DODONAEA 
D. cuneata. Australia. (S) 6 ft. Graceful shrub 
with many very slender, brown branches. Leaves 
about an inch long, very narrow at base, widening 
to one-fourth inch at end, tipped with a small point. 
Flowers minute, reddish green, in small racemes. 
DURANTA 
D. plumieri. GOLDEN DEW DROP. South 
America. (S) 12 ft. Foliage light, pleasing green. 
Flowers are lilac-blue in racemes, followed by yel¬ 
low berries. A very pretty summer bloomer. Will 
endure only a moderate amount of frost. 
ECHIUM 
Strong-growing shrubs with small flowers in 
spikes or clusters. Thrive greatly in dry ground. 
E. fastuosum. Canary Islands. (S) G ft. Growth 
extremely rapid, with coarse, stout branches. 
Makes a big bush twice as wide as tall. Leaves 
long, narrow and silky. Flowers clear, brilliant 
blue, in numerous erect spikes, at times almost 
covering the whole plant. Splendid for quick re¬ 
sults. 
E. roseum. (S.) Of loose growth. Flowers in 
clusters, pale pink. Suitable for dry banks. 
ELAEAGNUS 
E. pungens argentea. Japan. < S) 6 ft. Shrub 
of striking appearance. Leaves large, wavy-mar- 
gined; smooth above, except for numerous small, 
brown, waxy specks, silky beneath; strongly mar¬ 
gined with creamy white. 
E. pungens aurea. Identical with preceding ex¬ 
cept in color of leaves, which are bright yellow 
with green margins. 
ERICA: Heath or Heather 
Low-growing shrubs, some even trailing, with 
very minute leaves and almost innumerable small 
tubular flowers. 
E. mediterranea. MEDITERRANEAN HEATH. 
Europe. (S) 1 ft. One of the most popular Heaths. 
Forms a densely branched, perfectly globular shrub, 
with dark green leaves. In winter it is simply 
covered with tiny pink flowers. 
E. melanthera. (S) 5 ft. Another splendid win¬ 
ter-blooming Heath. Of less regular growth than 
preceding. Flowers a little larger, rosy with con¬ 
spicuous. protruding, black-tipped stamens. This 
also is a wonderful bloomer. 
E. multiflora grandiflora. (S) 2 ft. Of dense and 
spreading growth. Flowers purple, in long spikes. 
Blooms all summer. 
Escallonia moutevidensis 
Escallottia rubra 
E. persoluta alba. <S) 2 ft. Erect but very small, 
completely covered with pure white flowers. Spring 
bloomer. 
E. persoluta rosea. Similar to preceding. Flow¬ 
ers rosy white. 
ESCALLONIA 
Flowering shrubs from South America, with 
clean, glossy foliage. Flowers white, pink or 
red, rather small, but more or less clustered. 
E. berteriana. (S) 15 ft. Shrub of erect habit 
and good growth. Foliage dark green and glossy. 
Flowers white, rather small, in very long, loose, 
erect panicles. Continuous bloomer. 
E. leucantha. (S) 8 ft. Very similar to E. ber¬ 
teriana, but a smaller shrub. Flowers white. 
E. montevidensis (E. floribunda). (S) 12 ft. 
Large shrub of symmetrical habit and glossy green 
leaves, which are almost identical with those of E. 
berteriana, but are notched instead of acute at 
apex. Flowers pure white, borne in large, com¬ 
pact. terminal cymes or panicles in late summer or 
fall. The clusters are produced in such great pro¬ 
fusion as to cover completely the entire plant. Bv 
far the handsomest of the white kinds, but very 
rare on account of great difficulty of propagation. 
E. rosea. (S) 10 ft. Growth strong and upright. 
Leaves rough, serrate and with resinous glands be¬ 
neath. Flowers pink, in conspicuous terminal ra¬ 
cemes. Very handsome species. 
E. rubra. (S) 5 ft. Compact shrub of rather 
slow, dense growth, with large, very dark leaves, 
shining above, dull and resinous beneath. Flowers 
rather dark red, in short terminal clusters. 
E. virgata (E. philippiana). (S) 8 ft. Growth 
comparatively erect, slightly spreading. Branches 
light brown; foliage rather profuse. Flowers white, 
small and produced over an extended season. 
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