. Catalogue 1894 : everything for the fruit grower. Nurseries (Horticulture) Ohio Bridgeport Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Nut trees Seedlings Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. E. W. Reid's Catalogue of Small Fruits, Etc. 27. ELEAGNUS LONGIPES. ELEAQNUS LONGIPES. This new and valuable acquisition, a native of Japan, is one of our most promising new fruits, and we highly recommend it for more general planting. It is worthy a place in both fruit and ornamental collections, as its beautiful shape as a shrub, with its dark green foliage, makes it a v
. Catalogue 1894 : everything for the fruit grower. Nurseries (Horticulture) Ohio Bridgeport Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Nut trees Seedlings Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. E. W. Reid's Catalogue of Small Fruits, Etc. 27. ELEAGNUS LONGIPES. ELEAQNUS LONGIPES. This new and valuable acquisition, a native of Japan, is one of our most promising new fruits, and we highly recommend it for more general planting. It is worthy a place in both fruit and ornamental collections, as its beautiful shape as a shrub, with its dark green foliage, makes it a very conspicuous sight, especially when loaded with its fruit; it is also very attractive when in bloom in May, the flowers being a beautiful lemon- yellow color. The bush begins to bear at two years old, and the fruit is very highly prized by those who have fruited it, for its peculiar piquancy, mak- ing a very delicious sauce, and considered much superior to the cranberry. It is about the size of an ordinary cherry, but more oval, and is borne in large clusters in great profusion. The bush is very hardy and free from insects and disease, and will thrive in any soil with ordinary culture ; it grows to the height of about feet. It is seldom we have to offer a plant which combines valuable fruiting qualifications with such an ornamental character. The plant will be prized as among the many good things which have come to us from Japan. Extracts from an article by the well known horticulturist, William Falconer, in Rtiral New- Yorker: "The shrub Eleagnus Longipes is one of my special favorites. I have grown it for years, and the longer I know it the better I like it. It is a native of Japan, and belongs to the olive family of plants, and is perfectly hardy. As a garden shrub it grows to a height of five feet or more, is bushy, and broad, and thrifty ; plants begin to fruit when two or three years old. The leaves are oval, oblong, green above, silvery beneath, and last in
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