| | |borne very sparingly even
| | |when the plant is growing
| | |under natural conditions.
| | |It has been said to be a
| | |tender plant, but it has
| | |withstood several winters
| | |out of doors at Kew without
| | |injury. Plants are to be
| | |seen there near the
| | |Temperate house, and they
| | |flower every year.
| | |
Escallonia illinita|Chili; |White; |A neat evergreen shrub 4 to
|Saxifrageae |Summer |5 feet high, with pretty
| | |white flowers. It is only
| | |in mild districts, such as
| | |the South and West of
| | |England, that the
| | |Escallonias are seen at
| | |their best.
| | |
*E. macrantha (Syn.|Chiloe |Crimson |The finest of all the
E. Ingrami) | |red; |Escallonias, and one of the
| |Summer |hardiest. It is a
| | |free-growing shrub over
| | |6 feet high, clothed with
| | |rich green shiny leaves,
| | |and the bright-coloured
| | |fuchsia-like flowers are
| | |freely borne. It is a good
| | |wall-plant, and stands the
| | |sea-breeze well.
| | |
E. langleyensis |Hybrid |Rose |Raised by Messrs. J. Veitch
| |carmine |between E. sanguinea and