| 
ERICACEÆ. XXXVI. Peryertya. 
tered; pedicels solitary, axillary, very short. %.H. Native 
of the Straits of Magellan, in woods on the mountains. André- 
meda myrsinitis, Lam. ill. gen. t. 365. f. 2. Leaves small. 
Myrtle-like Pernettya. Shrub 2 to 8 feet. 
5 P. Cavanitiesta‘na; leaves ovate, acute, glabrous, ob- 
tusely serrated ; pedicels axillary, solitary, furnished with two 
scales at the base; stems trailing. hk. F. Native of South 
America. Andrómeda prostrata, Cav. icon. 6. p. 43. t. 562. 
f. 2. Leaves green above, and rusty and veiny beneath, on 
very short petioles. 
Cavanilles’s Pernettya. Shrub prostrate. 
6 P. pitdsa; stem pilose, procumbent; leaves ovate-elliptic, 
ciliately-serrulated, coriaceous, mutic at the apex and callous ; 
pedicels axillary, 1-flowered, elongated, nutant; corolla ovate, 
with blunt revolute teeth. h. H. Native of Mexico. A’rbutus 
pilosa, Graham, in bot. mag. 3177. Corolla white. 
Pilose Pernettya. Fl. May. Clt. May, June. 
trate. 
7 P. purpurea (D. Don, mss. in herb. Lamb.) branchlets 
setose ; leaves lanceolate, acute, denticulated, glabrous, veiny 
beneath ; pedicels scabrous, glandular; corollas ovate. h. F 
Native of Peru. Flowers purple. ? 
Purple-flowered Pernettya. Shrub. 
8 P. crx1a‘ris (D. Don, l. c.) branchlets setose ; leaves ovate- 
lanceolate, acute, having the margins denticulated, and cili- 
ated with bristles; peduncles glandular. h. F. Native of 
Mexico. 
Ciliated Pernettya. Shrub. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Phyllédoce, p. 833. 
Shrub pros- 
XXXVII. AGARI’STA (a mythological name, the beautiful 
daughter of Clifthenes; in reference to the beauty of the 
flowers). D. Don, mss.—Andrémeda species of Comm. and 
other authors. 
Lin. syst. Decdndria Monogynia. Calyx fleshy, 5-lobed ; 
lobes imbricate at the base. Corolla ovate, with a contracted, 
5-toothed, conical mouth. Stamens 10, inclosed; filaments 
flattened, dilated at the base, and villous; anthers bipartite ; 
with short membranous cells, which are mutic at the base and 
diverging at the apex, opening by a terminal hole. Style robust, 
terete; stigma capitate. Capsule globose, pentagonal, 6-celled, 
with a loculicidal dehiscence. Placentas thick, oblong. Seeds 
angular, curved.—Evergreen shrubs. Natives of the Mauri- 
tius and South America. Leaves coriaceous, reticulately veined, 
quite entire. Flowers racemose, terminal, very beautiful. In- 
termediate between Gaulthéria and Andrómeda. 
1 A. BUXIFOLIA; leaves cordate ovate, mucronulate, rusty 
beneath ; panicle terminal, downy, composed of racemes ; flowers 
secund. h. G. Native of the Island of Bourbon. Andrémeda 
buxifdlia, Lam. dict. 1. p. 158. Smith, icon. ined. 1. p. 59. t. 
59. Lindl. bot. reg. Hook. bot. mag. te 2660. Lodd. bot. 
cab. 1494. Flowers scarlet. Corollas sub-cylindrical. 
Box-leaved Agarista. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1822. Shrub 3 
to 6 feet. 
2 A. SALICIFÒLIA ; leaves lanceolate, attenuated at both ends, 
white beneath; racemes simple, secund, glabrous. h. S. Na- 
tive of the Mauritius. Andrómeda salicifolia, Comm. mss. 
Lam. dict. 1. p. 159. Smith, icon. ined. t. 58. Hook. exot. 
fl. 3. t. 192. bot. mag. 3286. Leaves 2-4 inches long. Ra- 
cemes simple. Corolla oblong, ovate, beautiful purple. 
Willow-leaved Agarista. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
3 A. sUBROTU'NDA ; leaves roundish-elliptic, cordate at the 
base, mucronate at the apex, glabrous above, but clothed with 
ferruginous tomentum beneath ; racemes terminal, solitary, or 
fascicled, secund, downy. h. G. Native of Brazil, in the pro- 
vince of Minas Geraes, on rocks about Villa St. Joao d’el Rey. 
