It is as free growing and perhaps a trifle less picturesque. Its 
leaves are longer and narrow rather than oval as in vegetus. It 
bears no fruit. 
E. radicans minima (Kewensis). A very useful little plant 
which will climb from 6 inches to 18 inches and hold. its own even 
in the grass when planted against a curb. It has very small leaves, 
^ inch to \ inch long. It makes a good, flat ground cover but 
its best use is as a small evergreen vine in the rock-garden (the 
larger varieties are apt to get out of bounds) and to soften 
and cover a low stone or brick edging. It is found in 
several catalogs. I have had satisfactory material from the Bay 
State Nurseries, North Abington, Mass. and Harlan P. Kelsey, 
Salem, Mass. 
E. patens. The foliage is somewhat larger than vegetus but 
otherwise resembles it in shape and color. It is useful where an 
Evergreen without climbing tendencies is wanted. Where the 
climate is not too cold it will make a fine shrub, 8 to 10 feet 
high. Some authorities say that it is not absolutely hardy in 
the north but the specimens I know held perfectly during the 
bad winter two years ago when the radicans in the neighborhood 
were badly browned. It would appear to be almost prostrate, 
however, around Boston and in Rochester, N. Y., making a 
better ground cover than vegetus. It is covered in the autumn 
with handsome fruit. It can be found at Bobbink and Atkins, 
Rutherford, N. J. 
E. Seiboldianus. Authorities say that the true Seiboldianus 
is not found in the trade but a plant of the name with distinct 
habits can be bought from F. & F. Nurseries, Springfield, N. 
J. Its leaves resemble those of Carrieri but are much larger. 
It is an almost rampant shrub, throwing out fine shoots five to 
eight feet long in a season. It is only half -Evergreen in the 
north but appears to be hardy. It is one of the best plants to 
break up the heaviness of a solid planting of mountain laurel. 
Its leaves are a lighter green but harmonize well. 
E. Japonicus is not reliably hardy north of Washington. It 
reminds one of the Riviera, where it is much used, but it is less 
at home in our naturalistic landscapes than the other sorts that 
have been mentioned. In a southern garden, however, it is a 
glorious shrub, growing 8 feet high. It has glistening green 
leaves. 
All the Euonymus are slow in getting a good start though 
they are easy to root from cuttings. But they are worth planting 
in large quantities for they are sure to do something. And if 
too much is not required in those places where they insist on 
having their own way, the results are almost always beautiful. 
Fletcher Steele. 
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