crowded on short lateral branchlets, 

 short pedicelled; perianth narrow, tube longer than 



in, fragrant fr globose or nearly so, 

 voung, pmk when ripe, 'jin long, 

 ipin. B R 29 51 Mn 5 145 -Not 

 ■sometimes cult under the name of 

 les, however, is evergreen Var. 

 ^ / IS advertised but probably does 



(XIO). 



BB. Branchlets with reddish or yellowish bijown scales 

 and sometimes silvery besides: lvs. silvery white 

 beneath, often with f-ew brown scales. 

 c. Fr. juicy, scarlet-red or brownish red. 



3. umbeliata, Thunbg. Spreading shrub, to 12 ft., 

 often spiny, with yellowish brown branchlets, often 

 partially silvery: lvs. elliptic or ovate-oblong, silvery- 

 scaly above, without brown scales beneath, crisped at 

 the margin, lK-3 in. long: fls. yellowish white, fragrant, 

 axillary, 1-3 usually crowded on short lateral branchlets ; 

 tube of perianth longer than the limb: fr. globose or 

 roundish oval, scarlet, Ji-Hin. long, erect, rather short- 

 stalked, clothed with silvery scales when young, ripen- 

 ing late in fall, while the similar E. parvifolia ripens 

 much earlier. May, June. Japan. A. G. 12:206. M.D.G. 



4. multifldra, Thunbg. Spreading shrub, to 8 ft., 

 spineless ; branchlets reddish brown : lvs. elliptic or 

 ovate-oblong, with scales or stellate hairs above, often 

 glabrous at length, usually with few brown scales be- 

 neath: fls. 2-3, axillary, usually crowded on short lat- 

 eral branchlets; tube longer than the limb: fr. acid, 

 oval or roundish-oval, scarlet, ^4-/3in. long, erect or 

 nodding, with brown scales when young, ripening in 

 July or August, rarely later: pedicel as long as or some- 

 what longer than fr. May, June. Japan. M.D.G. 1899: 

 569. — Very variable species, and perhaps the former and 

 the following are only varieties of it. 



5. 16ngipes, Gmj (E. fdu1i.<. ll-n.i. mi. Fig. 



7.56. Shrub.to 6ft., withreddisli I ! : i- mIs: lvs. 



elliptic, ovate or obovate-obl'iii- ' i iic hairs 



above, usually glabrous at leuirrli. nH> ti\ wiih ^.-attered 

 brown scales beneath, \-2% in. Ion;,': lis. l-i', axillary, on 

 the lower part of the branches or on short branchlets, 

 yellowish white, fragrant ; tube as long as the limb: fr. 

 pendulous, oblong, % in. long, scarlet, on slender pe- 

 duncles, much longer than the fr. ; fr. with brown scales 

 when young, ripening in June or July, of agreeable, 

 slightly acid flavor. April, May. Japan, China. B.M. 

 7341 (as E. mnltiflora). G.F. 1:499. G.C. 1873:1014 

 Gng. 1:275, 277. 



cc. Er. rather dry, silvery white. 



6. argentea, Pursh. Erect shrub, to 12 ft., spineless, 

 stoloniferous, with reddish brown branchlets: lvs. ovate 



