is often skirted. It is, however, by no means confined to 
this locality, for we have specimens of it collected at Concep- 
tion by Macrae. According to Gaudichaud the red berries 
are pleasant to eat. 
It grows freely in peat among other plants of a similar 
kind, and appears perfectly hardy. We have hitherto seen 
only fertile individuals alive, but in all probability sterile 
ones exist somewhere in collections, and if so we may soon 
expect to see its fruit. 
Although not striking in its appearance, it forms an 
interesting addition to the hardy shrubs of this country. 
