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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
, EL AE AGNUS. 
,■ Considerable conlnsion appears to exist con- 
cerning the species of eljeagniis as sold by the 
nurserymen ot Europe and America. Each of the 
el.s:acnus angu.stifoi.ia.* 
neath, 2-3V2 in. long and in. broad; flowers produced in 
June, 1-3 borne on short pedicles, perianth 3-ellow within. Fruit 
covered with silvery scales. Native of the Mediterranean re- 
gion of Europe and Asia. Quite hardy at Boston. 
ttEloeagnus parvifolia, Royle (not Wall) = E. Japonica, 
Hort. 
Shrub or small tree attaining a 
height of 20 feet. Branches are thick, 
strong and erect or spreading. 
Leaves are entire ovate to ovate-oval, 
obtuse, sometimes truncate, margins 
undulated, upper surface somewhat 
silver}-, later dark green and gla- 
brous, lower surface silvery white, 
1)4-2 ‘4 in. long, i-i 3-5 in. wide; 
flowers numerous, produced in June. 
Interior of perianth whitish; fruit 
globose or oval, silvery, later pink- 
ish, ripens latter part of August. 
Native of the Himalaj-as and Japan. 
Not perfectly hardy at Boston. 
'**Branchlets of the current j-ear 
covered with light brown, or toward 
end of summer somewhat silvery 
scales. 
tEheagnus argentea, Pursh. = 
Shepherdia argentea, Hort. (not 
Nutt. ) 
species has merits equal to the sorts 
of shrubs usually found in nurseries. 
Some are evergreen, others have 
ornamental fruit, a few are distinctly 
silvery in tone and all may be culti- 
vated without difficulty. 
The flowers are, in no instance, 
large, conspicuously striking or of 
great ornament. They are axilliary 
and ,apetalous and in some species 
fragrant; the leaves are alternate and 
entire. 
The deciduous sorts in common 
cultivation in America are: Elaeag- 
nus angustifolia, E. argentea, E. par- 
vifolia, E. umbellata, E. longipes 
and hk multi flora. The evergreen 
species are: Ela gnus macrophylla 
and E. pungens. 
Horticulturally the species may 
be classified thus: 
/. Leaves Decuiuous. 
*Branchlets of the current year silvery 
white. 
tElseagnus angustifolia, L. = E. argentea, 
Moench (not Pursh.); E. flava, Hort.; E. 
hortensis, Bieb; E. iucana, I.am.; E. songor- 
i:a, Fisch.; E. spinosa, I.. 
Tall shrub or tree attaining a height of 20 feet. The 
branches are long, .slim and frail, and toward the ends, droop, 
giving the tree a somewhat weeping appearance. 
Leaves are oblong-lanceolate to linear lanceolate, petiolate, 
light green or silvery above and decidedly silvery white be- 
Eg.-EAGNUS ARGENTEA. 
An erect growing stoloniferous, shrub, 10 to 12 feet high 
Lateral branchlets are short and stiff, leaves ovate or oval- 
lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, acute or obtuse, short petioles, 
1-3 q in. long; 1-2 in. wide, dull silvery above, shiny silverj’- 
whitish beneath. I'lowers usually numerous, 1-3 in axils, 
fragrant, 6-8 lines long, on short pedicles produced in May-July 
perianth silver}^ without, 3'ellowish within. Fruit globose or 
ovoid covered with silver scurf, edible. Indigenous from low'er 
*All the illustrations in this article are half natural size. 
