made by Mr. Wixu1am Curtis, at the extensive Nursery 
Grounds of Glazenwood. In native specimens, the leaves 
are smaller, and the racemes only two-flowered. In England 
the plant seems to be perfectly hardy: in Scotland it re- 
quires the protection of a wall, or the flowers will effectually, 
in most years, be destroyed, by our fickle springs. Its 
flowering season is April and May ; its growth is rapid and 
vigorous during summer, and the plant is now becoming 
common. 
Descr. A shrub, three to five feet high, with sextose, 
red-brown branches, and at the base of each cluster of leaves 
a strong, three-forked spine. Leaves on short petioles, 
small, three-lobed and irregularly cut into sharp lobes or 
teeth ; the base cuneate. Racemes of from three to five 
flowers. Bracteas ovate, acuminate, much shorter than the 
piloso-glandular pedicels. Calyx deep scarlet, glandular, 
tubular, swollen at the base; segments straight. Petals 
included, red. Stamens twice or thrice as long as the 
flower, straight, red. Anthers ovate. Germen small, glan- 
dular. Style as long as the stamens: Stigma bifid. 
