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S. canadensis. — North America, 1759. This is a 

 small-growing, straggling species, fully 4 feet high, and 

 clothed with rusty scales. The leaves are ovate or elliptic, 

 and green ahove, and the flowers of an inconspicuous 

 yellow, succeeded by orange-red berries. They thrive 

 well by the seaside, in light, rich soil. 



Sida. See Plagianthus. 



Skimmia (Rutaceae). 



Skimmia Foetunbi. — Japan, 1845. This is a neat- 

 growing shrub, with glossy, laurel-like leaves, white or 

 greenish-white flowers, and an abundance of scarlet 

 berries in autumn. It succeeds best in a somewhat shady 

 situation, and when planted in not too heavy peaty soil, 

 but where abundance of not stagnant moisture is present. 



S. japonica (of Thunberg) (syn S. oblata). — Japan, 1864. 

 A neat-growing, evergreen shrub, with rather larger and 

 more showy leaves than the former, and spikes of pretty 

 whitish, sweetly-scented flowers. The female form of this 

 is usually known as S. fragrans. What is usually known 

 as S. oblata ovata, and S. oblata Veitchii, are only forms 

 of the true S. japonica ; while S. fragrantissima is the 

 male of the same species. The beautiful, berried plant 

 that has been exhibited under the name of S. Foremanii, 

 and which is of very vigorous growth, and produces 

 pyramidal spikes of sweetly-scented flowers, iB probably 

 S. japonica, or a seminal variety. Another variety sent 

 out under the name of S. macrophylla has unusually large 

 leaves ; and another named S. Rogersi produces fruit very 

 abundantly. 



S. Laubbola (syn Limonia Laureola), from the Hima- 

 layas, is an uncommon species, with very fragrant pale- 

 yellow flowers, and oblong-lanceolate leaves often 5 inches 

 long. 



