No, 1531. 
COTONEASTER MELAN OCARPA, 
Class. Order. 
ICOSANDRIA PENTAG Y NIA. 
This із a native of the southern parts of 
the Russian Empire : weraised it some years 
since from seeds received of our friend Mr. 
Contenius, of Ecaterinoslaf. It flowers in 
June, and forms a good-sized shrub, per- 
fectly hardy. Its berries ripen in autumn. 
It may be increased either by the seeds or 
layers, which root without difüculty, and 
will grow in any garden soil. 
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