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ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 



Variety. 



& S. v. 2 Joliis variegatis, S. glomerata foliis variegatis Lodd. Cat., has 

 the leaves finely variegated with green and yellow. 



sb 2. S. MONTA'NUS Hinnb. et Bonp. The Mountain 

 St. Peter's Wort. 



Identification. Humb. et Bonp. Nov. Gen. et Spec., 3. p. 332. ; Dec. 



Prod., vol. 4. p. 339. 

 Synonymes. Symphoria montana Spreng. Syst. Veg. 1. p. 757. ; S. glau- 



cescens Don 'a Mill. 3. p. 452. 

 Engravings. Maund's Botanist, 1. 1. 20. ; and oar fig. 1011. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Leaves ovate, acute, slightly mu- 

 cronate, rounded at the base, pubescent "beneath. 

 Flowers axillary, mostly solitary. A dense erect sub- 

 evergreen shrub. Mexico, on mountains, 7000 to 

 8000 ft. of elevation. Height 5 ft. to 6 ft. Intro- 

 duced in 1829. Flowers pinkish ; August to Oc- 

 tober. -Fruit globose white ; ripe in December. 



A very desirable shrub, perfectly hardy, and almost 

 evergreen. It commences flowering in August, and 

 does not cease till it is checked by frost. Layers in 

 common soil. 1011 . s . montjina . 



& 3. S. RACEMO\sus Michx. The racemose^ozwm/ St. Peter's Wort, or 



Snowberry. 



Identification. Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer., I. p. 107. ; Dec. Prod., 4. p. 339. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 451. 

 Synonymes. Symphdria racembsa Pursh Sept. 1. p. 162. ; ?S. elongata, and S. heterophylla i'resl 



in Herb. Heenke ; S. leucocarpa Hort. 

 Engravings. Bot. Mag., t. 2211. ; Lodd. Bot. Cab., t. 230. ; and ova fig. 1012. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Flowers disposed in nearly terminal, 

 loose, interrupted racemes, which are often leafy. Co- 

 rolla densely bearded inside. Style and stamens enclosed. 

 Leaves glaucous beneath. Corolla rose-coloured. Ber- 

 ries large, white. (Don's Mill.) A bushy shrub, with 

 numerous ascending shoots. North America, on moun- 

 tains, near Lake Mistassins, on the banks of the Missouri, 

 and various other places. Height 4ft. to 6ft. Intro- 

 duced in 1817. Flowers rose-coloured; July to Sep- 

 tember. Fruit large, white ; ripening in October, and 

 remaining on great part of the winter. 



The S. elongatus and S. heterophyllus Presl in Herb. Htenke, which were 

 collected about Nootka Sound, do not differ from this species, in which the 

 lower leaves are sometimes deeply sinuated. In small gardens, this shrub is 

 rather troublesome, from the numerous suckers it throws up from the roots ; 

 but, as its flowers are much sought after by bees, and its berries are excellent 

 food for game ; that habit, when it is planted for these purposes, is found 

 rather advantageous than otherwise. For 

 single specimens in small gardens, it might be 

 desirable to graft it on Lonicenz Xylosteum, 

 or some allied species of suitable habit. So 

 grafted, standard high, it would form a very 

 elegant little tree. 



ji 4. S. OCCIDENT A'LIS Richards. The Western 

 St. Peter's Wort. 



Identification. Richards, and Frankl. 1st Journ., edit. 2., 



app. p. 6. ; Hook. Fl. Bor Amer., 1. p. 285. 

 Synonyme. Wolf-berry, Amer. 

 Engraving. Our fig. 1013. from a specimen in Sir W. J. 



Hooker's herbarium. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Spikes dense, terminal 

 and axillary, drooping. Corolla and seg- 



