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Escallonia (To the species described on pp)

To the species described on pp. 533-4, Vol. 1., the following should now be added:

E. Berteriana (Bertero's). A synonym of E. pulverulenta glabra E. pulverulenta glabra (smooth). fl., calyx shining and clammy; petals elliptic-oblong, sessile; racemes spicate, terminal, simple, twice as long as the leaves. l. elliptic, serrated, shining above, 2 1/2in. to 3in. long, 1 1/2in. broad; petioles 1/4in. long. h. 5ft. to 6ft. Chili. Plant glabrous, clammy from resin. SYM E. Berteriana.

E. revoluta (revolute). fl. white, 3/4in. long, spreading, pedicellate; petals with a long, straight claw, and a short, oblong, rounded limb; racemes or panicles terminal, sessile, erect, simple or thyrsoid. September. l. 3/4in. to 1 1/2in. long, obovate, acute or cuspidate, toothed, pubescent. h. 10ft. to 20ft. Chili, 1887. (B.M. 6949.) E. Sellowiana (Sellow's). fl. white; calyx teeth short, entire; petals spathulate; panicles terminal, many-flowered. Summer. l. lanceolate, tapering into the petioles, serrated, resinous-dotted beneath. Branches erect. h. 10ft. to 20ft. Brazil. Plant glabrous.