26 FA.VrLIAJR ffARIiEN FLOirEIlH. 



work was jiiililishcd. 15iit it \\-as liL;'iin'il in t1io I'lnirtli 

 \-(iliiirie 111' Sweet's '' FIowcv (lavdeii '' (7. o-'}7), wineli is 

 dated iS.jS, and its iuti'oductinu is there ascribed to ^Ir. 

 Reeves^ throuo'h whom many vahrable plants were secured 

 from China and Japan Inr the enrichment of our cjardcns. 

 Sweet reports that the double Kerria was introduced in 

 the year 18Ui; but in the current works of reference 

 the year 17<tO is attached tii )ioth the single and double 

 kinds, as though they were introduced together. How- 

 ever, it IS, after all, of Ijut very little eonsecpience whether 

 this [ilant, as an inmate of our gardens, dates from 171)0 

 or ISO I. 



K'-rrui Jiijjniucii is j^crfectly hardy, and very accommo- 

 dating. It will grow in any good border, and is usually 

 planted next a wall ; and while being trained in the ordi- 

 nary way, it soon lends its supporter the adornment of its 

 bright green leaves and golden flowers. It is not given 

 tii anv great degree of variation ; but a handsome laige- 

 tlowered variety was, some time ago, presented to the 

 noti(/e of the Rnyal Plorticultnral Society by James 

 ^Iclntosh, Esq., iif Weyljridge, and was named, tn dis- 

 tinguish it, " Kerria Japonica major." 



The single form, as figured by Sweet, is simple and 

 elei'-antj the' (lowers having five rounded olilong petals of 

 a rich yellow cnlour, and simicwhat resemltling those of 

 a potentilla. It is, wc think, a matter for regret that 

 this single flower is not to lie met with in gardens gene- 

 rallv ; indeed, we doiiljt if it eijuld be easily found in 

 the botanic gardens, sd little attention has it hitherto 

 obtained. 



Ti) iirnpagate the Kerria is an easy mnltcr. The old 

 wo(.id is id' ud use for the purpusc. \oung sliodts, when 



