The Strawberry-trees 



panicles during early spring. The old bark 

 peels off during autumn and winter. 



A. hybrida. This is a hybrid between A. 

 Andrachne and A. Unedo. It is intermediate in 

 habit between the two ; the leaves are, however, 

 less blunt and the margins are serrated. The 

 bark peels off, but not so much as in A. 

 Andrachne. 



A. Menziesii. A rare species from California, 

 rather tender when young. It resembles A. 

 Andrachne to some extent but has larger leaves, 

 the margins of which are often finely serrated. 

 When young, growth is very rapid, and as it 

 continues to grow late in the year the points 

 become badly ripened, hence its tender character. 

 The old bark peels off in large flakes. A large 

 specimen may be seen at Kew. 



A. Unedo. This is the " Common Strawberry- 

 tree," a tree included in the British Flora, 

 for it is found wild in the neighbourhood of 

 Killarney. In Ireland it forms portions of woods 

 in some places, and where drawn up it assumes 

 tree-like proportions with good sized trunks ; it 

 is, however, more frequently met with in the 

 form of large dense bushes when grown in 

 gardens, and as such is decidedly handsome, 

 whether used as lawn specimens or groups in 

 the wilder parts. The leaves are more or less 

 elliptical, with serrated margins, and are up to 

 4 inches in length and 2 inches in width. The 



