KERRIA 



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oblong lobes. Stamens numerous^ yellow. Fruit not often produced in this 

 country, but as seen on wild specimens, is a cluster of two or three 

 nut-like bodies about the size of peppercorns, enveloped in the persistent 

 calyx. Flowers in April and May. 



KALMIA LATIFOLIA var. MYRTIFOLIA. 



Var. AUREA VARIEGATA has yellow-margined leaves. 



Yar. FLORE PLENO (Corchorus japonicus, Hort.\ Bot. Mag., t. 1296. A 

 double-flowered variety much commoner in gardens than the type, and re- 

 markably distinct in growth, the branches being stouter, more erect, and the 

 shrub. of a gaunt and rather lanky habit, showing none of the dense twiggy 

 character of the type. The flower is a rounded mass of bright yellow petals, 

 ii to 2 ins. across. It is not so hardy as the type, and likes wall protection. 

 In the vicarage garden at Bitton it is 12 ft. high. 



