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EL.'EAGXUS 



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A. 



LfKf'SlllW, 



I flair, I : 



■III, 



specidsa, Kuntli [K. 

 eriissipis. Mart.). Fig. 

 strk-ted at flio middle, 

 many-nerved : scape 1 

 sheaths at and above tli 



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■l,lli-:<i- 



II I X 



III 



ri-il.^isiiH'x. S..I11IS. Piillti-ili'riil 



T.'i."). Lvs. in tufts, all dm- 

 Idaililer-like below, sheathed, 

 ft. lorn.;-, witli wavy-niargine<l 

 ■ middle.: Hs. abontS in a loose 



spike, pale violet, (i-loi.ed. the upi.er lobe larger and hav- 

 ing a large patch of blue, with an oblong or pear-sliaped 

 spot of bright yellow in tlie middle: stamens :i long and 

 :) short, all curved upwards ti.wards the tiii. Braz. 

 B.M. ■2;l:i2, erroneously, as Pnnli ih rlu a-.m-m. I. PI. oi: 

 14. A.F. .".:.'n. Var. m4jor. Hurt., has r.isv lilac flowers. 

 Var. aurea, Hort.,has vell.iwish tlowevs. 



■ij mails 



A.\. Li'iif-xliilks nrit iiinnlril: i 11 m r pr rlii iilli- 

 lieauliliilh/ srrriili . 

 azurea, Kunth. Lvs. on long or short n"t-intlated 

 petioles, very variable in size anil shape: si'ape often as 

 stout as the leaf-stalk, gradually ililated inter ;i hooded 

 spathe: fls. scattered or cmwdei! in pairs along a stout, 

 hairy, sessile rachis ; perianth bright pale bine, hairy 

 outside, inner segments beautifnlly toothed, the upper a 

 trifle larger, with a heart-shaped 'sjiot of yellow, which 

 is margined with white. Braz. B.M. 0487. U.C. II. 

 2.5:17. I.H. .'84:20. R.H. IS'JO :.-)40. -One plant will be- 

 come 5 or G ft. across in one season. 



W.M. Thicker and W. M. 



ELaiAGNDS (ancient Greek name, meaning a kind of 

 willow; frerm tlains, olivej. JiJIit-aijiwceiv. .Shrubs or 

 small trees: lvs. alternate, deciduous or persistent, en- 

 tire or nearly so, clothed more or less with silvery or 

 brownish scales: fls. axillary, solitary or in clusters, 

 apctalous ; perianth companulate or tubular, 4-lobed ; 

 stamens 4, included, on very short filaments: fr. a 

 1-seeded drupe. About 15 species in S. Europe, Asia and 

 N. America. Highly ornamental shrubs with handsome 

 foliage and mostly decorative frs. ; the fls. are incon- 

 spicuous, but mostly fragrant. .Some of the deciduous 

 species, as £*. arfjentea , lom/ipes. ninUiflora and um- 

 bellata, are hardy North, while the evergreen ones are 

 hardy only South. A distinct feature of some species, as 

 J^, argenteit, anguslifolia and parrifoUa , is the conspicu- 

 ous silvery hue of their foliage, while jE. longipes is the 

 most ornamental in fruit. They grow in almost any well 

 drained soil, also in limest(.>ne soil, and prefer sunny 

 position. Prop, by seeds and by cuttings of mature and 

 half-ripened wood; also sometimes increased by layers 

 and by root-cuttings; varieties and rarer kinds can be 

 grafted on seedlings of vigorous growing species. 



Index of names (varieties and synonyms in italics): 



augustifolia. 1. 

 argentea. 6. 

 aureo-variegata, 8. 

 eduJis, 5. 

 Frederici variniala, 



8. 

 Iwrte^isis, 1. 



Japonica, 

 longipes, .5. 

 maerophylla, 

 inacrdata, 8. 

 ninltitlnra, 4. 

 onentalis, 1. 



A. Li: 



parvifolia, 2. 

 pungens, 8. 

 reflexa, 8. 

 Siinoni, 8. 

 umbelhtta, 3. 

 variegata, 8. 



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ih-i-iihio 

 B. Bra urlili'fx and Jrx. hnuatli 



anij broicn snili .s. 



1. angTistifblia, Linn.(£'. liortnisis. Bieb.). Oleaster. 

 .Shrab or small tree, to 20 ft., sometimes spiny: lvs. 

 lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, quite entire, light green 

 above, 2-3 in. long: fls. short-pedicelled, 1-3, axillary, 

 c.n the lower parts of the branches: perianth campanu- 

 late, tube about as long as limb, yellow within, fragrant; 

 style at the base included by a tubular disk: fr. oval, 

 yellow, coated with silvery scales. .Tune. S. Europe, W. 