XXXVII. Acarisra. 837 
Andromeda subrotinda, Pohl. pl. bras. 2. p. 32. t. 121. 
Branches tomentose. Leaves on very short petioles, approxi- 
mate, setosely denticulated on the nerves and margins, and ter- 
minating in a spinose mucrone. Corolla ovate, ventricose, pure 
red or scarlet, with almost erect segments. Ovaries villous. 
Roundish-leaved Agarista. Shrub 3 feet. 
4 A. mULTIFLORA; leaves lanceolate, rounded at the base, 
glabrous; racemes axillary, suprafoliaceous ; ovarium glabrous. 
h.G. Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes, in 
mountainous places; in Serra Matuquiera. Andromeda mul- 
tiflora, Pohl. pl. bras. 2, p. 33. t. 122. Shrub much branched. 
Leaves petiolate, remote, 25 inches long and 8 lines broad. 
Racemes many-flowered, secund. Bracteas oblong, acute, 
ciliated. Corolla elliptic, ventricose, white, with erect seg- 
ments. 
Many-flowered Agarista. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. 
5 A. Pout; leaves ovate, acute at the apex, emarginate 
at the base, glabrous, painted beneath on the sides of the nerve 
with dots; racemes axillary. h.G. Native of Brazil, in the 
province of Minas Geraes, in dry mountainous places of Itambe. 
Andrómeda crassifolia, Pohl. pl. bras. 2. p. 34. Leaves on 
short petioles, deciduous, 14 inch long and 8 lines broad. Ra- 
cemes many-flowered, secund ; bracteas linear, glabrous. Co- 
rollas unknown. 
Pohl’s Agarista. Tree. 
6 A. Bracamore'nsis; leaves ovate-oblong, obtuse, obso- 
letely mucronate, with revolute margins, coriaceous, glabrous, 
shining above; racemes axillary and terminal, approximate at the 
tops of the branches. h. G. Native of New Granada, in the 
province of Bracamoros, near St. Felipe, and Paramo de Yamoca. 
Andrémeda Bracamorénsis, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. 
p. 288. t. 263. Andrómeda myrtifolia, Willd. herb. Branch- 
lets angular. Leaves 6-7 lines long. Bracteas minute at the 
base of the pedicels. Corollas scarlet, with ovate, obtuse, 
revolute teeth. Stigma ciliated, hardly thicker than the style. 
Bracamoros Agarista. ‘Tree 10 to 15 feet. 
7 A. Sprence tu; leaves ovate-oblong, obtuse, mucronate, 
coriaceous, with revolute margins, glabrous on both surfaces ; 
racemes axillary, drooping. ).S. Native of Brazil, within 
the tropic. Andrómeda revoluta, Spreng. neu. entd. 2. p. 131, 
syst. 2. p. 291. Young leaves and young branches rather 
downy. 
Sprengel’s Agarista. Shrub. 
8. A. EUCALYPTOTDES; glabrous; leaves on long petioles, 
oblong, acuminated, obliquely rounded at the base, with revo- 
lute margins ; racemes lateral, approximate towards the tops of 
the branches. h. G. Native of Brazil, at Rio Grande do 
Sul. Andrómeda eucalyptoides, Cham, et Schlecht, in Linnea, 
1. p. 519. An elegant shrub. Young branches angular. 
Leaves 14 inch long. Corolla urceolate, 3 lines long, with ob- 
tuse spreading teeth, scarlet.? Ovarium pubescent. 
Eucalyptus-like Agarista. Shrub or small tree. 
9 A. PULCHRA ; glabrous ; leaves petiolate, ovate, mucronate, 
coriaceous, with revolute margins; racemes secund, axillary 
and terminal, glabrous, approximate at the tops of the branches ; 
ovarium glabrous. h.S. Native of Brazil, within the tropic. 
Andrómeda pilchra, Cham. et Schlecht. in Linnea. 1. p. 521. 
Branches angular. Leaves more than an inch long, larger than 
those of 4. nummularia. Style length of corolla. Corolla urceo- 
late, with short obtuse spreading teeth, scarlet. 
Fair Agarista. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. i 
10 A. nummuza‘rta; leaves on short petioles, cordate, broad- 
ovate, rather retuse, mucronate, corlaceous; racemes axillary 
and terminal, and are, as well as the young branches, hispid ; 
ovarium downy. h.G. Native of the south of Brazil, = the 
province of Rio Grande do Sul. Andrómeda nummularia, 
