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purplish-brown, green-tipped flowers produced in summer. 

 The long, incurved appendages, in the shape of a crown, 

 and placed so as to protect the style and anthers, render 

 the flowers of peculiar interest. Though often used as a 

 greenhouse plant, it is perfectly hardy, and makes a neat, 

 deciduous wall or arch covering, thriving to perfection in 

 rich soil that is well drained. It is readily propagated 

 from cuttings. 



Pernettya (Ericaceae)* 



PERNETTYA MUCRONATA (syn Arbutus mucronata). Prickly 

 Heath. Magellan, 1828. This is a dwarf-growing, wiry 

 shrub, with narrow, stiff leaves, and bears an abundance 

 of white, bell-shaped flowers. It is a capital wind screen, 

 and may be used to advantage on the exposed side of rock- 

 work or flower beds, or as an ornamental shrub by the 

 pond or lake side. The small dark-green leaves, the tiny 

 white flowers, and great abundance of deep-purple berries 

 in winter, are all points that are in favour of the shrub 

 for extended cultivation. The pretty, pinky shoots, too, 

 help to make the plant attractive even in mid-winter. 

 Propagation by layers or seed is readily brought about. 

 To grow this shrub to perfection, peaty soil or decayed 

 vegetable matter will be found most suitable. There is a 

 narrow-leaved form named P. mucronata angustfolia, and 

 another on which the name of P. mucronata speciosa has 

 been bestowed. 



There are many beautiful-berried forms of the Per- 

 nettya, but as their flowers are small and inconspicuous, 

 can hardly be included in our list. 



Persica* See Primus. 



