Volume 10 — PLATE DCLXIV. ARBUTUS LONGIFOLIA. Long-leaved Arbutus.

CLASS X. ORDER I.

DECANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Ten Chives. One Pointal.

ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.

Calyx 5-partitus. Corolla ovata, basi pellucida. Bacca 5-locularis.

Empalement 5-parted. Blossom egg-shaped, transparent at the base. Berry 5-celled.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

Arbutus foliis longis, lanceolatis, serratis: floribus paniculis verticillatis: pedunculis hispidis, glutinosis: caule arboreo.

Arbutus with long lance-shaped leaves, sawed: flowers grow in panicles, whorled: footstalks hispid and glutinous: stem woody.

REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.

Our drawing of the Arbutus longifolia was made from a fine specimen, obligingly communicated by Mrs. Beaumont, from the superb collection of Colonel Beaumont at Bretton Hall, in March 1814, whose gardener, Mr. Benning, informs us that it is kept in the conservatory, is eleven feet high, bears eight heads of flowers like the one figured, and sheds the old bark annually. It was first raised at the Hammersmith nursery from seeds received from the Island of Madeira. It is also said to be found in the Canary Isles, where the berries are made into a sweetmeat. Although sixteen years in cultivation with us, it has very rarely flowered. May be increased by cuttings or layers.