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CORYLOPSIS 



3 to 4 ins. long, 2 to 3 ins,, wide ; edged with minute bristle-like teeth ; dull 

 pale green above, glaucous and downy beneath ; stalks woolly, ^ to I in. long. 

 Flowers yellow, six to twelve appearing on a drooping spike, the main stalk 

 of which is very woolly, produced in March and April from the naked shoots 

 of the previous summer,, The base of the spike is occupied by several 

 large, yellowish green, ovate bracts, silky inside ; on the terminal portion 

 of the spike the bracts are much smaller, and in the axil of each one is a 

 stalkless flower. Petals obovate, ^ to J in, long. Seed-vessels downy, 

 top-shaped, in. long, 



Native of Japan ; introduced by Messrs Veitch about 1863. The quiet 

 beauty of this shrub would perhaps be little noticed two months later in 

 the year, but being one of the earliest to blossom and often at its best in 

 March, it becomes particularly welcome, especially as the soft yellow of 

 its flowers is accompanied by a charming cowslip-like fragrance. The shrub 

 itself is quite hardy, but the flowers are damaged by inclement weather. 



CORYLOPSIS VEITCH IANA. 



C. VEITCHIANA, Bean. 



(Bot. Mag., t. 8349.) 



A shrub 5 to 6 ft. high, of rounded, bushy habit ; young shoots quite 

 smooth, reddish. Leaves oval or ovate, with a heart-shaped base ; contracted 

 at the apex to a short, slender point ; 2 to 4 ins. long, \\ to 2 ins. wide ; 

 purplish and sparingly silky hairy beneath when young, somewhat glaucous 

 and perfectly smooth when fully grown ; veins in six or seven pairs, the lowest 

 pair giving off four to six nerves outwards ; stalk about \ in. long. Flowers 

 fragrant, primrose-yellow, produced in a nodding spike I to 2 ins. long, f in. 

 wide. Basal bracts smooth outside; floral bracts hairy outside. Anthers 



