No. 1372. 
GAULTHERIA SHALLON. 
Class, Order. 
DECANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Seeds of this valuable plant were sent 
from the north-west coast of America, in 
1825, by their indefatigable and excellent 
collector, Mr. Douglas, to the Horticultural 
Society, who kindly communicated them to 
us. In two years the plants had attained 
the height of a foot, with many branches, 
loaded with flowers in May and June, and 
producing some fruit. It has fine ever- 
‚green leaves, is quite hardy, growing very 
well in peat earth, even under the shade 
of frees, and will increase by cuttings. 
Mr. Douglas has favoured us with the 
following account of it :— 
<< In its natural state it is a most graceful, 
spreading shrub, from four to ten feet high, 
and exceeding that, when growing on stumps 
of decayed pines. It flowers from April 
through the summer, and the fruit, which 
