830 
Schlecht. in Linnea. 1. p. 517. Shrub procumbent, much 
branched. Flowers drooping. Calyx deeply 4-parted. Corolla 
campanulate, quadrifid, with very blunt segments. Stamens 8, 
very short ; anthers 2-celled, biaristate, the cells opening by a 
pore at the apex. Capsule 4-valved; valves septiferous at the 
ERICACEA. XXV. CASSANDRA. 
middle. 
Redowski’s Cassiope. Shrub procumbent. 
Cult. All the species are delicate little shrubs: they grow 
well in a peat border, or in pots well drained with sherds in the 
same kind of soil; and may be increased by layers. 
XXV. CASSA’NDRA (a mythological name of the daughter 
of Priamus and Hecuba). D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ, July, 
1834. Andrómeda species, Lin. and others. 
Lin. syst. Decandria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-leaved, bibrac- 
teate at the base; leaflets imbricated at the base. Corolla ob- 
long, with a contracted 5-toothed mouth. Stamens 10, inclosed ; 
filaments glabrous, simple at the base ; cells of anthers elongated, 
and tubular at the apex, mutic. Stigma annular, with a 5- 
tubercled disk. Capsule with a loculicidal dehiscence. Pla- 
centa 5-lobed : lobes simple.—An evergreen shrub, common in 
North America, north of Europe, and the north of Asia. 
Branchlets recurved, pubescent. Leaves on short petioles, el- 
liptic-oblong, denticulated, coriaceous, veinless, lepidotted on 
both surfaces by peltate scales, when young silvery beneath. 
Flowers axillary, on short pedicels, drooping, snow white, dis- 
posed in the manner of racemes at the tops of the branches. 
1 C. carycuza‘ra (D. Don, l. c.) leaves elliptic-oblong, 
bluntish, obsoletely serrulated, rusty beneath ; racemes recurved, 
leafy ; bracteas of calyx broad, ovate, acuminated; corollas 
oblong-cylindrical. kh. H. Native of North America, from 
Canada to Virginia, in bogs and swamps, on the mountains. It 
grows also in Sweden, Prussia, Siberia, &c. Andrémeda caly- 
culata, Lin. spec. 565. Pall. fl. ross. 2. p. 53. t. 71. f. 1. 
Lodd. bot. cab. 1464. ; 
Var. a, ventricòsa (Sims, bot. mag. 1286.). 
Var. P, latifolia (Lodd. bot. cab. 530.). 
Var. y, nàna (Sims, bot. mag. 862. Lodd. bot. cab. 826.) 
Calyculated - flowered Cassandra. F}. April, May. Clt. 
1748. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 
2 C. ANGUSTIFÒLIA ; leaves linear-lanceolate, acute, with sub- 
undulated revolute edges, rusty beneath; racemes recurved, 
leafy; bracteas of calyx minute; corollas oblong-ovate. h. 
H. Native of Carolina and Georgia, in open swamps. Andró- 
meda calyculata, 3, angustifolia, Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 70. An- 
drémeda angustifolia, Pursh. fl. amer. septr. 1. p. 291. Andró- 
meda crispa, Desf. and Link. 
Narrow - leaved Cassandra. 
Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
Cult. For culture and propagation, see Lydnia, p. 813. 
Fl. April, May. Clt. 1748. 
XXVI. ZENO'BIA (a queen of Palmyrensi). D.Don, in 
edin. phil. journ. july, 1834. Andrómeda species, Michx. 
Lin. syst. Decdndria, Monogýnia. Calyx 5-lobed. Corolla 
campanulate; limb revolute, 5-lobed. Stamens 10; filaments 
glabrous, dilated at the base; cells of anthers elongated, tubu- 
lar, biaristate atthe apex. Stigma truncate. Capsule with a 
loculicidal dehiscence. Placenta 5-lobed: lobes cuneated, 
thick, a little arched. Seeds angular, with a lateral oblong hy- 
jum.—Evergreen shrubs, natives of North America. Leaves 
scattered, dilated, with the margins usually toothed. Flowers 
racemose ; pedicels solitary or aggregate. 
1 Z. speciòsa (D. Don, 1. c.) leaves oval, obtuse, mucronate, 
crenated, or serrated, veiny; floriferous branches naked, race- 
mose. h. Native of North Carolina, in swamps. A very 
ornamental little shrub. Flowers large, white, drooping, An- 
XXVI. Zenosra. XXVII., Lyoxia. 
drómeda specidsa, Michx. fl. bor. amer. 256. Lodd. bot. cab. 
