ELAEAGNUS (from Elaios, the Olive; and Agnos, the Vitex Agnus-castus; the Eloeagnos of Theophrastus is the Willow). Oleaster, or Wild Olive. ORD. Eloeagnaceoe. Very ornamental, deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees. Flowers axillary, clustered or solitary; perianth campanulate or salver-shaped. Leaves simple, alternate. They grow freely in any ordinary soil that is tolerably dry, and may be readily increased by seeds, layers or cuttings. ELAEAGNUS argentea (silvery). fl. yellow, agregate, nodding, axillary. July, August. fr. roundish-ovate, covered with silvery scales, ribbed. l. waved, oval-oblong, rather acute, glabrous on both surfaces, and covered with silvery scales. h. 8ft. to 12ft. North America, 1813. (W. D. B. ii. 161.) ELAEAGNUS crispa (curled). A synonym of ELAEAGNUS longipes. ELAEAGNUS glabra (glabrous). fl. whitish, sub-solitary in the axils of the leaves. Autumn. l. ovate-oblong, acuminate, evergreen; adult ones green above, clothed below with rusty-coloured scales. h. 3ft. to 6ft. Japan. There are very pretty variegated forms of this species. ELAEAGNUS hortensis (garden).* fl. yellow within, scaly without, solitary, or three or four together, fragrant. May. l. lanceolate, hoary all over with stellate hairs, 2in. to 3in. long. Branches brown and smooth, more or less spiny. h. 15ft. to 20ft. Orient, naturalised in South Europe, 1633. A handsome deciduous tree. (S. F. G. 152.) ELAEAGNUS h. angustifolia (narrow-leaved) only differs from the type in its narrower leaves. (B. R. 1156.) ELAEAGNUS longipcs (long-stalked).* fr. orange, studded with small ferruginous scales, long-stalked, transparent, and produced in clusters. l. green above, silvery-white beneath. h. 3ft. Japan, 1873. A very desirable spreading, evergreen shrub, with deep reddish-brown twigs. SYN. ELAEAGNUS crispa. (G. C. 1873, 1014.) ELAEAGNUS macrophylla (large-leaved).* fl. greenish-yellow, clustered. Autumn. l. roundish-ovate, large, smooth, green above, covered below with bright silvery scales. h. 6ft. Japan. An unarmed bush. ELAEAGNUS pungens (stinging).* fl. yellowish, one or two together. l. oblong, entire, undulate, smooth, green above, silvery beneath. h. 6ft. Japan. A spiny shrub. There are very handsome variegated forms of this species.