It is a pity that the plant should not be hardy, but of that 
we fear there 1s no probability. 
It is a pretty dwarf evergreen shrub, probably about as 
hardy as a Pernettya, and capable of enduring the mildest 
winters in the open border. It requires peat soil, and the 
same kind of treatment as Andromeda floribunda, like which 
it may be increased by layering, which should be done when 
the plant has finished its growth early in the autumn. It 
only requires the young shoots to be pegged down, and lightly 
covered with light sandy peat, and afterwards kept moist. 
The layers require two years before they are fit for removing 
from the mother plant. 
