EXOCHORDA FABIANA 



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E. MAC RAXTIIA, Lemoine. 



A hybrid raised about 1900 by Messrs Lemoine of .Nancy from E. Albert! 

 fertilised with pollen of E. grandiflora. It is a shrub of great beauty, producing 

 a raceme of flowers from every bud of the previous year's growth. The raceme 

 terminates a short leafy twig, and is 3 or 4 ins. long, carrying six to ten snowy- 

 white flowers, each \\ ins. across. In the grouping of the stamens it is 



EXOCHORDA MACRANTHA. 



intermediate between the two parents, the groups consisting of threes, fours, or 

 fives. Messrs Lemoine describe the habit of this hybrid as resembling that of 

 E. grandiflora. It blossoms in April and May. 



FABIAXA IMBRICATA. Ruiz and Pavon. SOLANACE^E. 



An evergreen shrub of heath-like appearance, ultimately reaching 

 6 to 8 ft. in diameter and in height; erect in habit when young, 

 ultimately spreading. Branches downy, long, and tapered, densely 

 furnished with short, slender twigs, from J to 2 ins. long. These twigs 

 are themselves completely covered with tiny, pointed, three-angled 

 leaves, -fa in. long, and, in June, are each terminated by a solitary 



