Variety.
âfe S. V. 2 Jvlìis variegàtis, S. glomeràta fôliis variegàtis Lodd, Cat., has
the leaves finely variegated with green and yellow.
âfe 2. S. monta'nus Hiimh. et Bonp, The Mountain
St. P e te r’s Wort.
Identification. ITumb. et Bonp. N or. Gen. et Spec., 3. p. 332 • Dec
Prod., vol. 4. p. 339. r
Synonymes. Symphòrìa montàna Spreng. St/st. Veg. 1. p. 7/57 • S elan
cescens Don's Mill. 3. p. 452. . , . g i
Engravings. Maund’s Botanist, 1. t. 20. ; and o u r /g , 1011.
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves ovate, acute, slightly mucronate,
rounded at the base, pubescent beneath.
Flowers axillary, mostly solitary. A dense erect subevergreen
shrub. Mexico, on mountain.s, 7000 to
8000 ft. of elevation. Height S ft. to 6 ft. Introduced
in 1829. Flowers pinkish ; August to October.
Fruit globose white ; ripe iu December.
A very desirable shrub, perfectly hardy, and almost
evergreen. It commences flowering in August, and
does not cease till it is checked by frost. Layers in
common soil. 1011. s. montana.
SÉ 3. S. EACEMo'sus Michx. Th e vaoemoso-flowered St. P e te r’s Wort, or
Snowbei'ry,
Jdentification. Michx. FI. Bor. Amer., I. p. 107. ; Dec. Prod 4 n 3.30 • Dnn-c aîhi t» .> an
Synonymes. Symphòria racemósa Píí?-5/í l n 162 • 2a oini.rri;?’ , ’ ’ ;
in Herb. Heenbe\ S. leucocarpa Hort ’ eloiig.Tta, and S. heterophylla Vresl
Engravmgs. Bot. Mag., t. 2211. ; Lodd. Bot. Cab., t. 230. ; and o u r /g . 1012.
Spec. Char., 4c. Flowers di.sposed in nearly terminal
loose, interrupted racemes, which are often leafy Co’
rolla densely bearded inside. Style and stamens endosed
Leaves glaucous beneath. Corolla rose-coloured Ber
ries large, white. (Don’s Mill.) A bushy shrub, with
numerous a.scending shoots. North America, on mountains,
near Lake Mistassins, on the banks of the Missouri
and various other places. Height 4 ft. to 6 ft. Introduced
m 1817. Flowers rose-coloured j July to September.
Fruit large, white; rijiening in October, and
remaining on great p a rt o f th e winter. lois. s. racemòsus.
a n t o Z ? ' “ eterophyllus Presi in Herb. Hoenhc, which were
collected about Nootka bound, do n o t differ from this species, in which the
o ver leaves are sometimes deeply sinuated. In small gardens, this shrub is
ath e r troiiblesome, from th e numerous suckers it throws up from th e roots ;
b ut as Its flowers are much sought after by bees, and its beiHes are excellent
food for g am e; th a t habit, when it is planted for these purposes, is found
rath er advantageous than otherwise. F o r
single specimens in small gardens, it might be
desirable to graft it on Lonicer« Xylósteum,
o r some allied species o f suitable habit.
grafted, standard high, it would form a verv
elegant little tree.
JJ 4 . S. O C C ID E N T A 'L I S Rlcha/'ds. Tlie Western
St. Peter’s Wort.
Idenification. Richards, and Frankl. 1st Journ edif 2
app. p. 6. ; Hook. Fl. Bor Amer., 1. p. 285 ’ ’
Si/nonyme. Wolf-berry, Amer
'n Sb W. J.
Spec. Char., 4c. Spikes dense, terminal
and axillary, drooping. Corolla and segmente
dviisely bearded inside. Style and stamens a little exserted. (Doris
Mill.) A dense shrub, bearing a close resemblance to S. racemòsus. Bri-
tish North America, in the woody country between lat. 54° and 64°. Height
4Ù. to 6 f t . Introduced?. F lo w e r s pinkish ; July to September. Fruit
white ; October, and remaining on during the winter.
Distinguished from S. racemòsus by the larger, less glaucous, more rigid, and
denser foliage, and by the flowers being arranged in dense drooping spikes,
longer than in S. racemòsus, and by the prominent style and stamens.
G e n u s V I .
L EY C E ST E 'R /A Wall. T h e L e y c e s t e r i a .
Monogynia.
Lin. Syst. Pentándria
Identification. Wall, in Roxb. Fl. Ind., 2. p. 18L ; Dec. Prod., 4. p. 338 ; Don s M /L .3. p. 451
Derivation. Named by Dr. Wallich after his friend Wilham LeyccslerforxaexSy chief judge of the
principal native court under the Bengal Presidency; “ who during a long series of years and m
various parts of Hindoostan, has pursued every branch of horticulture with a munificence, zeal,
and success, which abundantly entitle him to that distinction.”
Gen. Char. Calyx with an ovate tube, and an unequal, 5-parted, permanent
limb. Segments unequal, small, linear, glandularly ciliated. Co-
rolla funnel-shaped ; having the
tube gibbous above the base,
and the limb campanulate, and
divided into 5 ovate nearly equal
lobes. Stamens 5. Stigma capitate.
Beiry roundish, 5-ccllctl.
(Don’s Mill.)
Leaves simple, opposite, exstipulate,
sub-evergreen ; ovate-
lanceolate, acuminated, petiolate,
smooth, entire, membranous,
glaucous, with an obtuse subcordate
base. Petioles pilose.
Flowers white, with a tinge of
purple ; disposed in whorls,
forming short leafy drooping
racemes, which terminate the
branches and branchlets. Bracteas
large, foliaceous, purplish,
pubescent and ciliated, lanceolate,
acuminated ; generally 6
under each whorl of flowers.
Berries deep purjile, approaching
to black, as large as a common
sized gooseberry. Shrub
large, rambling, with elongated
fistular branches, which rise
from scaly buds. Native of
Nepal.
This genus appears to be intermediate
between C'apnfoliàcese
and iSubiàcem ; but from the last
it is distinguished by the want of
stipules. lOlS. î^vcGstèria formósa.