Idesia polycarpa 
Natwwe of Japan. 
Nat. Order: BrIxINneaz. Tribe: FLAcourRTIEA. 
Idesta polycarpa, Maximowicz in “ Bull. Acad. 
St. Petersb.” x. 485 (1866). 
A very pretty Japanese tree, named after the Dutch 
traveller Ides. It should be planted in well-drained light rich 
loam, and in full sunshine, when it will soon become a hand- 
some specimen. The leaves are heart-shaped and six inches 
across, of a bright green colour with crimson foot stalks. 
The flowers, which are inconspicuous, are sweet scented, and 
are followed by blue berries. When it is young, the leading 
shoots may be pruned occasionally, to form a well-balanced 
shapely tree. It is also known by the names of Flacourtia 
japonica, and Polycarpa Maximowicatt. 
It was introduced into this country in 1866. 
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