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or oblong-lanceolate, silvery on both sides, often with 

 scattered brown scales beneath, 1-3 in. long: fls. 1-3, 

 axillary, yellow within, fragrant: fr. oval or roundish 

 oval densely clothed with silvery scales short-pedi- 

 celled A A ^ long May June Canada south to 

 Quebec M nnesota I tih B B 40 



A L I Hi n I f II 



macroph^Ua Tl 1 Sp nele h shrub to C ft 

 V tl 1 ery h te 1 hi t Ivs 1 road ovate or 



1 road ell pt c on to t 1 ther long pet oles scaly 

 above uallj glabr t length silvery wh te beneath 



fls. axillary, with silvery and brovniish scales outside; 

 tube corapanulate, abruptly narrowed at the base, as 

 long as limb. Japan. 



8. piineens, Thunbs. Spreading shrub, to G ft., mostly 

 spiny. " nil lir.> ii i rnichlets: Ivs. oval or oblong, undu- 

 latearil 1 1'- at the margin, at length glabrous 



abov. . I Ml. more or less interspersed with 



browii -- ;ili -. L' I in. long: fls. in axillary clusters; tube 

 cylindrii-al. slightly narrowed at the base, longer than 

 the limb : fr. short-stalked, about ?^in. long, with 

 silvery and brown scales. Japan. Var. Fr^derici varie- 

 g&ta, Hort. Lvs. with vellow center and green margin. 

 Var. maculilta, Hort. With large vellow b!otchf><. A. 

 <i. ]:t:r_"J, Var. Slmoni, Hurt. Lvs. rath.-r larri-. "li- 



refl6xa, 



Simoni tricolor, llci 



, Lvs. like tin- 

 n.l|.inkisliwliitc. 

 -, ilongated and 

 s beneath. Var. 

 - ish white. Var. 

 -'s here. 



vanegata, Hurt. Lvs. m ,i 



aiireo-variegita, II. .ri.. |.i..i.,i.:. n, h. 



E. frrrii^; i \ K: ', ^; . ]. ^s OV.Tf^een shrub, wi 



spre.-t'li: with yellowish and bro^ 



scales i. I ; 'liiadrangular. abruptly co 



tract.sl II . .- .lai.an.— £. flWira. Tlmnl 



Spinek:— i\M^i.'it-l i n. --. :i li lii-i-wn branches: lvs. shini 

 above, with y.llou- aiul t.mwu s.-alos beneath: perianth \\ i 

 slender, tuhid.ar tube, gradindly narrowed toward tli.- Ka 

 twice as longas the linili: t'r. short-stalked. Japan.— £. *-'^/' - 

 Morr. & Decne. (E. glatira X pnngens). Evergreen shruli. \\ i 

 brown branches: lvs. glabrous above, whitish beneath, di-ii^' 

 interspersed with yellowish and light brown scales, giving t 

 11 nder surface a bronzy golden hue: perianth with slender tui 

 fr. short-stalked. Japan.— j;. refUxa. Hort.=E. pungeus v: 

 or E. parvifolia. Alfked Rehder. 



ELa;is 



ire). Palmdce(e, tribe Cocoineo'. 

 Iins with pinnate foliage, of which 

 lie Oil Palm of western Africa, 

 le in lari;e clusters, yield the palm 



■)i i^ ii-i'l in iiiakhig candles and 

 r. - . 11 niii-utin S.Calif., 



in 1 ' . ..: (. species are from 



'llir L. iiii ^ I ■ niirated from Oocos 

 ii.s. mil, ,■: ;...i. ^ iiK.ivi-. t!ir middle. 



the l..-t km 



oil of .■i.iiiniiria.'. ^vllil■ll 



and uiiiliT L'la-^ NiTih 

 tropie:il S. .Viii.Tira. 'Ill 

 by the l-a-secded fruils 



Guinefinsis, Jacq. On, 1'aim. ~i ^ , _' i-:;fl ft., 

 coarsely and deeply rin-i il ; I i - ,' ii : |irtioK- 



spiny-serrate; leaflets lin.ai-lan. . .nn, , n. ,ii. . ih,- same 

 color above and below. F.fe. ii:iVJ'-.—JJ^a <~\ Ottineen- 

 sis, from an early stage in growth, is one of the most 

 ornamental palms. Until it reaches several feet in 

 height it is a slow grower, consequently we do not see 



ELECTRO - HORTICULTURE 



much of it, except in collections. It does best in a 

 warm temperature, although it will thrive in an inter- 

 mediate house. Seeds are always obtainable from sev- 

 eral of the large European houses It is but little grown 



a com nerc al palm as young plants do not show their 

 t 11 character C ven same treatment as Areca lutes- 



s w 11 grow well Th s treatment includes night tem- 

 perat re of 05° and plent of water 



Jared G '.m th C W Olh er and W H Taplin. 



