1122 ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM. PART Ifl. 
# 5. A. TOMENTO'SA Pursh. The downy Arbutus, or Strawberry Tree. 
Identification. Pursh F). Amer. Sept., 1. p. 282. ; Hook. Bot. Mag., t. 3320.; Hook. Fl. Amer. and Ex. 
Bot., 129. f.1.; Don’s Mill, 3., p. 835. 
Synonyme, Arctostaphylos tomentisa Lindi. Bot. Reg., t. 1791. 
Engravings. Bot. Mag., t. 3320. ; Hook. Fl. Amer., and Exot. Bot., 122., f. 1.; Bot. Reg., t. 1791. 
Spec. Char., §c. Shrubby. The whole plant, except the flowers, downy 
while young. Branches hispid. Leaves with short and hispid petioles, 
midribs hispid, and disks oval, acute, subcordate at the base, and clothed with 
white tomentum beneath. Flowers bracteated, disposed in somewhat 
headed racemes, that are axillary, and shorter than the leaves. Corolla cam- 
panulately pitcher-shaped, pure white. (Don’s Mill., iii. p.835.) A native 
of the west coast of North America, where it was collected by Mr. Menzies, 
and also by Mr. Douglas, and introduced in 1826. It deserves a place in 
every collection, from its copious evergreen foliage and showy flowers, 
which appear in profusion in a green-house in December, and in the open 
airin March. Plants have been kept in the open air in the garden of 
William Harrison, Esq., of Cheshunt, since 1831. 
Variety. 
# A. ¢,2 nda Hook. et Arnott in Beech. Voy. Pt.Bot.,144., Hook.Fl. Bor. 
Amer, 2. t. 129. f. 4.—The plant is quite destitute of long stiff hairs. 
(Don’s Mill, iii. p. 835.) 
#6. A. DENSIFLO‘RA H. B. et Kunth. The densely flowered Arbutus, or 
Strawberry Tree. 
Identification. H. B. et Kunth Nov. Gen. Amer., 3. p. 280. t. 260.; Don’s Mill. 3. p. 835. 
Engraving. H. B. et Kunth Nov. Gen. Amer., 3. p, 280. t. 260. 
Spec. Char., §c. Branches angular, pilose. Leaves 4—5 inches long ; their 
petioles long, pilose ; their disks oblong, acute, sharply toothed, coriaceous, 
glabrous above, and shining beneath, clothed with brown-tinged down, and 
the middle nerve with long rusty-hued hairs. Flowers crowded, disposed 
in panicles that are terminal and composed of approximate racemes. Pedi- 
cels furnished with 3 bracteas at the base. Corolla oval, white. Filaments 
dilated and pilose at the base. (Don’s Miil., iii. p. 835.) A native of Mexico, 
on the eastern declivities between La Plata and Xalapa; growing to the 
height of 20 ft. It was introduced in 1826, and is somewhat tender. 
App. i. Hardy Species of A’rbutus not yet introduced. 
A. laurifdlia Lin. Syst., 407., Suppl., 238., is a native of North America, but of what part is 
unknown, as Mr. G. Don could find nothing respecting it in the Linnzan herbarium, 
A. Menxiésii Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept., 1. p. 282., Hook. et Arn.in Beech. Voy., p. 143., isa tree, with 
leaves broad-oval, quite entire, glabrous, petioles long. Racemes axillary and terminal, nicled, 
and dense, It is a native of the north-west coast of America, where it was collected by Mr. Menzies. 
A. cordifolia ; Arctostaphylos cordifdlia Lindl. Bot. Reg., Sept. 1835 ; was discovered by Mr. Menzies, 
on the north-west coast of America. 
A. glaica ; Arctostaphylos glatica Lindl., 1. c. ; discovered in California by the unfortunate Douglas. 
App. ii. Half-hardy Species of A’rbutus. 
A. canariénsis Lam. Dict., vol. 1., Bot. Mag., t. 1577., and our == 
Jig. 922., is a native of the Canary Islands, with oblong-lanceolate 
serrated leaves, glaucous beneath ; and greenish white flowers, on 
hispid panicles. It has been in cultivation in British green-houses 
and cold-pits since 1796 ; flowering in May and June; and, there 
can be no doubt, would stand against a conservative wall with 
the usual protection. 
A. petiolaris H. B. et Kunth is a tree, a native of Mexico, on 
mae where it attains a large size. The leaves are 3 or 33 in. 
ong. 
A. fiurens Hook, et Arn. is a low-growing shrub a native of 
Chili, about Concepcion. The fruit is a reddish brown berry, 
which, when eaten, is said to cause delirium. 
A. xalapénsis H. B. et Kunth, and A. méit’is H. B. et Kunth, 
which are natives of Mexico; and A. ferruginea Lin. Syst., 408., 
which is a native of New Granada, are described in Don’s Miller as 
trees; but they have not yet been introduced, 

