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lenfag'e, aiul B. m/t/iir/x, v(?r\ sliowy wlien laden with 

 seavli't IViiit. Of (lie hisl-nuiiied tlierc are varieties witli 

 white fniil, yellow IVuit, ami ])iiv])le leaves. 



A tew line sjieeies ai'e a. little tender, and ve(|nive in 

 gardens near London some amount of slielter, althonuli 

 in the western eonnties thej^ can liold their own. The 

 prineipal of these are /!. yrjid/i'iixix^ in the wa^' of^ B. 

 ■Jdpoii'icii, and B. I ri/'nliiilii , a most heautif'ul cni'iosity. It 

 may lie descrilied as a horny sliruli, with leaves that are 

 very spin\' and of various shades of )iur|ile and hi'onzy 

 green. B. Foiiinici is a peeuliar-lookmg shruh of rigid 

 habit, the colour a bluish tone of green. 



A near relatiAe of the bcrlieris is tlie Chilian shrulj, 

 Berlji'fhhijiKiH i-onilliiiii . It is a liall'-climbing ]ilant , witli 

 large, simple, spin\--tootlied lea\'cs, and handsome drooping 

 racemes of crimson flowers. This is scared}' hardy, yet a 

 little comfortable shelter suffices for it in the neighbour- 

 hood of London. 



The queen of the group is Parwiu's lierlieris (/>. I)(ir- 

 ic'nii), and it constitutes a liriglit memorial ol' the Lj'rcat 

 naturalist. It is a native of Southern Chili. It loxcs a 

 moist elimate and a peaty soil, Imt is so hardy and accom- 

 modating that it may be said to grow anywhere. It is id 

 dense habit, forming maiu' slender decumlieiil liranclies, 

 with spiny leaves iu bundles of I'our and live, of a bcaiitilul 

 green colour, and gloss\'. Early in the spviiig it shows a 

 profusion of orange-yellow flowers, that glitter in the suu- 

 sliine like a shower of gold. It will sometimes llower Ireely 

 from April to June, and again in August and September, 

 but the S])ring bloom we can always insure ; and that is so 

 cheerful and abundant that if there is no autumnal bloom 

 we cannot with reason complain. 



