2i 4 TREES AND SHRUBS 



Volxemii and T. mollissima. Bearing bright rosy-pink 

 flowers. Trewidden. 



T. MOLLISSIMA. Quito. A vigorous species, bear- 

 ing pink flowers, with tubes from 4 to 5 inches in 

 length. Though Quito is on the equator, its height 

 above sea-level being 9600 feet, the temperature is 

 not unduly high. There is a large plant, which has 

 had to be kept within bounds by periodical pruning, 

 at Rosehill. 



