No, 1659. 

 ESCALLONIA RUBRA. 



Class. Order. 



PENTANDRIA MONOG YNIA 



This was raised in 1826 by Mr. Shep- 

 herd, of Liverpool : it is a moderate sized 

 shrub, usually kept in the greenhouse, but 



will probably succeed in a sheltered situa- 

 tion out of doors. It flowers in autumn, 



and may be increased by cuttings. The 

 soil should be loam and peat. M. De Can- 

 doUe, in his Prodromus, describes no less 

 than twenty-three species of Escallonia, 

 but we believe not more than three or four 



have been yet introduced. 



VUL. XVII. 



