THIs pretty shrub is still but little known in this country, only one or two nurseries keeping it as a specialty. It reaches the height of about six feet, and has a peculiarly graceful habit; when covered in spring with its large, pure white flowers, it is described as an object of deserved admiration. It is also hardy and well adapted to this climate. It was introduced into England by Robert Fortune, about fifteen years since, from China, and at first was supposed by English botanists to be a remarkable species of the Spiraea, but afterwards it exhibited marked characteristics, which entitled it to a separate name ; hence christened Exochordia grandiflora.

The engraving is taken from a shrub now eight years old, in the possession of Andrew 8. Fuller, Woodside, near New York. It was described recently in the Rural New Yorker as being difficult to propagate by the ordinary method, yet layers will strike root the second, if not the first season, after being buried. Plants have also been grown from green wood cuttings taken from plants grown under glass ; this will probably be the only rapid and successful method of multiplying it. This difficulty in propagation has prevented it from becoming as popular as it should be.