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bitter to the taste; and, as Mr. Royle informs us, 
it is eaten by the inhabitants of the hills in the 
Himalayas. It is a native of Nepal, where it 
grows to a small tree, approaching, in the general 
appearance and character of its leaves and flowers, 
to C. flérida, but differing from that species in its 
fruit. The plant was first found by Dr. Wallich, 
on the top of a mountain in Nepal; and specimens 
were subsequently sent to him from other moun- 
tains in that country, where the tree is described 
to be about the size of an apple tree; flowering in 
June, and ripening its fruit in October. Seeds 
were obtained by Sir Anthony Buller, during his 
residence in the East Indies, and sent by him to his 
relation, J. H. Tremayne, Esq., in whose garden, at Heligan, in Cornwall, plants 
were first raised in England, in 1825. In December, 1833, specimens of this 
plant, bearing ripe fruit, leaves, and flower buds, were sent to the Gardener’s 
Magazine, by Mr. Roberts, the gardener at Heligan ; who described the plant 
as an evergreen, and as being then 16 ft. in height, and covered with fruit. 
It had stood out in the open ground for 8 years, without any protection what- 
ever, not even that of a mat. It is planted in stiff clay, and at a great ele- 
vation. It produces a profusion of flowers during summer, and of fruit 
in autumn. The plant is readily propagated either from seeds or cut- 
tings, and will, no doubt, soon be frequent in collections. Judging from the 
plants in the Horticultural Society’s Garden, it seems to prefer a situation 
rather shaded and moist, than dry and sandy; which corresponds with the 
experience of Mr. Roberts in Cornwall; and it will probably be found 
somewhat tender for a few years after planting. There can be no doubt, 
however, of its ultimately proving perfectly hardy; at least as much so as 
Cornus florida; for Mr. Royle mentions that he found it in several situ- 
ations in the Himalayas, at elevations of from 6500 ft. to 8000 ft., in con- 
junction with species of Sérbus, Cotoneaster, and Cratz‘gus. (Hort. T'rrans., 
new ser., vol. i. p. 458.) | Perhaps it might be rendered hardier by grafting it 
on Cérnus sanguinea. Plants of this species, in the London nurseries, are 
2s. 6d. each. 

CHAP. LXII. 
OF THE HARDY LIGNEOUS PLANTS OF THE ORDER LORANTHA CE, 
Tue hardy ligneous plants belonging to this order are included in the 
genera Viscum and Adcuba. 
Viscum L. Flowers dicecious, or monecious. Margin of the calyx ob- 
solete, in the male flowers almost wanting. Petals usually 4, connected at 
the base in the male flowers, but free in the female. Stamens 4. Stigma 
obtuse, sessile. Berry globular, smooth, juicy, viscid, of 1 cell. Seed 
solitary, heart-shaped, compressed, sometimes with 2—4 embryos. (Dec. 
Prod. and Don’s Miil., adapted.)— Parasitical on trees, shrubby, branched, 
smooth, and pale green. Leaves entire, mostly opposite. 
Avu’cuBéA Thunb. Flowers diccious. Calyx 5-toothed. Petals 4, ovate- 
lanceolate. Stamens 4, alternating with the petals. Stigma concrete. 
Fruit fleshy, 1-seeded. —A small evergreen tree or shrub, with dichotomous 
or verticillate branches, and entire, opposite leaves, in the manner of 
Viscum. Botanists are not quite agreed as to what order this genus should 
be placed under ; but, as this is a matter of no great consequence in a work 
like the present, we have followed G, Don, in including it in Loranthacez. 
