species. It would appear, however, from the specific charac- 

 ter in the Illustrations of the Botany of the Himalaya, that 

 its pendulous racemes, short pedicels, and large flowers are 

 sufficient points of difference. 



In the gardens it is a robust shrub, with much the ap- 

 pearance of B. asiatica, and quite as hardy, flowering in June, 

 and easily increased by seeds ; which should be sown directly 

 they are ripe, for if not sown till the following spring, they 

 probably will remain twelve months before they vegetate ; 

 whereas if sown directly they are ripe they come up the next 

 spring. 



It may also be increased by layers, but they require two 

 years before they are fit to separate from the mother plant. 



It was raised by the Horticultural Society from seeds 

 received from Dr. Royle in 1 835. 



