ORNAMENTAL TREES AND SHRUBS FOR MONTANA 21 



died except two and they had killed back to near the ground. This 

 bpecies is too tender for this altitude and not at all desirable for 

 general planting, although it seemed to be the hardiest of any spec- 

 ies of this genus tested. 



WEiGELA 



This includes a number of ornamental shrubs which have not 

 proved hardy at this station. 



(Diervilla Middendorffiana) This is an ornamental shrub 

 growing to a height of three feet and is a native of eastern Siberia 

 and noithern China. It was planted in the experimental nursery 

 in 1898 but proved tender and had died before 1902. 



DIOSPYROS. 



Persimmon : (Diospyi'os Virginiana) Several of these plants 

 were sent us for experimental purposes from Iowa, but they were 

 tender and killed the first winter. 



ELAEAGNUS 



Oleaster or Russian Olive : (Elaeagnus angustifolia) This 

 is a shrub or small tree rarely growing to a height of more than 20 

 feet. The stems are usually spiny, the leaves lanceolate and 

 light green above and silvery white below. Plants of this species 

 were secured in South Dakota in the spring of 1906 and since that 

 time have been entirely hardy at this station. In outward appear- 

 ance it bears a close resemblance to the native Buffalo berry. It 

 is more desirable, however, for ornamental purposes, and promises 

 tr be entirely hardy for general planting in Montana and will be 

 valuable for groups of shrubbery or for ornamental or protective 

 hedges. 



EUONYMUS 



This group includes a number of deciduous and evergreen 

 shrubs which are valuable for group planting. A few species are 

 desirable as specimens on the lawn. 



Spindel Tree, Burning Bush : (Euonywuns atropurpureus) 

 .^"ifty plants, 12 to 18 inches high, were secured in Pennsylvania in 

 1904. They have proved hardy enough for general planting. Some- 

 limes the tips of the current year's growth are slightly injured by 

 frosts but not enough to interfere with normal growth. It is a de- 

 ciduous species and a fairly good plant for ornamental purposes in 

 Montana. 



