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Elaeagnus -Oleaster 
Elaeagnus argentea (Silver-leaved Oleaster.) L. 
July and August. Flowers yellow; stems, leaves and 
fruit covered with silvery scales. 3 to 4 ft., 50 cts. 
each, $3.50 for 10. 
E. edulis, or longipes (Japan Oleaster). L. July. 
Is said to become a small tree sometimes in Japan. 
The leaves arc smooth and dark green above, and 
covered on the lower surface with a dense silvery 
write pubescence. The small yellow flowers are 
solitary. The fruit is exceedingly ornamental. It 
ripens in July, and is oblong, half an inch or more 
long, bright red, and covered with minute white dots. 
This plant may well be grown for the beauty of its 
fruit alone, which, moreover, is juicy and edible, with 
a sharp, rather pungent, agreeable flavor. The plants 
are very productive, are easily raised and perfectly 
hardy. Their leaves are bright and fresh well into 
the winter. 18 to 24 in., 30 cts. each, $2 for 10; 2 to 3 
ft., 40 cts. each, S3 for 10; 3 to 4 ft., 50 cts. each, $4 
for 10. 
E. hortensis (European Oleaster). L. Distinct 
silvery foliage and excellent for seashore planting. 
2 to 3 ft., 40 cts. each, $3 for 10. 
Euonymus • Strawberry, or 
Spindle Tree 
These are distinguished for their myriads of bril- 
liant red and orange seeds in autumn. As these ap- 
pear before the dark foliage drops, few trees have 
greater elegance. 
Euonymus alatus (Winged Burning Bush). L. 
A handsome shrub 6 to 8 feet tall, with corky-winged 
branches. Native of China and Japan. Leaves oval, 
bright green, fading in autumn with gorgeous tones 
of red and crimson. A capital shrub for an isolated 
specimen plant, attracting attention wherever seen. 
2 to 3 ft., 90 cts. each, $7.50 for 10. 
E. Americanus (Strawberry Bush). M. June. A 
slender-growing shrub, with shining foliage and deep 
scarlet berries. 3 ft., 35 cts. each, $2.50 for 10. 
E. atropurpureus (Burning Bush, or Wahoo). L. 
June. Deep purple flowers, broad foliage and brilliant 
scarlet fruit. 2 to 3 ft., 50 cts. each, $4 for 10. 
E. Bungeana (Bunge’s Spindle Tree). L. Leaves 
dark green and lustrous, 2 to 4 inches long; flowers 
yellowish, in numerous forked cymes. Fruit deeply 
lobed, with orange arils. 3 to 4 ft., 35 cts. each, $2.^0 
for io. 
E. Europaeus (Spindle Tree). L. May. Forms a 
low, round-headed tree, very compact. Foliage dark, 
associating well with the pendulous orange and red 
fruit in autumn. 4 to 5 ft., 50 cts. each, $4 for ro. 
E. latifolius (Broad-leaved Spindle Tree). 6 to 8 
ft. This bears immense fruit, very pendulous, and 
the most showy of all. A rare tree or shrub. 1 2 to 18 
in., 75 cts. each, $6 for 10. 
E. nanus. D. July. A prostrate form, with long, 
narrow shining leaves which assume a tine purple 
color in autumn. 18 to 24 in., 25 cts. each, $2 for 10. 
E. obovatus (Running Strawberry Bush). A low, 
procumbent shrub, the stems rooting wherever they 
come in contact with the ground. Grows naturally 
from Canada to Indiana and Kentucky. Leaves 
bright green, from 1 to 2 inches long, broadest above 
the middle. Flowers purplish. Pods usually three- 
lobed, warty, rose-colored, with scarlet arils. 
See Evergreen Vines for other varieties 
Exochorda • Pearl Bush 
Exochorda grandiflora. L. May and June. A 
most elegant and distinct shrub from North China, 
with a full-branching habit, making, finally, a plant 
10 feet high and fully as broad. Is perfectly hardy. 
Its foliage is broad, lanceolate-ovate, sharp-pointed. 
The flowers are pure white, in racemes of five or six, 
with spoon-shaped petals, which are very narrow and 
stand apart at the base. There is a delicate fragrance 
which adds to its charm. The unopened buds are 
pearl-like. 2 to 3 ft., 35 cts. each, $2 .50 for 10; 3 to 4 
ft., 50 cts. each, $4 for 10. 
Forsythia suspensa (See page 36) 
Forsythia • Golden Bell 
Distinct for their early-flowering, when the bushes 
are hidden by the immense quantities of yellow blos- 
soms pushed out before the leaves appear. Easy of 
cultivation in any fair soil. 
Forsythia Fortunei (Foi tune’s Forsythia). L. 
April. A spreading bush, with dark, shining foliage, 
which has a purplish tint in autumn. Deep yellow 
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