Hippophae
(from Hippophaes, the old Greek name for a prickly spurge, used by Hippocrates). Sallow Thorn; Sea Buckthorn. ORD. Elaeagnaceae. A hardy deciduous shrub. It is of easy culture in common garden soil, and is especially useful for growing near the sea-coast. Propagated by layers, by suckers, by cuttings of the roots, or by seeds.
H. rhamnoides (Rhamnus-like).* fl. yellow, dioecious, axillary, pedunculate, small. May. Berries of a bright orange-colour, l. linear-lanceolate, bluntish, dotted, silvery beneath. Branches ending in a spine. h. 2ft. to 20ft. Europe (England), North and Central Asia, Himalaya. H. salicifolia, the Himalayan form of the species, is hardly different from the one which is found on the English coasts. (Sy. En. B. 1245.)