126 TREES A Nl» SHRUBS 



Tile Oleaster Family ( Elaeagnaceae) has two native 

 representatives; while the Russian Wild Olive (Elagnus 

 angustifolia) is cultivated in a number of places in the State. 

 This tree is a very satisfactory decorative tree, with is silvery 

 foliage, smooth brown hark, and abundant clove-scented small 

 yellow flowers. It transplants readily and grows rapidly at 

 the lower levels in our State. 



The Buffalo Berry (Lepargyraea argentea) is a spiny 



tree-like shrub that comes into New .Mexico only in the 

 extreme n rthwestern corner. Its silvery leaves and bright 

 scarlet berries made it a desirable plant f r cultivation. The 

 oilier species f this gtnus, L. canadefisis, is a low shrub, 

 generally less than 3 feel high, found growing in the pine 

 fores - if the northern part of the State. It is of no particu- 

 lar importance. 



FRANKENIACEAE. 



I. FRANKENIA I 



Branching shrubs lour feel higb or i — with small, crowd d 

 leaves -< ieled -Inn bra ches and small white I 



the last solitary, axillary, and sessib - ■">. united inl 



persistent tube; ] tals I white, clawed; - <>: fruit a few 

 ■ ■(1 capsule ii c udi lys. 



I. F.'jamesU. 



I. KOEBERLINIA Zpoc. Junco 

 Much branched leafless shrub 3 feel high or less, (rai 

 ti feel i ; si bard woord, green, the oldest blackish, each e 



in a sharp thorn; leaves reduced to -mall scales; flowers in small 

 lateral i on short peduncles and slendei pedicels; sepi 



1 mm. long; petals 4. twice n> :> times as long, =b white: 



s . shorter than the petals, the filaments enlarged in the mid- 

 dle; fruit a spherical black berry about (i mm. in diameter. 



1. A", spinosa. 



