COMPOSITION OF VARIOUS TREES 167 



that they might, with their long tongues, success- 

 fully cope with the increased difficulty of getting 

 at the honey which was in close proximity to the 

 store of pollen it was necessary to distribute. 



Strawberry Tree [Arbutus unedo, Natural 

 Order, Ericaceae) is a hardy evergreen tree, bearing 

 large scarlet berries. The berries are edible when 

 ripe, and a Corsican wine is produced from them. 

 The tree grows in a sandy peat in a sunny and 

 sheltered position. 



The ashes of this tree contain in 100 parts : — 



Stephanotis (Stephanotis floribunda, Natural 

 Order, Asclepiadaceae) is a stove evergreen twining 

 shrub, bearing white flowers. It grows in a com- 

 post of light fibrous loam, leaf-mould, decayed 

 manure and silver sand. 



The ashes of this shrub contain in 100 parts : — 



Iron oxide . . . 4-26 



Lime ... . 25-82 



Magnesia . 10-53 



