378 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 



E. Varieties differing in the Colour of the Fruit. 



C. O. 17 melanocarpa y C. ffssa Lee, C. Oxyacantha platyphylla Lodd. 

 Cat., C. platyphylla Lindl. in Sot. Reg. 1. 1674., (fig. 718. in 

 p. 400. j the plate in Arb. Brit., 1st edit., vol. vi., and our fig. 666.) 



666. C. 0. melanocarpa. 



also has the fruit black, as the name implies. It differs from the 

 preceding variety chiefly in being of more vigorous growth ; in having 

 its leaves of a deep rich green, and in flowering a week later. A 

 splendid low tree, deserving a place in every collection. 



667. C. O. Olircri.lna 



C. O. 18 Oliver&na- C. Oliveriawa Bosc, Dec. Prod. ii. p. 630., and 



