In Henderson's "Hand Book of Plants" he describes Abelia as a small genus of greenhouse plants bearing rose-colored or dark crimson flowers, and that Abelia rupertris flowers profusely in autumn and winter. In our grounds the Abelia rupertris is a hardy evergreen; it withstood the severe cold of last winter without any injury at all; it also stands our severe droughts with impunity. The color of the flowers is pure white, and it blooms profusely and continuously during the entire summer and autumn. It is one of our most desirable flowering evergreens for our dry summer season. Brenham, Texas.