the leaves and the considerably smaller fruit of this, the 
Chinese representative of Wallich’s plant. Like the rest of 
the genus, P. Delavayi thrives in rich moist soil in full sun, 
and is easily increased by cuttings of soft wood placed in 
heat. The only pruning necessary is an occasional thinning 
out of worn out or overcrowding stems; no shortening back 
can be effected except at the expense of the succeeding crop 
of blossom, 
Descriprion. — Shrub; 3-15 ft. high; branches nearly 
cylindric, bark flaking; sterile twigs sparingly hairy, 
flowering shoots glabrous. Leaves ovate or oblong-lanceo- 
late, sharply acuminate, base rounded or somewhat cuneate, 
13-3 in. long, 4-14 in. wide, thinly papery, distantly toothed, 
hairy on both sides, but more sparingly so above, lateral 
nerves 3-4 on each side slightly raised beneath ; petioles 
2-3 lin. long, sparingly pubescent with long hairs. Fertile 
shoots lateral, 13-2 in. long, about 5-flowered, leafy below; 
pedicels 3-4 lin. long, glabrous. Flowers white, or in bud 
flushed with rose externally, 1-1} in. across. Receptacle 
obovoid, under 2 lin. long, glabrous outside. Calya-tube 
very short; lobes 4, ovate, acuminate, 24 lin. long, 1$ lin. 
wide, outside glabrous, within densely villous towards the 
tip. Petals elliptic or obovate-elliptic, rounded at the tip, 
5-7 lin. long, 4-5 lin. wide, glabrous on both sides. Stamens 
many, their filaments as long as the styles. Sty/es connate, 
glabrous, 2 lin. long, the stigmas free and as long as the 
anthers. Capsule cbovoid, about 3 lin. long, 24 lin. across. 
Fig. 1, calyx and pistil; 2 and 3, anthers :—all enlarged. 
