306 THE GREEN-HOUSE CATALOGUE. 



Xantho^xylum Cldva HercuUs, lentiscus-leaved Tooth- 

 ach-tree^ a low tree from the West Indies in 1739, flowering 

 in April and May. It grows in sandy loam^ and is in- 

 creased by cuttings of the young wood in the same soil, and 

 covered with a bell-glass. 



ScHi^Nus mollis, Peruvian Schinus, a shrub from Peru 

 in 1597, flowering in July and August. 



S. dentdta, tooth-leaved Schinus, A. R. 620, a shrub from 

 Owhyhee in 1795, flowering from May to July. 



These plants, of no beauty, grow in loam and peat, and 

 are increased by cuttings in sand^ under a bell-glass. 



Cela^strus lucidus, shining Staff-tree, a low tree from 

 the Cape of Good Hope, flowering from April to September. 



C. Pyr acanthus, pyracantha-leaved Staff- tree, a low 

 tree also from the Cape, flowering in May and June. 



C. octagdnus, casslnoldes, cernuus, tetragdnus, and huxi- 

 fdlius, are also green-house species of this genus, but all 

 of them of little show or beauty. They are propagated like 

 riex. 



Euo^NYMUs japbnicuSy Japan Spindle-tree, a low tre# 

 from Japan, flowering from June to August. It grows in 

 sandy loam, and is increased by cuttings of the young wood 

 in the same soil. 



I^LEx crocea, African Holly, a shrub from the Cape of 

 Good Hope in 1794, flowering in May and June. 



I. Perado, thick-leaved HoUy, a shrub from Madeira in 

 1760, flowering in April and May. 



I. Casslne, Dahdon, and angustifolia, are frame shrubs 

 from Carolina, and I. vomitdria is a frame shrub from Flo- 

 rida ; all which flower in April and May. 



All the above species grow in loamy soil, and are in- 

 creased by ripened cuttings in sandy loam, under a hand- 

 glass. 



El^ode^ndrum australe, thick-leaved Olive-wood, a small 



