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leaves resting 011 the soil, it is wholly unaffected by 

 frost. 



SMIL AX. LinncBus. 



Considering the scarcity of evergreen climbing 

 plants, it is a matter for surprise that this genus has 

 not been more employed as such. Several of the 

 species are valuable for their foliage ; the flowers of 

 none are conspicuous. At present they are but 

 imperfectly known, but they deserve to be brought 

 into notice. They require no more attention than 

 ordinary climbing plants, and succeed well in any 

 common garden soil. 



SYMPLOCOS. 



SYMPLOCOS JAPONICA. De Candolle. 

 SYN. S. lucida. Zuccarini. 



A hardy shrub or low tree from Japan, where it 

 grows twenty feet high, with leaves about the size 

 of those of the Sweet Bay. It is a favourite plant with 

 the Japanese for decorating the shrines of their idols, 

 As it is but very recently introduced, we cannot say 

 whether it will be sufficiently hardy for the northern 

 parts of the country, but we believe it will be. 



