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and very showy; ripe in September. Decaying leaves reddish. Naked young 
wood green or reddish green. 
Varieties. 
+ E. e, 2 latifolius Lodd. Cat. has rather broader leaves than the species, 
¥ # E, ¢.3 foliis variegatis Lodd. Cat. has variegated leaves, but never 
looks healthy. 
¥ w E. e. 4 frictu dlbo Lodd. Cat. has white capsules. 
at E. e. 5 nadnus Lodd. Cat. is a dwarf-growing plant. 
Nos. 2. and 4, of these varieties are, in our opinion, alone worth culti- 
vating. 
Roots numerous and whitish, forming a dense mass of network, and not 
extending to a great distance from the stem. The branches are numerous 
and opposite; and the wood hard and fine-grained. The leaves and bark 
are acrid, poisonous, and fetid when bruised. The capsules are of a fine 
rose colour, except in the white-capsuled variety, and the seeds are each 
invested with an aril of a fine orange colour. In a state of cultivation the 
tree attains the height of 30 ft. or upwards, and, though almost entirely neg- 
lected in pleasure-grounds, it forms a singularly handsome object in autumn, 
when covered with its ripe fruit. Seeds; in any common soil not over moist. 
¥ & 2. E. verruco'sus Scop. The warted-barked Euonymus, or Spindle 
Tree. f 
Identification. Scop. Carn., ed. 2. No. 268, ; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 4. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 4. 
Synonymes. E.europe‘us leprosus Lin.; Fusain galeux, ou 
verruqueux, Fr. ; warziger Spindelbaum, Ger. 
Engravings. Nouv. Du Ham., 3. t. 8. ; Schmidt Arb., t. 72.; 
and our jig. 201. 
Spec. Char.,§c. Branches warted with prominent 
lenticular glands. Leaves ovate, slightly ser- 
rate. Flowers three on a peduncle. Petals 
ovate. Capsule bluntly 4-cornered. (Dec. 
Prod.) A deciduous shrub or low tree. Austria, 
Hungary, and Carniola. Height 6 ft. to 12ft. 
Introduced in 1763. Flowers purplish brown ; 
May and June. _ Fruit: reddish purple; ripe 
in September. Decaying leaves reddish green. 
Naked young wood green, with brown and 
white spots. 
A shrub of somewhat fastigiate habit of growth, 
with rough warty branches. This species is culti- 
vated in collections chiefly for the singularity of its 
appearance, being among spindle trees what the 
warted ash is among ash trees. It ripens seeds, 01s. RUAVNS Reicha 
and is readily increased by cuttings. 
* 2 3, E. uatiro‘tius C. Bauk. The broad-leaved Euonymus, or Spindle 
Tree. . 
Identification. C. Bauh. Pin., 428.; Dec. Prod., 2. p. 4.: Don’s Mill., 2. p. 4. 
Synonymes. E. europe‘us var. 2. Lin.; Fusain a larges Feuilles, Fr. ; breitblattriger Spindelbaun, 
ae s. Jacq. Fl. Austr., t. 289.; Bot. Mag., 2384.; the plate of the species in Arb. Brit., 1st 
edit., vol. v.; and our fig. 202. : 
Spec. Char., &c. Branches smooth. Leaves broad-ovate, toothleted. Pe- 
duncles trichotomous, many-flowered. Petals oval, obtuse. Lobes of capsule 
acutely angled, wing-formed. (Don’s Mill.) A deciduous shrub or low tree. 
South of France to Tauria, in groves. Height 10 ft. to 20 ft. Introduced 
in 1730. Flowers white, becoming purplish; June and July. Fruit deep 
red, and very showy ; ripe in September. Decaying leaves purplish red. 
Naked young wood reddish green, with long pointed green buds, tinged 
with red. 
In British gardens, this forms much the handsomest species of the genus, 
