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I. EUONYMUS. 



Trees or shrubs, rarely subscandent. Leaves opposite, per- 

 sistent or deciduous. About forty species are known, from 

 India, China, Japan, Europe, and North America. Name from 

 sucovv/jLos, literally, 'a good name,' but sometimes signifying the 

 reverse. The application here seems uncertain. The deci- 

 duous species furnish nothing very ornamental, and are little 

 cultivated. The indigenous E. Europceus is very pretty in 

 Autumn, when the pale scarlet fruit is ripe, especially after it 

 is split open, revealing the orange-coloured aril of the seeds. 

 The Japanese species are tender, but succeed well on the south 

 and west coasts. 



1. E. Japonicus. A handsome evergreen shrub about 6 

 feet high with oval oblong lanceolate or elliptical crenate 

 glabrous dark green somewhat coriaceous leaves. This has 

 given birth to some of the most splendid variegated shrubs in 

 cultivation. The diversity of variegation is almost as great 

 here as in the Hollies, including yellow and white and tinges of 

 red. The names of the varieties sufficiently indicate the nature 

 of the variegation: as, E. Japonicus foliis aureo-marginatis, 

 E. Jap. fol. dlbo-marginatis, E. Jap. latifolius dlbus, E. Jap. 

 latifol. aureus, etc. 



2. E. radlcans. A small straggling decumbent shrub with 

 oblong or orbicular finely serrated leaves about an inch long. 

 The green-leaved variety does not appear to be in cultivation,, 

 but there are some pretty variegated ones of recent introduc- 

 tion from Japan : E. Tad. foliis aureo-marginatis, E. Tad. 

 foliis rddeo-marginatis, etc. By some botanists these forms 

 are also considered as varieties of Japonicus. 



The true E. latifolius is a deciduous Japanese species. 

 E. atropurpureus, Burning Bush, is a small shrub with 

 oblong acuminate finely toothed nearly glabrous membranous 

 leaves, dark purple flowers, and scarlet smooth capsules : and 

 E. Americanus has more coriaceous foliage variable in form, and 

 scarlet prickly capsules. Both are North American. 



ORDER XXXII. RHAMNE^E. 



Trees or shrubs, often spinose or glandular-pubescent, with 

 alternate' simple stipulate leaves often 3- or 5-nerved longitudi- 



