17. 
THE ARBUTUS. 
Arbutus unedo. 
Puatr 3, Fie. 6. 
nishes the wild Arbutus or Straw- 
berry-Tree, although the species 
is abundantly cultivated in park 
and garden, owing doubtless to 
the ease with which it grows 
when propagated, either by seed, cutting, 
or layer, in soil consisting of sandy 
loam or an intermixture of that soil 
with peat. It is a small Tree, seldom exceeding 
twenty feet in height, though sometimes reaching 
thirty ; and whilst it can be known by the rich 
colour of its dark, glossy, evergreen leaves, its 
