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* Leaves alternate, evergreen ; usually flovfering in the fall ; hardy 



only South, small shrubs to 6 feet. (B.) 



E. Branchlets silvery- white ; no spines ; leaves broad, silvery be- 

 neath. Large-leaved Evergreen Eljeagnus — Elseagnus 

 maorophylla. 



B. Branchlets brown ; usually very spiny ; leaves oval, undulate, 

 2-i inches long, silvery beneath with some brownish scales; fruit 

 short-stalked, | inch long, covered with silvery and brown scales; 

 leaves often variegated with blotches and lines of white, yellow, 

 or pink, giving rise to several named varieties. Thorny Ever- 

 green El^agnus — Elseagnus piingens. 



* Leaves opposite, deciduous, entire, 1-2 inches long, densely silvery 



beneath. Hardy American plants sometimes cultivated for the sil- 



' very foliage or edible fruit ; more or less completely dioecious. 



(F.) 



P. Without thorns; twigs brovm-scurfy ; leaves oval; shrub 4-8 



feet high, rarely cultivated ; fruit red or yellow, oval, J inch 



long, hardly edible. Shephekdia or Canadian Buffalo Berry 



— Shepherdia canadensis. 



F. With numerous thorns; young twigs silvery; leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate ; berries globular, red or yellow (J inch) , sour, edible, 

 ripe July, Aug. Upright tall shrub to 18 feet. Buffalo or 

 Rabbit Berry (5.37) — Shepherdia argentea. 



* Leaves opposite, evergreen, entire, round-oval 



and somewhat cordate at base. Dioecious bush 

 from Utah. Shepherdia rotundifblla. 



Fig, 538. — Grevillea. 

 apgae's shrubs — 20 



FiQ. 539. — American Mistletoe. 



