JANUARY, 1907 
which are not wholly covered by the orange 
aril. Flowers brownish. Southeastern Eu- 
rope and Western Asia. Hardy at Rochester 
but never fruits there. 
III. Two Dwarf. Species 
to. The running strawberry bush (E. 
obovatus) is perhaps the best ground cover 
in the genus, especially in open shrubberies. 
It also makes an excellent border for shrub- 
beries. The stem lies down and takes root, 
but the branches are erect and grow about 
a foot high. It is probably hardier than the 
common strawberry bush since it grows wild 
from Kentucky to Canada. It has purplish 
flowers in May. 
11. The dwarf euonymus (E. nanus), ac- 
cording to Rehder, forms a graceful small 
tree with pendulous branches, when grafted 
high on the spindle tree, but we have never 
seen this form. Normally it grows only two 
feet high and the branches arch over so much 
that they often take root. This form is 
desirable for rocky places. The capsule is 
pink and the brown seeds are not wholly 
covered by the orange aril. It is a Chinese 
species, and has purplish flowers in May 
or June. 
TY Tike Te Evergreen Species 
There are two species that are valued more 
for their evergreen foliage than for their 
fruits. One is a beautiful Southern shrub 
and the other is a moderately hardy vine. 
12. The Japanese evergreen euonymus (EL. 
Japonicus) is a shrub attaining eight feet 
that has pink capsules and a number of 
varieties with rather gaudily variegated 
leaves. Of the green varieties there are 
large and small-leaved forms and one with 
columnar habit. It is not hardy north of 
Richmond, Va. 
12. The climbing euonymus (E. radicans) 
is probably the hardiest evergreen wall-cover. 
It is the best substitute for English ivy 
in a climate that is naturally hostile to 
broad-leaved evergreens, as is the whole 
country east and north of St. Louis and 
Washington, D. C. Unfortunately it is not 
enough hardier than the English ivy to 
warrant one in spending a small fortune 
on it. Nevertheless, an evergreen vine is 
so extremely desirable, even if we can have 
only a suggestion of its dark, rich color, that 
every one who has a brick or stone house 
ought to try it. It will grow fifteen or 
twenty feet high. 
Moreover, it is a capital trailer, being 
frequently used as a ground cover in partial 
shade, where it is, of course, hardier. It has 
this drawback, however, as a carpeting plant, 
especially in a formal garden: its vinous 
blood goes to its head occasionally, and it 
humps up at intervals in a rather unsightly 
fashion. 
The climbing euonymus is considered by 
botanists merely as a northern variety of (E. 
Japonicus, but-horticulturally we must con- 
sider it a distinct species. It is probable 
that Northern grown vines of the climbing 
nearly separate pods (R); often one pod 
(D). Fruit divided almost to base into four 
GARDEN MAGAZINE 
THE 
euonymus may prove hardier than Southern 
grown. 
Mr. Dunbar’s observations differ some- 
what in a few particulars from those reported 
by Mr. Rehder in the “Cyclopedia of 
American Horticulture” and a note of these 
points is here made: 
The different observers are indicated as 
followers: R = Rehder, D = Dunbar. 
E. alatus. Capsule purplish (R); pale green 
usually divided into two (D). 
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The spindle tree (E. Europaeus). 
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E. atropurpureus. Capsules scarlet (R); 
pink (D). Autumn foliage yellow (R); bronzy 
red (D). 
E. Bungeanus. 
pale pink (D). 
E. Europeus. Capsule pink (R); dark red 
(D). Autumn foliage splendid (R); green 
and characterless (D). 
E. Hamiltonianus. 
Capsule yellowish (R); 
Seeds not wholly cov- 
ered by aril (R); not exposed (D). Seeds 
grayish brown (R); pale gray (D).. 
Pink husks and orange berries. Favorite species 
Siebold’s euonymus (E, Sieboldianus). Capsules pink; berries orange; seeds scarlet. japan 