 Asia. Var. orientalis, Schlecht.(/..\ orientdlin, Linn. f.). 

 Spineless: lvs. often oblong or oval, clothed more with 

 stellate hairs beneath than with scales, usually glabrous 

 above at length: fr. rather large. Var. spindsa, Dipp. 

 (E. spindsa^ hinn.). Spiny: lvs. linear-lanceolate or 

 lanceolate, scalv above and den--.elv scah" bene-ath: fr. 

 smaller. L. B.C. 14:1339. B.R. 14:115(3. 



2. parvif61ia, Royle {E. Japinica, Hort.). Shrub or 

 small tree, to 20 ft.', with erect stems and spiny, spread- 

 ing branches: lvs. elliptic-ovate or oblong-lanceolate, 

 crisped at the margin, usually with stellate hairs above, 

 glabrous at length, silvery beneath, 1^2-3 in. long: fls. 

 axillary, usu.ally crowded on short lateral branchlets, 

 short pedicelled: perianth narrow, tube longer than 



limb, whitish within, fragrant: fr. globose or nearly so, 

 clensidy silvery when young, jiink when ripe, ';, in. long, 

 'fune. Himalayas, Jap.an. B.R. 29:51. Mn. 5 : 145. — Not 

 .piito harily North. Sometimes cult, under the name of 

 k. ri'flisa, winch species, however, is evergrc-en. Var. 

 Japiiiiira tiiacropJiyUa is advertised, but ]">robably does 

 not belong to this species. 



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755. Eichhornia speciosa (,■ l-fl). 



Ift-a )if]ilcts irith TPdiJish r>r i/rUoH-ish lir<>ir)i srales 

 a 11(1 sniiii-tiiiin>i sllreri/ besides: Irs. si/n'rif irJiife 

 lirtirafJi. offt:)i icilJi U-iv hvoivn scales. 



I.'. Fr.juieij, scarlet -red or brownish red. 

 umbellMa, Tlumbc;. Sprc^ading sbrub, to 12 ft., 



•■tften spiny, with yellowi.sh brown branchlets, often 

 partially silvery; lvs. elliptic or ovate-oblong, silvery- 

 scaly above, without brown scales beneath, crisped at 

 the margin, 1 /o-3 in. long: fls. yellowish white, fragrant, 

 axillary, 1-3 usually ornwded on short lateral branchlets; 

 tube of perianth longer tlian the limb: fr. globose or 

 roundish (>val, scarlet, !4-^:,in. long, erect, rather short- 

 stalked, cluthed with silvery scales when young, ripen- 

 ing late ill fall. whih_^ the similar U. parrifo/ia ripens 

 much earlier. May, June. Japan. A. 0.12:2110. M.D.G. 

 1899:569. 



■i. multifldra, Thunbg. Spreading shrub, to 8 ft., 

 spineless; branchlets reddish brown: lvs. elliptic or 

 ovate-oblong, with scales or stellate hairs above, often 

 glabrous at length, usually with few brown scales be- 

 neath: fls. 2-3, axillary, usually crowded on short lat- 

 eral branchlets; tube longer than the limb: fr. acid, 

 oval or roundish-oval, scarlet, ^4-^;^in. long, erect or 

 nodding, with brown scales when young, ripening in 

 July or August, rarely later: pedicel as long as or some- 

 what longer than fr. May. June, Japan. M.D.G. 1899: 

 .5t>9. — Very variable species, and peihaps the former and 

 the following are only varieties of it. 



0. 16iigipes, Gray {£. adults, Hort.). Goumi. Fig. 

 75i>. Shrub, to 6 ft., with reddish brown branchlets: lvs. 

 elliptic, ovate or obovate-oblong, with stellate hairs 

 above, usually glabrous at length, mosth' with scattered 

 brown scales beneath, 1-2,^-2 in- long: Hs. 1-2, axillary, on 

 the lower part of the branches or on short branchlets, 

 yellowish white, fragrant; tube as long as the limb: fr. 

 pendulous, oblong, % in. long, scarlet, on slender pe- 

 duncles, much longer than the fr. ; fr. with brown scales 

 when young, ripening in June or July, of agreeable, 

 slightlv acid flavor. A]u-il. I\!av. Japan, China. B.M. 

 7:iil (as E. wuUifhira). G.F."l:499. G.C. 187:3:1014. 

 Gng. 1:275, 277. 



cc. Fr. rather dry, silvery white. 



r.. arg6ntea, Pursh. Erect shrub, to 12 ft., spineless, 

 stolouiferous. with reddish brown branchlets : lvs. ovate 



