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and woods, which it inhabits. When cultivated 
in gardens, it requires a soil which is somewhat 
moist, and a shady or northern aspect. 
BOTANICAL REFERENCES. 
Kalmia latifolia, Lin. Sp. pl—Curris, Bot. Mag. t. 175.— 
Micuavx f. Irbres forestiers, iii. 147, t. 5 —Pursu i. 296.—Cha- 
meedaphne foliis tini, &c.—Caressy, Carolina, ii.t. 98.—Ledum 
floribus bullatis. &c. Trew, ¢t. 38.—Cistus chamzrhododendros, 
&c. PLUKENET, Pihyt. t. 379,f. 6. 
MEDICAL REFERENCES. 
Kau, travels, i. 335, &c.—Bart. Coll. i. 18, 48; ii. 26.— 
THacueEr, Disp. 247.—Tuomas, Inaugural dissertation. 
PLATE XIIl. 
Fig. 1. Branches of Kalmia latifolia with flowers and fruit. 
Fig. a. Stamens. 
Fig. 3. Calyx and pistil. 
