THE ARBUTUS. 389 
sandy soil, in almost any position, except under 
the shelter of other Trees. It thrives best in 
deep soil, will flower at the early age of five or 
six years, and will attain a height of ten feet— 
nearly half its average maximum height—in ten 
years. 
The autumnal beauty of Arbutus unedo is shown 
not in the dying splendour of decaying foliage, 
but in the deepest, freshest hues of glossy green, 
and in the brightening tints of the incipient fruit. 
