ESCALLONIA (named in honour of Escallon, a Spanish traveller in South America, who found the first species of this genus in New Grenada). Ord. Saxifrageae. A genus comprising about thirty-five species of ornamental half-hardy evergreen shrubs, all natives of South America. Flowers usually in terminal racemes or panicles. Leaves scattered, serrated, or entire. These fine plants grow freely in almost any ordinary well-drained garden soil. For training against walls, few shrubs are more suitable than ESCALLONIA floribunda and ESCALLONIA macrantha. In the south of England, and on the sea coast more especially, they flourish remarkably well, and are grown extensively as hedge or shelter plants. Propagation may be effected by cuttings, made of half-ripened wood, inserted in sandy loam, and covered with a hand-light; by layers, or by suckers. ESCALLONIA Berteriana (Bertero's). A synonym of ESCALLONIA pulverulenta glabra ESCALLONIA floribunda (bundle-flowered).* fl. white; corymbs terminal, rather panicled, much-branched, leafy; petals obovate-spathulate. July. l. oblong, obtuse, finely crenulated or quite entire. Branches covered with clammy resin. h. 10ft. New Grenada, 1827. SYN. ESCALLONIA montevidensis. (B. M. 6404.) ESCALLONIA illinita (varnished). fl. white; panicle terminal, many-flowered, leafy; petals on long claws. August. l. petiolate obovate or oblong, obtuse, crenulated, attenuated at the base, beset with glandular dots above, and clammy. Branches spreading, resinous. h. 5ft. Chili, 1830. (B. R. 1900.) ESCALLONIA macrantha (large-flowered).* fl. crimson-red, rather large lower peduncles simple, axillary; upper ones racemose. June. l. ovate-elliptic, bluntish, serrated, shining, glandularly dotted below. Branches pubescent, glandular. h. 3ft. to 6ft. Chiloe, 1848. (B. M. 4473.) The variety sanguinea has deep red flowers. ESCALLONIA montevidensis (Monte Video). A synonym of ESCALLONIA floribunda. ESCALLONIA organensis (Organ Mountains).* fl., petals deep rose-colour, five, spathulate, the claws erect, linear, so closely placed as to form a tube; limb exactly horizontally patent, oval or obovate, obscurely crenate at the margin. l. alternate, oblong, copious, erect, somewhat imbricated, glossy, rigid, dark green above, with a red margin, rather obtuse at the point, tapering at the base into a short petiole. Stems and branches rich red-brown. h. 2ft. to 4ft. Organ Mountains, 1844. A lovely plant. (B. M. 4274.) ESCALLONIA Philippiana (Philippi's). fl. white; panicles terminal and lateral, densely crowded. July. l. rich green, somewhat spathulate, serrated. Valdivia, 1873. (G. C. n. s., x. 109.) ESCALLONIA pterocladon (winged-branched). fl. white and pink, small, axillary. July. l. very small. h. 4ft. Patagonia, 1854. (B. M. 4827.) ESCALLONIA pulverulenta (dusted). fl. white; petals obovate; racemes terminal, erect. June. l. elliptic, obtuse, on short petioles, serrulated, rather clammy above when young. Branches rather erect, somewhat trigonal. Shrub hairy in every part. h. 6ft. to 10ft. Chili, 1831. (S. B. F. G. ii. 310.) ESCALLONIA 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. ESCALLONIA punctata (dotted). fl. one to four, rarely more, in terminal corymbs, sub-erect; corolla deep dark red. July. l. bright green, sessile, or narrowed into a very short petiole, elliptic-ovate, acute, finely serrated, the serration often irregular; upper surface glossy, with deeply impressed veins; under paler, smooth, glabrous, or glandular pubescent, or gland-dotted. h. 3ft. to 6ft. Chili. A much-branched evergreen shrub. SYN. ESCALLONIA rubra punctata. This is easily distinguished from ESCALLONIA rubra by the stalked glands upon the young shoots, &c. (B. M. 6599.) ESCALLONIA 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.) ESCALLONIA rubra (red).* fl. red; petals spathulate; peduncles two to seven-flowered, bracteate. July to September. l. obovate-oblong, acuminated, serrated, full of resinous dots beneath. Branches erect, when young clothed with glandular hairs. h. 3ft. to 6ft. Chili, 1827. Shrub smoothish. (B. M. 2890.) ESCALLONIA rubra punctata (red-dotted). A synonym of ESCALLONIA punctata. ESCALLONIA 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.