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CULTURE OF THE MESP1LUS. 
A beautiful and elegant variety, imported within a few years from 
China. It is held in high estimation by every admirer of the Ca¬ 
mellia. 
22. C. reticula'ta, Reticulated C. A distinct species from the 
C. japonica. Introduced by Capt. Rawes in 1820. It produces 
flowers resembling the Pceonia Moutan, both in form and colour. 
It is difficult to propogate, in-arching is the only sure plan, and the 
stocks must be very strong. This species will not bear the knife like 
the C. japonica, consequently, care must be taken to leave a good 
strong bud, at the next joint to that from which you take the scion, 
and that bud must be strong and well formed, before laying on the 
shoot immediately above it, otherwise the whole branch will die ; 
and if it be a small plant with only one shoot, the whole plant will 
most probably go off. It is still very scarce and expensive. 
23. C sasanqu'a, rose\a, vel maliflo'ra. Lady Banks rosy 
Sasanqua, or the apple-blossomed C. A distinct species, and uni¬ 
versal favorite. Introduced in 1816, by Capt. Rawes, for J. C. 
Palmer, of Bromley, Kent. Mr. Chandler recommends, that it 
should have more heat in its culture, than the varieties of C. 
japonica. G. A. L. 
May 26th, 1832. 
(To be continued.) 
ARTICLE VII. 
ON THE CULTURE OF THE MESPILUS, 
(ERIOBOTYRA, LINDL.) JAPONICA.-BY Q. 
The Japan Loquat is generally considered a greenhouse plant, and 
is grafted on white thorn, medlar, service, or quince stocks, but it is 
found to thrive best on the white thorn (Crataegus Oxyacantha) and 
when the stock is of a good shape it forms a very handsome tree. 
The fruit ripens pretty well in the greenhouse, although the flower is 
much improved by the temperature of the stove; the fruit is of a 
rich yellow colour, grows to the size of a gooseberry, and is nearly 
as good as the manga ; the variety commonly cultivated, however, is 
very inferior to the true japan loquat, which is, at the present time, 
far from being common, although introduced long ago. I believe in 
Malta it is considered an excellent garden fruit. 
Q. 
