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EUGENIA 
Shrubs closely related to Myrtle, having white 
or creamy flowers of similar form, followed by 
berries, which, in most species, are edible. For 
other plants often included under Eugenia see 
Myrtus. 
E. myrtifolia (E. australis). BRUSH CHERRY. 
Australia (S) 15 ft. Tall, handsome shrub of 
erect compact growth. Heaves dark, glossy green 
when fullv developed, but very ruddy on new 
growth. Blooms profusely, flowers creamy. Ber¬ 
ries violet or purple, edible. 
E uniflora. SURINAM CHERRY. Very hand¬ 
some shrub with large, dark green, glossy leaves 
and showv, edible fruit, which is used in Brazil for 
making sherbets, jams and preserves. Delicious 
when fullv ripe. A fine plant in every way. 
the edges, blotched in the center with light and 
dark green. Does not “sport back” to the green 
type. 
E. japonicus aureo-variegatus. GOLDEN VA¬ 
RIEGATED EUONYMUS. Branches green: leaves 
yellow in center, dark green around edges. Color 
about equally divided. Often sends out branches 
with green leaves. 
E. japonicus microphyllus (E. pulchellus). < S) 
3 ft. Very distinct sort of dwarf, compact habit. 
Heaves very small, dark green, slender, serrated. 
Fine for edging. 
E. japonicus microphyllus variegatus. (S) 3 ft. 
A variety of the preceding. Heaves have silvery 
white edges, which contrast beautifully with the 
dark background. 
E. japonicus viridi-variegatus. DUC D'ANJOU. 
Very vigorous and of spreading growth. Branches 
green. Heaves dark green toward the edges, striped 
in the center with light green and pale yellow. 
Japanese Garden. 
In foreground : Fatsia joponica 
EUONYMUS 
The evergreen sorts are grown for their very 
handsome foliage, which varies considerably and 
includes many variegated forms. In some part^ 
of the State they bloom and bear heavy crops of 
curiously formed, showy, red and orange berries 
during fall and winter. 
E. japonicus. Japan. (S) 15 ft. Fine, upright 
shrub of moderate size and rather compact growth. 
Foliage and bark are clear, dark green. Has many 
variegated forms, as follows: 
E. japonicus albo-marginatus. SIHVER-MAR- 
GINED EUONYMUS. (S) 5 ft. Heaves have a 
very narrow margin of silvery white. Growth slow 
and compact. Entirely distinct. 
E. Japonicus albo-variegatus. SIHVER VARIE¬ 
GATED EUONYMUS. (S) 12 ft. Of strong, erect 
growth. Branches very light green. Heaves al¬ 
most white around edges, changing to yellow as 
season advances, making a beautiful hedge and ex¬ 
cellent for landscape work. 
E. japonicus aureo-marginatus. GOLDEN EU¬ 
ONYMUS. (S) 6 ft. Of dwarf and compact growth. 
Branches light green. Heaves deep yellow toward 
E. radicans argenteo-marginatus. With us a 
shrub of compact and rather erect growth, but in 
some sections becomes a climber. Heaves consid¬ 
erably smaller than E. japonicus, silvery white 
around edges, dark green toward center, faintly 
marked with light green. Very handsome. 
FATSIA: Aralia 
Foliage plants becoming small trees. Leaves 
very large and palmately lobed, on long leafstalks. 
F. Japonica (Aralia sieboldi). Japan and China. 
fS) 8 ft. Shrub with one or several undivided, stout 
stems. Heaves smooth and deep, glossy green. 
Splendid for pot culture as a porch plant. In open 
ground should have at least partial shade. Flow¬ 
ers, like English Ivy, in round clusters. 
F. japonica variegata. Variety with conspicuous 
variegation. Usually of more compact growth. 
Handsome. 
F. papyrifera. CHINESE RICE PAPER TREE. 
Formosa. 20 ft. Tall shrub. Young branches and 
lower surface of leaves covered with dense, white 
down. Flowers greenish white. This is one of the 
plants from which the Chinese make rice paper. 
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