TREES AND SHRUBS EVERGREEN 



THIBAUDIA MICROPHYLLA, Lindl. 



Lindl. in Gard. Chron. 1848, p. 23, fig. 



An evergreen shrub with scarlet flowers, from seed collected in Peru by 

 William Lobb. 



The figure and description (I.e. supra) were prepared from Lobb's 

 herbarium specimens, only seedling plants, not large enough to flower, at 

 that time in cultivation. 



Apparently the plant not hardy was never distributed ; and it is doubtful 

 if a member of this genus, as the flowers solitary and axillary are not in 

 a racemose inflorescence. 



TEOCHODENDRON AEALIOIDES, Sieb. & Zucc. 



Gard. Chron. 1894, vol. xv. p. 716, fig. ; Bot. Mag. t. 7375. 



A very singular hardy evergreen shrub, native of Japan, introduced 

 to Coombe Wood ; flowered in April 1894 for the first time. 



With Euptelia a distinct tribe of the Magnoliaceae, known as Trocho- 

 dendrae, distinguished by an entire absence of sepals and petals. 



The stamens radiate from the centre of the flower as the spokes of a 

 wheel, suggesting the generic name. 



VACCINIUM LEUCOSTOMUM, Lindl. 



Lindl. in Gard. Chron. 1848, p. 7, fig. 



Eaised from seed sent by William Lobb from Peru, collected at Veto, 

 8,000 ft. above sea-level. 



The flowers are described as "scarlet tipped with white"; the plant 

 probably not hardy, was soon lost, and does not appear to be now in 

 cultivation. 



VALDIVIA GAYANA, Remy. 



Gard. Chron. 1863, p. 366 (Report of B.H.S. Show) ; The Florist, 1863, p. 87. 

 This singular, small, half-hardy evergreen shrub, with a short pyramidal 

 panicle of pretty rose-coloured flowers from a tuft of long, serrated 

 rugose leaves, was exhibited in flower in April 1863, and is now, in all 

 probability, also lost. 



VIBUENUM BUDDLEIFOLIUM, C. H. Wright. 

 Gard. Chron. 1903, vol. xxxiii. p. 257. 



A new species introduced to Coombe Wood from Central China through 

 Wilson. 



The leaves about 3| in. in length, hairy on the upper surface, densely 

 floccose beneath, resemble those of Viburnum rhytidophyllum, but are 

 smaller ; the flowers white, in terminal corymbose panicles. 



The plant has not yet flowered. 



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