TREES AND SHRUBS EVERGREEN 



and appearance to those of the well-known Lapageria rosea, and a native 

 of Valdivia, where it inhabits marshy places under trees. Long a 

 desideratum in gardens till William Lobb sent plants to Exeter, which 

 flowered in June 1853, for the first time. 



Hardy in Devon and Cornwall, and in some parts of Ireland, it is best 

 grown under glass in less favoured localities, treated as the Lapageria. 



An interesting hybrid, intermediate in general character between the 

 two, known as Philageria Veitchii, has been raised by crossing Lapageria 

 with Philesia buxifolia. 



QUEECUS ACUTA, Thunberg. 



Syns. Q. Buergeri, Blume. 

 Woods and Forests, vol. i. 1884, p. 85, fig. ; The Garden, 1881, vol. xix. p. 285, same fig. 



A handsome evergreen oak sent from Japan by Charles Maries. 



It forms a small tree in this country with handsome leathery leaves, 

 resembling those of the common laurel in shape, but of a darker green. 

 Seedling plants vary much in habit, and some forms selected have 

 received the varietal names pyramidalis and robusta, differ from the 

 type in habit as the names indicate. 



The Oak is perfectly hardy in this country, and at Coombe Wood on 

 cold, clayey soil, in an exposed situation there is a very noble symmetrical 

 specimen 20 ft. in height. 



QUEBCUS GLABBA, Thunb., var. LATIFOLIA, Hort. 



Veitchs' Catlg. of Trees and Shrubs, 1881-1882, p. 22. 



A large-leaved form of Quercus glabra, the finest evergreen oak of 

 Japan. The type species has long been in gardens, but has not proved 

 generally hardy ; the leaves smaller than those of the form latifolia, are 

 very fine, of a bright fulvous green. 



BAPHIOLEPIS JAPONICA, Sieb. & Zucc. 



Syna. R. j&ponica, var. integernma, Hook. ; R. ovata, Hort. 



Gard. Chron. 1863, p. 694 (advt.) ; Fl. Mag. t. 299; Bot. Mag. t. 5510; The Garden, 



1876, vol. ix. p. 597. 



A pretty plant with thick evergreen shining leaves and spikes of large 

 fragrant white flower. 



A native of Japan, Bonin, and the Corea, introduced from the first- 

 named country through the late John Gould Veitch. 



BHAPHITHAMNUS CYANOCABPUS, Miers. 



Syns. Pceppigia cyanocarpa, Bertero. 



Gard. Chron. 1848, p. 474 (Report of E.H.S. Show) ; Bot. Mag. t. 6849. 

 A half-hardy evergreen shrub or small tree from Chili, where it was 



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