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ARBUTUS PROCERA. 
(lofty strawberry tree.) 
class. order. 
DECANDRIA. MONOGYNIA, 
NATURAL ORDER. 
ERICEiE. 
Generic Character. — Calyx five cleft. Corolla ovate, five parted. Filaments half the length of the 
corolla. Berry five celled, strawberry-like. 
Specific Character.. — An evergreen shrub. Leaves broad, ovate, acuminate, sometimes nearly plain on 
the edges, at other times deeply serrated, bright green and very glossy. Flowers terminal, disposed 
in a spreading panicle. Corolla white, ovate. Fruit resembling that of the Arbutus Unedo, or 
common. 
This shrub was discovered, on the coast of North America, by the late Mr. 
Douglas, who sent it, amongst many other things, to the Horticultural Society of 
London, in 1825, in whose service he was sent out as collector. 
It is rather tender, and if grown in the open air it should be planted in a warm 
situation, where, however, it will be sheltered from the mid-day sun. 
It forms a very handsome bush, and planted in peat soil grows very freely. It 
may be increased either by seeds, layers, or cuttings. 