551. 
Var. a, nítida (Pursh. fi. amer. sept. 1. p. 294. under An- 
drómeda); leaves oblong—ovate, serrated, green on both sur- 
faces. h. H. Andrómeda cassinefdlia, Vent. malm. 79. 
Flowers white. 
Var. B, pulverulénta (Pursh. fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 294. under 
Andrómeda); leaves roundish-ovate, remotely crenated, covered 
with white powder, as well as the branches. h.H. André- 
meda pulverulénta, Bartr. itin. 476. Curt. bot. mag. 667. 
Andrómeda cassinzefolia, B, Vent. hort. cels. 60. Andrómeda 
speciosa, var. y, glaica. Wats. dendr. brit. t. 26. Andrómeda 
dealbata, Jiindl. bot. reg. 1010. Andromeda ovata, Soland. 
mss. in herb. Bankes. Flowers white. 
Showy Zenobia. Fl. June. Clt. 1800. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
Cult. See Lydnia, p. 831. for culture and propagation. 
XXXVII. LYO'NIA (in memory of John Lyon, an indefatigable 
collector of North American plants, who fell a victim to a dan- 
gerous epidemic amidst those savage and romantic mountains, 
which had so often been the theatre of his labours). Nutt. gen, 
amer. 1. p. 268. D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 17. p. 158. 
Lin. syst. Decdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted. Corolla 
ovate or tubular, with a 5-toothed contracted mouth. Stamens 
inclosed ; filaments flattened, dilated, very short, downy; cells 
of anthers membranous, dehiscing lengthwise, altogether mutic. 
Style robust, pentagonal, fusiform, thickened at bottom; stigma 
simple, truncate. Capsule pentagonal, 5-celled, with a loculici- 
dal dehiscence ; margins of valves closed by 5 other external 
narrow valves. Seeds acicular, imbricated.—Shrubs, natives 
of North America. Leaves usually membranous and downy. 
Flowers for the most part terminal, disposed in racemose 
panicles. 
* Leaves evergreen. 
1 L. rerrucinea (Nutt. gen. amer. p. 266.) shrubby; leaves 
on long petioles, coriaceous, obovate, usually obtuse, quite en- 
tire, with hardly revolute edges, covered with brown umbilicate 
furfuraceous scales, as well as every other part of the plant ; 
pedicels axillary, collected into threes or fives ; corollas small, 
ovate-globose. h.H. Native of Georgia, Florida, and Mexico, 
in pine woods. Andrémeda ferruginea, Walt. fl. car. 138. Vent. 
malm. t. 80. Andrómeda, ferruginea, B, fruticdsa, Michx. fl. 
amer. bor. 1. p. 252. Corollas white inside, and rusty outside. 
Ferruginous Lyonia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1784. Shrub 3 to 
5 feet. 
2 L. ricipa (Nutt. gen. amer. 1. p. 266.) arborescent ; leaves 
coriaceous, stiff, crowded, on short petioles, cuneate-lanceolate, 
acute, quite entire, convex, with revolute edges, clothed with 
brown, umbilicate furfuraceous scales, as well as every other 
part of the plant ; pedicels aggregate, axillary ; corollas globose. 
h. H. Native of Carolina and Florida, in barren sandy woods. 
Andromeda ferruginea, Willd. spec. 2. p. 609. Ait. hort. kew. 
2. p. 67. Andrómeda ferruginea, a, arboréscens, Michx., 1. p. 
252. Andrómeda rígida, Pursh. fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 292. Lodd. 
bot. cab. 430. Corollas white inside. This species is very 
nearly allied to the preceding; but their habits, and particularly 
their flowering time, differ so materially, that they are actually 
distinct. 
Stiff Lyonia. FI. April, May. Cult. 1774. Tree 20 feet. 
3 L. marcia ra (D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 17, p. 159.) 
quite glabrous ; branchlets somewhat 3-sided ; leaves coriaceous, 
oval, acuminated, quite entire, smooth, having the midrib run- 
ning through the deflexed margin ; pedicels axillary, aggregate ; 
corollas cylindrical; calycine segments elongated, linear, coloured. 
hk. H. Native of Carolina and Florida, in sandy forests. An- 
