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Schizandra (Magnoliaceae). 



Schizandra chinensis. — Northern China, 1860. This 

 is a climbing shrub, with ovaL bright-green leaves and 

 showy carmine flowers. For clothing arbors and walls it 

 may prove of use, but it is as yet rare in cultivation. 



S. coccinea, from North America (1806), is another 

 uncommon species in which the leaves are oblong and 

 petiolate, and the flowers red or scarlet. For purposes 

 similar to the last this species may be employed. 



Schizophragma (Saxifrageae). 



Schizophragma hydrangeoides. — Climbing Hydrangea. 

 Japan, 1879. As yet this is an uncommon shrub, and 

 allied to the Hydrangea. It is of slender growth, the 

 stems rooting into the support, and with pinky-white 

 flowers. As an ornamental climber it is of no great 

 value, and requires a favoured spot to grow it at all 

 satisfactorily. 



S. integrifolia is a desirable shrub of recent intro- 

 duction, with ovate-lanceolate leaves often 8 inches long, 

 and the inflorescence surrounded with conspicuous white 

 bracts. 



Shepherdia (Eloeagnaceae). 



X Shepherdia argentea. — Beef Suet Tree, or Eabbit 

 Berry. North America, 1820. This shrub is rendered of 

 particular interest on account of the intense silvery hue 

 of the foliage. The leaves are narrow and lanceolate, 

 silvery on both sides, and dotted over with rusty-brown 

 scales beneath. The flowers, which are produced in 

 April, are small and yellow, unisexual, or each sex on a 

 distinct plant. Berries scarlet, about the size of red 

 Currants, and ripe about September. 



