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ANDROMEDA dealbata. 
Blue-leaved Andromeda. 
DECANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Nat. ord. Erice^. 
ANDROMEDA. Suprd, vol. 10. fol. 807. 
A. dealbata; foliis reticulatis serratis ovali-lanceolatis acutis utrinque ramis- 
que glaucis: superioribus angustioribus, ramis floriferis foliosis, flonbus 
axillaribus aggregatis, corollis campanulatis alte 5-partitis. 
Andromeda speciosa glauca. Watson Dendr. 126. 
Frutex sempervirens, undique pulvere ccesio irroratus. Folia serrata 
ovali-lanceolata, acuta, superioribus angustioribus scepe integris. Flores i 
ligno annotino folioso axillares, fasciculati, albi, cernui. Pedicel 1 g a r1. 
Calyx brevis, obtust 5-partitus. Corolla campanulata, alti 5-partita, lacimis 
basi angustioribus, apice acutis. 
A native of North America, whence plants were intro¬ 
duced to this country by the late Mr. Lyons. A haidy 
shrub, which thrives well in the American border under t le 
management usually applied to other delicate plants rom 
the same country. Our drawing was made at Mr. Lee s 
Nursery, in June last. 
This species seems to be intermediate between A. pul- 
verulenta and A. mariana. It differs from the former in the 
acuteness of its leaves, and in the distinctness of their 
serratures, the leaves of A. pulverulenta being crenate 
rather than serrated; but it is especially characterise y 
the deepness of the divisions of the corolla, which extend 
almost to its base. The upper leaves are, moreover, 
always narrower, and frequently entire. From A. mariana 
its differences are too obvious to need explanation. 
An evergreen shrub, covered all over with a blue bloom. 
Leaves serrated, oval-lanceolate, acute, the upper being 
