542 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 
Variety. e eee 
sy. Sv. 2 foliis variegatis, 8. glomerita foliis variegatis Lodd. Cat., has 
the leaves finely variegated with green and yellow. 
z 2. 8. monta’nus Humb. et Borp. The Mountain 
St. Peter’s Wort. 
Identification. Wumb. et Bonp. Nov. Gen. et Spec., 3. p. 332.; Dec. 
Prod., vol. 4. p. 339. 
Synonymes. Symphdria montana Spreng. Syst. Veg. 1. p. 757.5 S. glau- 
céscens Don’s Mill. 3, p. 452. 
Engravings. Maund’s Botanist, 1. t. 20.3 and our fig. 1011. 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves ovate, acute, slightly mu- 
cronate, rounded at the base, pubescent ‘beneath. 
Flowers axillary, mostly solitary. A dense erect sub- 
evergreen shrub. Mexico, on mountains, 7000 to 
8000 ft. of elevation. Height 5 ft. to 6ft. Intro- 
duced in 1829. Flowers pinkish ; August to Oc- 
tober. Fruit globose white; ripe in December. 
A very desirable shrub, perfectly hardy, and almost ¢ 
evergreen. It commences flowering in August, and & 
does not cease till it is checked by frost. Layers in 
common soil. 1011. S. montana. 
gw 3. 8. racemo'sus Michx. The racemose-flowered St. Peter’s Wort, or 
Snowberry, 
Identification. Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer., 1. p. 107.3; Dec. Prod., 4. p. 339.; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 451. 
Synonymes. _Symphoria racemdsa Pursh Sept. 1. p. 162.; ?S. elongata, and S. heterophylla Prest 
in Herb. Henke ; S. leucocarpa Hort. 
Eneravings. Bot. Mag., t. 2211. ; Lodd. Bot. Cab., t. 230.; and our jig. 1012. 
Spec. Char. §c. Flowers disposed in nearly terminal, 
loose, interrupted racemes, which are often leafy. Co- 
rolla densely bearded inside. Style and stamens enclosed. 
Leaves glaucous beneath. Corolla rose-coloured. Ber- 
“ries large, white. (Don’s Jill.) A bushy shrub, with 
numerous ascending shoots. North America, on moun- 
tains, near Lake Mistassins, on the banks of the Missouri, 
and various other places. Height 4ft. to 6ft. Intro- 
duced in 1817. Flowers rose-coloured ; July to Sep- 
tember. Fruit large, whiie; ripening in October, and 
remaining on great part of the winter. LON Sip Be Faceneay 
The S. elongatus and S. heterophyllus Presi in Herb. Henke, which were 
collected about Nootka Sound, do not differ from this species, in which the 
lower leaves are sometimes deeply sinuated. In small gardens, this shrub is 
rather troublesome, from the numerous suckers it throws up from the roots ; 
but, as its flowers are much sought after by bees, and its berries are excellent 
food for game; that habit, when it is planted for these purposes, is found 
rather advantageous than otherwise. For Ne 
single specimens in small gardens, it might be 
desirable to graft it on Lonicera Xylésteum, 
or some allied species of suitable habit. So 
grafted, standard high, it would form a very 
elegant little tree. 
«4. S. OCCIDENTALIS Richards. The Western 
St. Peter’s Wort. 
Identification. Richards. and Frankl. Ist Journ., edit. 2., 
app. p. 6.3 Hook. Fl. Bor Amer., 1. p. 285. 
Synonyme. Wolf-berry, Amer, 
Engraving. Our fig. 1013. froma specimen in Sir W. J. 
ooker’s herbarium. 
Spec. Char., Se. Spikes dense, terminal 
and axillary, drooping, Corolla and seg- 
