MENZIE'SIA POLIFO'LIA. 
POLIUM-LEAVED MENZIESIA. 
Class. Order. 
OCTANDRIA. MONOGYMA. 
Natural Order. 
ERICACE^>. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 1 
Duration. 
Native of 
Ireland. 
18 inches. 
June to Sept.j 
1 Perennial. 
Mountains. 
No. 730. 
The white variety of Menziesia polifolia, which 
was discovered in Ireland, a few years ago, we pub- 
lished as the 478th subject of the Botanic Garden. 
The present plant, although less scarce than the 
white variety, is deserving of attentive culture; and 
should not be wanting in a collection of these hardy 
little evergreen shrubs. It will not be esteemed 
the less valuable on account of its aptitude to ripen 
seeds, and in a genial soil, to produce, spontane- 
ously, a stock of seedlings that may be transferred 
either to other parts of the garden or to suitable 
localities in the pleasure ground. 
This species is by far the most abundant of the 
two British Menziesias ; being found over a consid- 
erable extent of the mountainous part of Galway, 
in Ireland, which is its principle station. 
It succeeds equally well in a moist or dry situ- 
ation. Sandy peat; or, sandy peat mixed with 
loam, form suitable soil for it. Its increase from 
seeds we have noticed ; it may, too, be rapidly in- 
creased by layers ; or, cuttings may be struck in 
clean sand, under a bell-glass. We should mention 
that this is the Daboecia polifolia of Mr. Don, 
Don’s Syst. Bot. 3, 833. 
