Trees, Shrubs and Vines 
green above and silvery-white below (sometimes entirely 
white), and a profusion of usually bright red fruit about 
the size of currants. The one native species worth cul- 
tivating is &. canadensis, or Missouri silver-tree—though 
its greatest height is about ten feet—which produces 
fragrant yellow flowers in July and August, its foliage 
silvery throughout. The Japanese £. longipes is one of 
the finest, and about five feet high, though in its native 
land it is many times higher. Its combined effect of dark 
foliage and bright fruit is striking, the latter being utilized 
in France for preserves, and highly esteemed. The 
wild olive of olden times is another species of the group, 
called #. angustifolius, and sometimes Jerusalem willow. 
New species are being introduced and -tested, and this 
genus should be kept in mind in selecting for the lawn. 
Itea furnishes a single hardy shrub, virginica, worthy 
of cultivation. The foliage, green in spring, afterwards 
changes to a distinct red, and in June the plant is abun- 
dantly decorated with the bloom of white racemes ; 
growing wild as far north as New Jersey, it is hardy 
enough for general cultivation. 
Corylopsis, native only to Asia, has only recently 
been introduced into this country. It is characterized 
by yellow fine-petaled blossoms in showy lateral racemes, 
which in at least one species, C. spicata, develop before 
the leaves. That this species is a favorite in Japan is 
sufficient endorsement for its rapid introduction. ‘The 
few other sorts in the genus need not here be particular- 
ized, as they strongly resemble C. spicata, whose bright 
spring bloom makes it a welcome addition to our shrub- 
bery. 
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