It is a pity that the plant should not be hardy, but of that 

 we fear there is 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 arc fit for removing 

 from the mother plant. 



