A pretty shrub, which proves rather tender for the climate 
of London. It grows five or six feet high, and like the com- 
mon kinds of Arbutus, thrives well in a light sandy loam, 
mixed with a small portion of leaf-mould. It is increased 
either by seeds or by budding. The seeds should be sown 
directly they are ripe, in pans filled with light sandy loam, 
and kept rather dry, until vegetation commences. . If sown 
in a peaty soil they vegetate quicker, but they then invariably 
shank off when above ground, if not immediately transplanted 
and kept rather dry. It may be budded in the usual way on 
the common Arbutus, in July or August. It flowers freely 
from October to May. 
It was raised from seeds received from Mr. Hartweg, and 
a large portion of which was distributed by the Society, under 
the name of “Arbutus sp., a half-hardy evergreen shrub, five 
or six feet high, in 1840.” It is said to have been collected 
at the foot of the active volcano, Xetic, near Quezaltenango, 
in Guatemala. 
Fig. 1. represents the transverse section of its ovary. 
