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* Leaves alternate, evergreen ; usually flowering in the fall ; hardy 



only South, small shrubs to G feet. (E.) 



E. Branchlets silvery-white ; no spines ; leaves broad, silvery be- 

 neath. Large-leaved Evergreen El^agnus — Elseagnus 

 macrophylla. 



B. Branchlets brovm ; usually very spiny ; leaves oval, undulate, 

 2-4 inches long, silvery beneath with some brownish scales; fruit 

 short-stalked, | inch long, covered with silvery and brown scales; 

 leaves often variegated with blotches and lines of white, yellow, 

 or pink, giving rise to several named varieties. Thorny Ever- 

 green El.eagnus — Elseagnus pungens. 



* Leaves opposite, deciduous, entire, 1-2 inches long, densely silvery 



beneath. Hardy American plants sometimes cultivated for the sil- 

 very foliage or edible fruit ; more or less completely dioecious. 

 (F.) 



F. Without thorns ; twigs brOwn-scurfy ; leaves oval ; shrub 4-8 

 feet high, rarely cultivated ; fruit red or yellow, oval, ^ inch 

 long, hardly edible. Shepherdia or Canadian Buffalo Berry 

 — IShepherdia canadensis. 



F. With numerous thorns ; young twigs silvery ; leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate ; berries globular, red or yellow (\ inch), sour, edible, 

 ripe July, Aug. Upright tall shrub to 18 feet. Buffalo or 

 Rabbit Berry (537) — Shepherdia argentea. 



* Leaves opposite, evergreen, entire, round-oval 

 and somewhat cordate at base. Dioecious bush 

 from Utah. Shepherdia rotundifolia. 



Fig. 5;}8. — Grevillea. 

 apgar's shrubs — 20 



Fig. 539. — Aiuericaii Mistletoe. 



