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able plant. A.s its name implies, it is a native of 

 Japan, and is a low-growing shrub found upon the 

 mountains. The foliage is dark green, shining, and 

 evergreen. The flowers are white, in long, clustered 

 panicles on the ends of the branches, and are suc- 

 ceeded by bright, globular, scarlet berries. Alto- 

 gether it is a very ornamental plant. With us it 

 proves hardy in Rhododendron soil, and grows, flow- 

 ers, and fruits freely. 



Seedlings are easily raised from the berries. 



Figured in Sieb. Fl. Jap. 68 ; Fl. des Serres, 7, 

 p. 39 ; Bot. Mag. t. 4719 ; Illus. Hort. 1, 1. 13. 



Skimmia oblata. 



This species, also from Japan, has large, rich, lau- 

 rel-like foliage, and oblate berries of bright vermil- 

 ion-red. It is a more showy plant than S. japonica, 

 but we cannot vouch for its hardiness. As yet it is 

 somewhat rare, but, as it grows readily from seed, 

 will soon be common. The plant known as S. fro-, 

 grantissima proves to be the male plant of this 

 species, which is sometimes hermaphrodite, though 

 usually unisexual. 



Figured in Tire Florist, 1865, p. 161. 



The Pernettya. 



These plants are pretty little, evergreen shrubs 

 from South America. The foliage is small and very 

 neat ; the flowers little white bells, covering the 

 plant, which are succeeded by pink berries. They 



