402 Class X. Order I. 



A hardy, trailing evergreen. Stems long and woody, form- 

 ing beds of considerable size. Leaves obovate, entire, coria- 

 ceous, rounded or rcflexed on fhe margin. Flowers in small 

 bunches, drooping, rose coloured. Berries red, remaining long 

 on their stalks. Woods, Concord, Milton, &c. June. 



The leaves are astringent, and in considerable use as a me- 

 dicinal article. 





121. ANDROMEDA. 

 ANDROMEDA CALYCULATA. L. Dwarf Andromeda. 



Racemes leaning one way, leafy ; corollas sub- 

 cylindrical ; leaves alternate, lanceolate, obtuse, 

 dotted. L. 



A low, evergreen, early flowering shrub. Leaves oblong, 

 coriaceous, obsoletely serrate, shining, and covered with white, 

 dots above, pale underneath. Flowers in terminal racemes, 

 each flower proceeding from the axil of a small leaf. Calyx ca- 

 lyculated. Corolla ovate-cylindrical, white or purplish. -Mil- 

 ton, near Neponset river, and elsewhere. April. 



ANDROMEDA PA'NICULATA. Jllich. Panicled Andromeda. 



Racemes somewhat panicled ; corollas depres- 

 sed-globular, slightly pubescent; anthers short, 

 ovate, obtuse, awnless. Mich. abr. 



A pretty tall shrub. Leaves deciduous, ovate, mostly 

 entire, someAvhat downy. Racemes panicled. Flowers small, 

 white, somewhat spherical, succeeded by globular capsules, 

 which remain through the winter. This plant often bears a 

 large, irregular, spongy excrescence of a yellow colour, the 

 effect of disease. Swamps. June. 



122. RHODODENDRON. 



KRODODENDRON MAXIMUM. L. Rosebay Laurel. 



Leaves oblong, glabrous, paler beneath ; umbels 



