TREES AND SHRUBS DECIDUOUS 



Hippocastanum), but is readily distinguished by the greyish under surface 

 of the leaves. Though often confused with M. chinensis, it is probable 

 that that species is not in cultivation in this country. 



One of the first specimens to be reared is growing at Coombe Wood, 

 where it has attained a height of 16 ft., with a head 12 ft. in diameter 

 and a circumference of stem at 3 ft. from the ground of 12 in. 



It flowered in 1901. 



AEISTOLOCHIA HETEEOPHYLLA, Hemsl. 



Hemsley in Jour. Linn. Soc. vol. xxvi. p. 361. 



A quick-growing climber with variable leaves, raised from seed collected 

 in Central China. 



The species was first detected by Dr. A. Henry, and from this material 

 Mr. Hemsley described it (I.e. supra) : " In foliage this resembles A. 

 Kaempferi, Willd., presenting similar variations ; but the narrower and 

 somewhat smaller perianth differs in the very sharply bent tube, and the 

 equally 3-lobed limb similar to that of the North American A. Sipho, Ait." 



BETULA ALNOIDES, Ham., var. PYEIFOLIA, Franch. 



The type species is found in Southern and Western China, and occurs 

 also in Northern India and Upper Burmah. 



The variety, as the name indicates, has leaves resembling a species of 

 Pyrus, and was introduced to cultivation through Wilson, from seed 

 collected in the Province of Hupeh, Central China. 



BETULA MAXIMOWICZII, Eegel. 



Veitchs' Catlg. of Trees and Shrubs, 1888-1889. 



The finest of the Japanese Birches, introduced to cultivation through 

 James H. Veitch, who met with it in the neighbourhood of Hokkaido. 



A tree 80 to 90 ft. high, in its native habitat it is easily distinguished 

 from other birches by a pale smooth orange-coloured bark. 



BEANDISIA EACEMOSA, Hemsl. 



Hooker's Ic. PI. t. 2383. 



Introduced through Wilson from Central China, but so far of little 

 use in cultivation. 



It is an unusually handsome plant, as a reference to the plate (I.e. supra) 

 will at once show, and it forms a dwarf shrub producing masses of densely 

 flowered racemes of bright scarlet blossom. 



At Coombe Wood it flowered imperfectly for the first time in 1904. 



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