The frees of Wyoming. 



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15. SILVER BERRY. 



(Elczagnus argentea Pursh.) 



Description. Leaves elliptic, silvery-scurfy as are also the twigs, flow- 

 ers and fruit: fruit oval, ^ inch in diameter, dry, mealy: seed large, stone- 

 like: branches without spines. 



This beautiful shrub occurs in the northern and west- 

 ern parts of the state, mostly on the bluffs and ridges ad- 

 jacent to streams. It is not common but may have a 

 wider distribution than has yet been shown. Its perfectly 

 matched leaves and fruit, as to color, makes it of much 

 interest. 



16. BUFFALO BERRY. 



(Lepargyrea argentea (Nutt.) Greene) 



Description. Leaves oblong, ob- 

 tuse, silvery on both sides: fruit a small, 

 oval berry, bright scarlet when ripe, 

 highly acid, edible: branches spiny. 



This well known shrub 

 occurs in many parts of the 

 state, on the stream banks. Its 

 silvery leaves and its profu- 

 sion of small, scarlet berries 

 give it a conspicuous beauty 

 all its own. The fruits are 

 largely gathered for the excel- 

 lent jams and jellies that can 

 be made from them. Screens 

 and hedges of this useful shrub 

 can be used to advantage by 

 the landscape gardener ori 

 either home or public grounds. 



XXVII. Buffalo Berry. Twigs in fruit. 



