Tas. 4796. 
CASSIOPE FastiGIATA. 
Fastigiated Cassiope. 
Nat. Ord. Ericacrm.—Dxrcanpria Monoeynia. 
Gen. Char. Calyx 5-partitus, persistens, basi nudus. Corolla campanulata, 5- 
loba. Stamina 10, inclusa; filamentis glabris ; antheris brevibus, loculis tumidis 
apice longe apiculatis. Stylus basi crassus, conicus. Stigma obtusum. Capsula 
5-loculatis, 5-valvis; valvis apice bifidis medio septiferis. Placenta 5-loba. 
Semina oblonga, nitida, lucida.—Suftrutices boreales humillimt, glabri, ericoidei, sem- 
pervirentes. Folia sparsa, conferta, sepius imbricata. Flores solitarii, pedicellati, 
laterales aut terminales, rosei (v. albi), nutantes, interdum 4-meri 8-andri.—DC. 
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Cassiope fastigiata; foliis dense 4-fariam imbricatis ovatis subtrigonis dorso 
profunde crasse carinatis carina longitudinaliter suleatis marginibus scariosis 
albis sulcis labiisque pulcherrime ciliatis, floribus subyerticillatis, pedicellis 
villosis, corollis lato-campanulatis albis, calycis lobis lanceolatis ciliato-ser- 
ratis. 
Casstorn fastigiata. Don, Gard. Dict. v. 3. p. 829. DC. Prodr. v. 7. p. 611. 
Anpromepa fastigiata. Wall. Trans. Asiat. Soc. v. 13. p. 304. Plant. Rarwr. 
Asiat. v. 3. p. 51. t. 284. Royle, [llustr. Himal. p. 260. t, 63.f. 1. 
ANDROMEDA cupressiformis. Wall. MSS. D. Don, Werner. Trans. v. 3. p. 407. 
For the opportunity of figuring this interesting and very rare 
plant we are indebted to Mr. Moore, of the Glasnevin Botanic 
Garden, who raised a single plant from Himalayan seeds, col- 
lected by Major Madden in North-western Himalaya, where it 
was abundant at elevations of from 12-13,000 feet (also gathered 
there by Messrs. Strachey and Winterbottom). Its native range 
is pretty extensive, being found in Gossan Than, by Dr. Wallich 
and Mr. Blinkworth, and abundantly in the mountains of Sikkim- 
Himalaya by Dr. Hooker, at elevations of from 10-14,000 feet. 
In general habit it will be seen that this charming plant has 
much affinity with Casseope (Andromeda, L.) efragona, of Arctic 
Europe and America, figured at our Tab. 3181; but 1 sa 
larger plant, far more beautiful, and has leaves of quite a differ- a 
ent and peculiar structure, having a white, silvery, finely ciliated 
margin, and a deep and broad keel, deeply furrowed on the back, 
JULY Ist, 1854. ; 