ELffiOCAEPUS 



nu n lu le 

 xy d t net aj | 

 •mnt,l f 



• This 

 hrub of 

 petals. 



i-k be- 



1 1 a II r r es jetal ^.lal rous or 



Ikj drupes oblong, or globose 



grandifldrus James Sm th A much branched shrub, 

 abo t ft h gh under gla Iv cons derably clustered 

 at tl e end of branches 3 b n long broadly lanceolate ; 

 pet le a fourth to 1 n long w th a few d stant saw- 

 teetl or n ore or le s lound tootl el r vavy n argined: 

 sepals, 5 re 1 outs de wh te n ie petals Java. 



B M 4G80 —Lvs rather leathery, dark green above, 

 paler beneath. Warmhouse. Prop, by cuttings of nearly 

 ripened wood. Not common. 



E. cuaneiig. Sims, named for its blue fruits (which are not 

 known in cultivation), has broader and less tapering lvs.. with 

 more numerous teeth, and membranous texture, and the sepals 

 are white outside. Australia. B.M. 1737. ^^ ^^ 



EL.ffiOC6CCA is all referred to Aleiirites cordata. 



ELffiODfiNDRON (Greek for oUre tree, from the re- 

 s. iiiMan. ■■ ,,f the fruit to that of the olive). Celastrdcece. 

 I'trliai'^ III s[M-cies of shrulis or small trees in tropical 

 i-i,iintiiis, .•Iij.tly in the Old World tropics. Lvs. simple, 

 riitiri- i'V crenate, opposite or alternate, thickish, fre- 

 qii. Tilly evergreen; fls. inconspicuous, greenish or white, 

 in :i\iil:iry clusters; calyx 4-5-parted; petals 4-5, and 

 ixi-iialiuL; the calyx; stamens 4-5: ovary .single, sur- 

 niimdeil by a fleshy ring: fruit a small fleshy drupe. 

 Certain plants which, before they had bloomed, were 

 referred to Aralia, are now known to belong to this 

 genus, representing a di.stinct natural family. Culture 

 of Aralia. 



orientils, Jacq. (Ardlia Chabrieri, Hort.). A most 

 graceful and handsome plant, with linear-lanceolate 

 alternate, shining, drooping leaves, 10-12 in. long, and 

 with a reddish rib. JIada.gascar, Mauritius. R.H. 1891, 

 jn JJI. .\.F. M:liin.- Holds its lower foliage well, or 

 ilini«- i.ut II. w fiiUai:.- tl. fak.- the place of that which 

 .h..|i^. In th.- early disiTipti.ius, the plant was said to 

 liaM- iiinnati.lv ..■..mpound lvs., but what were taken for 

 I.-atlets are really lvs. Still a rare and choice plant in 

 this country. Thrives in either an intermediate or a 

 warm house. Prop, by single-eye cuttings in small pots, 

 kept rather warm. See, also, p. 87. 



auBtrile, Vent. Int. into S. Calif, from Australia, and 

 prized for its holly-like foliage. In its native habitat it 

 is a tree 30-40 feet high, producing useful close-grained 

 ^ood- L. H. B. 



ELAPHOGLOSSUM. See Acrostichum. 



ELDER and ELDERBEKBY. See Sambueus. 



ELECAMPANE. Iiuila Selenium. 



ELECTRO-HORTICULTURE is a term used by 



Sieiiii-iis tl. il.sigiiat..- the application of the electric 

 light to the growing of plants. The term is an unfor- 

 tunate one, since the use of electric light is not an ap- 

 plication of electricity itself to plant-growing, but is 

 merely a device for securing illumination. Any strong 



