A pretty shrub, which proves rather tender for the climate 

 of London. It grows five or six feet high, and like the com- 

 mon kinds of Arbutus, thrives well in a light sandy loam, 

 mixed with a small portion of leaf-mould. It is increased 

 either by seeds or by budding. The seeds should be sown 

 directly they are ripe, in pans filled with light sandy loam, 

 and kept rather dry, until vegetation commences. If sown 

 in a peaty soil they vegetate quicker, but they then invariably 

 shank off when above ground, if not immediately transplanted 

 and kept rather dry. It may be budded in the usual way on 

 the common Arbutus, in July or August. It flowers freely 

 from October to May. 



It was raised from seeds received from Mr. Hartweg, and 

 a large portion of which was distributed by the Society, under 

 the name of "Arbutus sp., a half-hardy evergreen shrub, five 

 or six feet high, in 1840." It is said to have been collected 

 at the foot of the active yolcano, Xetic, near Quezaltenango, 

 in Guatemala. 



Fig. 1. represents the transverse section of its ovary. 



