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tree from New South Wales in 1796, flowering from June 

 to August. It grows in loam and peat, and ripened cut- 

 tings root in sand under a hand-glass. 



RHA^MNE^E. 



Rha^mnus lycioides, boxhorn-Uke Buckthorn, a shrub 

 from Spain in 1782^ flowering from September to December. 



R. crenuldtus, Theezans, tetragdnus, latif alius , glandu- 

 Idsus, and prinoldes, are species which are inhabitants of 

 the green-house, but without a single recommendation. 

 They grow in loam and peat, and ripened cuttings root 

 freely in sand under a frame or glass. 



ZfzYPHus lineatus, lined Zizyphus, a shrub from China 

 in 1804 which has not yet flowered. 



Z. Lotus , a small tree from Barbary, supposed by some . 

 to be the Lote-tree of Pliny, 



Z. vulgaris, common Zizyphus, a small tree from the 

 South of Europe, which flowers in August and September. 



These plants are of no beauty, and may be treated like 

 Rhdmnus, 



HovE^NiA. didcis, sweet Hovenia, a shrub from Japan, 

 introduced in 1812. It may be treated like Euonymus, 



Ceano^thus microphy'llus, small-leaved Ceandthus, a 

 shrub from North America, flowering from June to August. 



C. africanus and glohuldsus are, like the first species, 

 obscure flowering plants of no beauty, which may be treated 

 like I^lex. 



Pomade' RRis apetala, petalless Pomaderris, a shrub from 

 New Holland, flowering in May and June. 



P. eUlptica, oval-leaved Pomaderris, B. M. 1510, and 

 P. lamgera, woolly-leaved Pomaderris, B. M. 1823, B. C. 

 357, are also New Holland shrubs, flowering in May and 

 June. They are of little beauty, grow in loam and leaf- 

 mould, and root in sand under a glass. 



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