EUONYMUS 



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oemes, June, July. The fruit are smaJl, 2-celled, 2-seeded pods less than 

 J inch, in diameter. [Seeds ; twig cuttings under glass.] 



Eu6nymus. The Bcbniko 

 Bdshes or Spindle Teees have 

 flat greenish 4- or 5-petaled flowers, 



FiQ. 80. — Warty Euonymus. 



Fia. 81. — European Spindle Tree. 



opposite leaves and generally 4-^ided twigs, 

 fruit, which is very ornamental in the fall, 

 for the determination of the group 

 by the beginner in the study of 

 shrubs. These two colors are 

 shown when the capsule bursts 

 open and the bright red- or orange- 

 coated seeds appear. 



KuNNiNo EnoNTMus, (75) or 

 Strawbeekt Bush — Euonymus 

 obov&,tus — has a straggling growth 

 2 to 5 feet high, thrives well in shady 

 places, and receives its name from 

 the rough warty strawberry-like 

 look to its capsules. The Ameri- 

 can BoRNiNG Bush (76) — Euony- 

 mus atropurpiireus — has smooth 

 deeply 3-4-lobed red capsules and 

 grows to the height of 6 to 25 feet. 

 The European species differs from 

 the American one in that the an- 



The bright two-colored 

 is a good characteristic 



Fig. 82. — Broad-leaved Spindle Tree. 



