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THE FLOEIST AND POMOLOGIBT. 
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ACTINIDIA KOLOMIKTA. 
’his hardy Japanese shrub produces long slender flexuose or climbing 
branches, which are covered with smooth brown shining bark, and 
furnished with thin alternate glabrous elongate-ovate acuminate, sharply 
but shallowly-toothed leaves. The flowers, which are four or five-petaled, 
are white, and of a subglobular form in consequence of their not fully expanding; 
they are axillary, pedunculate and solitary, and appear about the end of May. 
Without any pretensions to the rank of a showy plant, the Actinidia is distinct 
in character, and worth growing as a hardy deciduous flowering shrub, suitable 
for walls or pillars. It is not very particular as to soil, but peat-earth is found 
to be congenial to it in the earlier stages of growth. The genus has usually been 
referred to Ternstromiacece^ in which it is placed by Bentham and Hooker ; but 
Baillon regards it as belonging to DilleniacecE^ and as being distinguishable from 
the true Dillenias by its small flowers with versatile anthers. Our figure is that 
published in the Bevue Horticole. —T. M. 
LISIANTHUS KUSSELLIANUS. 
HIS is a plant very seldom seen in cultivation, either in public or private 
gardens, nevertheless, it is not difficult to grow, and when in full beauty, 
it is most distinct in character. Moreover, the flowers, which do not fade 
quickly, are produced in great profusion. One reason why it is not often 
seen may be that it is difficult to procure. I do not know any nursery where 
