Escallonia 
macrantba 
Ribesiacez 
26 ARBORETUM NOTES. 
SAXIFRAGEAL. 
and flowers well; but I am very apprehensive 
that it may suffer from the very severe weather 
now prevailing (December, 1878). In the grounds 
of Lynwood, Sunningdale (then belonging to 
Admiral Sir Frederick Grey), a few years ago | 
saw it thriving beautifully without any shelter, 
among azaleas, and other ericaceous shrubs in a 
bed of ‘‘ heath soil,” or what gardeners commonly 
call peat earth. 
This is a beautiful shrub, much superior to any 
other species that I have seen of the genus, with 
foliage of a rich dark green, very glossy and 
beautiful bright red flowers. 
(August, 1879.) This has not been killed as I 
expected by the severe winter; it has indeed been 
severely cut, but has again put forth fresh coloured 
and vigorous looking leafy shoots. 
RIBESIACEH.—Eudlich. 
Ribes 
Loudon, v. 2. 988. Hooker, Botanical Mag. t. 3335. 

Sanguineum, Pursh. 
