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 E. 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 E. 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 E. 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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