PART HI. ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM.

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first and last on leaves. On other species: Sphae'riaconferta Fr., on the leaves of F. uliginosum; KhytismaFaecinii Fr., on leaves of F. frondosum; Hysterium de-generans Fr., on twigs of V. uliginosum ; H. maculareFr., Didymium melanopus Fr., Stemonitis ascyrioidesSommer, (but on other plants), Zfrysiphe Myrtilli Fr.,and t/redo Faeciniorum Dec., on the leaves.— M. J. B.”

1 'faecinium grandiflorum. Page 1162., add to the listof Engravings: “ and/ig. 2501. from Watson.”

V. p adifdlium. 1164-., add to list of Engravings: “Jig.

2502. is from a specimen of this species grown inthe Hammersmith Nursery.”

Oxyc&ccus. 1168., add to “Description:” “ Sphai'ria cin-cinnata Fr., Phacidium Oxycdceos Fr., on leaves ;

Hysterium Oxvcoccos Fr., on the leaves.—

M. J. B.”

Half-hardy ligneous Species of Ericdceee. 1173., addto these : —

“ Cyrilla racemosa N. Du Ham., 1. p. 215. t. 46.,and our Jig. 2503.; C. racemiflora L. ; C. carolinianaMichx., Pursh, Bot. Mag. t. 2456.; Andromeda plumataMarsh. Cat. Arb., p. 13.; /'tea caroliniana L’Herit. Serf. Ang.; I. CyrillaSuit.; I. racemiflora Lam. Hort. Atree 15 ft. or 20 ft. high, with a straight

trunk, and bushy head. The flowers are white, and hang in bunches oflong pendent racemes. The capsules when ripe are of a greyish brown.It flowers in the middle of summer, and retains its blossoms a month or sixweeks, but the seeds are rarely ripened in Europe. It is a native of Brazil,

but has also been found in the United States, in the Carolinas, in marshes,and on the banks of rivers.”

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