144 EVERGREENS. 



DAPHNE PONTICA. 

 (Pontic Daphne.) 



Hesembles D. laureola in general aspect, but has 

 more ovate leaves and sweeter-scented flowers. Height 

 about five feet. Indigenous on the coast of the Black 

 Sea. A very pretty shrub, and thrives well beneath 

 other trees. 



ERIOBOTEYA JAPONICA. Lindley. 



(The Loquat.) 

 SYN. Mespilus japonica. Thunberg. 



Found in China and Japan, where it is largely 

 cultivated for its fruit, which are not produced in this 

 country except in hothouses ; but it is well worthy of 

 being more extensively planted in our gardens as an 

 ornamental and picturesque evergreen. In the southern 

 and other favoured parts of the country it may be 

 grown as a standard, but in the majority of situations 

 it will require a wall. It should not be planted where 

 it will be subject to rough winds, or its large broad 

 leaves will be much injured, and many destroyed. A 

 rich loamy soil, or loam and peat will suit it best. 



