mediately below the flowers are, not imfrequently, linear 

 and entire; their upper surface is bright green, with a few 

 fine hairs, the under is much more closely covered. The 

 flowers are white, most commonly solitary, and almost desti- 

 tute of smell. 



The species forms a straggling bush, not more than five 

 feet high, but covering double that space upon the ground 

 with its long slender deep-brown shoots. As it leafs early 

 the young shoots are apt to be killed by frost, and if this 

 takes place there will be no flowers, because it is from the 

 ends of the lateral shoots that blossoms always appear in this 

 genus. 



