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should not be exposed to cold winds, for the plant is some- 

 what tender. From South America, and allied to the 

 better known Colletias. 



D. serratifolia (syn Colletia serratifolia) is even a 

 handsomer plant than the former, with minute serrated 

 foliage, and sheets of small greenish-white, sweetly-scented 

 flowers in June. 



Drimys (Magnoliaceae). 



Drimys aromatica (syn Tasmannia aromatica). — Tasma- 

 nian Pepper Plant. Tasmania, 1843. This is, if we 

 might say so, a more refined plant than D. Winteri, with 

 smaller and narrower leaves, and smaller white or pink 

 flowers. The plant, too, has altogether a faint reddish 

 tinge, and is of upright growth. A native of Tasmania, 

 and called by the natives the Pepper Plant, the fruit being 

 used as a substitute for that condiment. Like the other 

 species, the present plant is only hardy in warm, maritime 

 places, and when afforded the protection of a wall. 



D. Winteri (syn Wintera aromatica). — Winter's Bark. 

 South America, 1827. The fine evergreen character is 

 the chief attraction of this American shrub, so far at 

 least as garden ornamentation is concerned. With some 

 persons even the greenish-white perfumed flowers are held 

 in esteem, and it cannot be denied that a well-flowered 

 plant has its own attractions. The long, narrow leaves 

 are pale green above and glaucous beneath, and make 

 the shrub of interest, both on account of their evergreen 

 nature and brightness of tint. Unfortunately it is not 

 very hardy, requiring even in Southern England a sunny 

 t wall to do it justice. They thrive in sandy loam, and bear 

 pruning well. 



Edwardsia. See Sophora. 



