. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. Varlely. ^ . t ji n u sj ,S'. V. 2 foiiis vanegatis, S. glomerata foliis variegatis Lodd. Cat., has the leaves finely variegated with green and yellow. SI 2. S. monta"nus Humi. et Bonp. The Mountain St. Peter's Wort. Identification. Humb. et Bonp. Nov. Gen. et Spec, 3. p. 332.; Dec.
. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. Varlely. ^ . t ji n u sj ,S'. V. 2 foiiis vanegatis, S. glomerata foliis variegatis Lodd. Cat., has the leaves finely variegated with green and yellow. SI 2. S. monta"nus Humi. et Bonp. The Mountain St. Peter's Wort. Identification. Humb. et Bonp. Nov. Gen. et Spec, 3. p. 332.; Dec. Prod., vol. 4. p. 339. Synonymes. Symphbria mont&na Spreng. Syst, Veg. I. p. ,; S. glau- cescens Bon^s Mill. 3. p. , Engravings. Maund's Botanist, 20.; and our^.^. 1011. Spec. Char., S^c. Leaves ovate, acute, slightly mu- cronate, rounded at the base, pubescent Ijeneath. Flowers axillary, mostly solitary. A dense erect sub- evergreen shrub. Mexico, on mountains, 7000 to 8000 ft. of elevation. Height 5 ft. to 6 ft. Intro- duced in 1829. Flowers pinkish ; August to Oc- tober. Fruit globose white; ripe in December. A very desirable shrub, perfectly hardy, and almost evergreen. It commences flowering in August, an ' does not cease till it is checked by frost. Layers in common soil. lOll. S, montino. Si 3, S. RAOEMO^sus Michx. The St. Peter's Wort, or Snowbeny. Identification. Miclix. Fl, Bor. Amer., 1. p. 107.; Dec. Prod., 4. p. 339.; Don's Mill., 3. p. 4-51. Si/nonymes. Symphbria racemftsa Piirsli Sept. 1. p. 102.; ?S. elongata, and S. heterophylla J'rest in Herb. Htcnice ; S. leucocarpa Hort. Engravings. Bot. Mag., t. 2211. ; Lodd. Bot. Cab., t. 230.; and our^^. 1012. S-pec. Char., Sf-c. Flowers disposed in nearly tei'minal, loose, interrupted racemes, which are often leafy. Co- rolla densely bearded inside. Style and stamens enclosed. Leaves glaucous beneath. Corolla rose-coloured. Ber- ' ries large, white. (Don's Mill.) A bushy shrub, with
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