probable it would succeed well if planted out in a conserva- 
tory. It requires a liberal supply of water in summer, but 
very little in winter. To have this plant well furnished with 
young wood from the bottom for flowering, it is necessary 
to cut it well back early in autumn, in order to have the 
plant clothed with leaves before winter. It israther difficult 
to multiply, but may be managed under a bell glass in a 
bottom heat of 80°. 
Note by Mr. Hartweg. 
This is one of the numerous fleshy-rooted vaccinaceous 
shrubs, frequently met with in dry and exposed situations in 
the Andes; the present species has been collected on the 
main Cordillera near Loxa, (49 S.) at an elevation of about 
8,000 feet above the sea, where it forms a neat compact ever- 
green shrub, five feet high, and is called by the inhabitants 
Salapa. 
