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ANDROMEDA TETRAGONA. Four-sIDED 
ANDROMEDA. 
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Class and Order. 
Decanpria Monoeynia. 
( Nat. Ord.—Enricea. ) 
Generic Character. 
Cal. 5-partitus. Cor. subcampanulata, limbo reflexo. 
Anthere bicornes. Caps. 5-locularis, marginibus valvarum 
nodis, columna centrali quinqueloba. Spr. | 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Anpromepa tetragona; foliis quadrifariam imbricatis ap- 
-_-pressis subtriquetris obtusis glabris, pedunculis elon- 
gatis solitariis unifloris, corollis campanulatis. Spreng. 
Anpromepa tetragona. Linn. Fl. Suec. ed. 2. n. 356. Willd. 
Sp. Pl. v. 2. p. 607. Wahl. Fl. Lapp. n. 200. Pursh, 
: Fl. Am. 7.1. p. 290. Spreng. Syst. Veget. v. 2. p. 289. 
: ANDROMEDA pedunculis solitariis lateralibus, corollis campa- 
| nulatis, foliis oppositis obtusis imbricatis revolutis. 
Gmel. Fl. Sibir. v. 4. p. 120. n. 5. 
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_ Descr. Stem erect, woody, (about five inches high,) 
-haked near the base, and marked by the scars of fallen 
leaves, much branched ; branches suberect, the lower ones 
decumbent at the base and rooting. Leaves (two lines 
long) in four rows, closely imbricated, sagittate, concave in — 
front, triquetrous, and furrowed over the midrib behind, — 
blunt, slightly pubescent, particularly in native specimens, — 
Sut the degree seems to vary, as does the colour, which is _ 
bright or dull green. Peduncles axillary, solitary, at first — 
‘Short, afterwards elongated, slightly pubescent, sheathed — 
With scales at the base. Flowers drooping : Calyx five- 
: parted, 
