Plate 277. 
AUCUBA JAPONICA VAEIEGATA. 
It may surprise some of our readers, perhaps, to see so old 
and common a shrub as the common Aucuba represented in 
our pages; but we have felt that the value of the discovery of 
the male plant by Mr. R. Fortune, and its consequent intro¬ 
duction to this country, through Mr. J. Standish, is best repre¬ 
sented by the effect likely to be produced when it becomes 
common; and so, instead of giving a representation of one of 
the many plain and variegated-leaved varieties which have 
been recently introduced, we have figured the common varie¬ 
gated variety in fruit. 
We extract from the Journal of Horticulture the following 
notice:— 44 Few plants, if any, have received such unanimous 
and well-merited approbation as the specimen of Aucuba Ja¬ 
ponica vera , exhibited by Mr. Standish. It has been the only 
new plant of the year which has been signalized by having the 
Society’s Silver Flora Medal awarded to it. At the time when 
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this fruit-bearing Aucuba (it being a female plant) was intro¬ 
duced, the stamen-bearing, or male plant, was brought with it, 
by the fertilizing powers of which we were, in due time, pro¬ 
mised to be able to make the well-known Aucuba Japonica 
variegata a fruit- or berry-bearing plant. The time is not far 
distant when the male, or pollen-bearing plant, of this shrub 
will be attainable by all; but, at present, few only possess it, 
the value being so great, and the stock so limited ; in the 
meantime, we may anticipate the privilege of seeing these 
shrubs, which grow so luxuriantly in every situation in this 
country, covered at Christmas (a rival with our truly-loved 
English Flolly) with brilliant scarlet berries.” 
Being much struck with some bushes of these at Mr. W. 
