its natural feafon, it might bé faffered to continue in the open 
border. “ 
Gwen’ femarks: a refemblatice between this, plant and 
Azauza lapponica, which comes much nearer to Ruo- 
DODENDRON fePruginenm > pethaps it was this obfervation that 
led Murray in the 1gthand 14th editions of the Syftema Ve- 
etabilium to quote Liupum groenlandicum of the Flora Danica 
‘(The Labrador Tea) as a fyionym’; an error’ which Patas 
has properly. correéted. The leaves, which are dotted on both | 
fides, continue all the Winter on the plant in Siberia and, as 
in our fpecimen, change to a brown colour; it fometimes 
however happens with: us that all. ef them fall off before the 
appearance of the flowers. The leaves and more efpecially 
the bark have a ftrong aromatic tafte and fmell, and the fcales 
of the flower-buds diffafe this odour fome diftance ; but, when 
feparated from thefe, the flowers themfelves appear to us to — 
be fcentlefs. -- HTC! ae | 2 
Our drawing was made at the garden of E. J. A: Woon- 
ForD, Efg. of Vauxhall, from a very fine fpecimen, which 
began to expan@ its blofloms ia the open air in the beginning 
_ of January, and was then removed under fhelter. 
Esgara IN FAscicuno postRemo. 
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ee 634. p. 2.1, 6, fro its lege that vbe fem ts, pate 
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