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Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Euscaphis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Euscaphis (Greek, eu, handsome, and scaphis, vessel; alluding to the shape and the handsome color of the dehiscent capsule). Staphyleaceae. Ornamental woody plant grown for its handsome foliage and the attractive fruits. Deciduous upright shrub or small tree, glabrous: lvs. opposite, odd-pinnate, stipulate: fls. in terminal upright panicles, perfect; sepals, petals and stamens 5, all of nearly equal length; ovary 2-3-celled, surrounded at the base by an annular disk; styles 2-3, often connate: fr. consisting of 1-3 spreading, leathery dehiscent pods, each with 1-3 black seeds.—One species in Japan and Cent. China. A handsome plant with large pinnate Lvs., small whitish fls. in upright panicles followed by attractive brownish red frs. disclosing shining black seeds when opening. It grows in any good garden soil, but is only half-hardy N. Prop. by seeds and greenwood cuttings under glass. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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