Cutt. We have not had sufficient experience in culti- 
vating this new species of Hscallonia to know what degree of 
cold it will bear; coming from South Chili we expect it 
will prove as hardy as the several species of the genus already 
known in this country. Although none of them will bear the 
very low temperature to which this climate is occasionally sub- 
ject, yet, if placed against a wall, in a warm sheltered place, 
with the precaution to protect them with a mat, and a layer of 
dry leaves or fern over the roots during frost, they may be 
preserved through our ordinary winters ; but to be safe against 
loss, it is recommended to keep a duplicate plant in the green- 
house. The present species is a free-growing shrub, and _pro- 
pagates readily from cuttings, placed under a hand-glass in a 
frame. J. 8. | 
Fig. 1. Calyx and pistil. 2. Pistil. 3. Section of the ovary :—magnified. 
4. Fruit :—wnatural size. 
