CEANOTHUS INTERME DIA. 
INTERMEDIATE RED-WOOD. 
Class. Order. 
PENTANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
RHAMNEA. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Habit. 
Introduced 
N. America. 
3 feet. 
June, July. 
Shrub. 
in 1812. 
No. 572. 
The Greek keanothos was a plant having spines; 
the name being derived from keo, to cleave. What 
this plant of the ancient Greeks was it is now im- 
possible to determine ; it is, however, certain that 
our present genus under the appellation is by no 
means distinguished for its spines. As well as Red- 
wood, it is sometimes called Red-root; but neither 
term applies strictly to all the species. 
This species of Ceanothus forms a handsome low 
shrub, suitable for the shrubbery, or for planting 
singly on an open lawn. It has somewhat of the 
character of Ceanothus Americanus, but is much 
smaller in foliage, and also a much rarer plant. 
It happens with this plant as with many others, 
that, a peculiarity of habit which influences its pro- 
pagation being little known, it continues scarce, 
and is incorrectly considered to be difficult of cul- 
ture. We allude to a property of its seeds, which 
are ripened in abundance. If these be kept till 
spring they lose their power of vegetation; they 
should be sown as soon as ripe, and then it must 
be remembered they will not vegetate till spring. 
The plant may be increased also by layers. 
Don’s Syst. Bot. v. 2, 37. 
