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largely collected, and sold to the country merchants, when 
fresh, for about twelve cents per pound, or, when dried, for 
triple that price); Menziesia globularis, mostly in fruit; and 
the showy Azalea calendulacea, which was also out of flower, 
except in deep shade.* In the latter situations, we found 
an arborescent, tetramerous species of Prinos (in fruit only), 
with large and membranaceous ovate leaves. The same spe- 
cies has been collected on the Pokono mountains, in Penn- 
sylvania, by Mr. Wolle, and on the Cattskills by Mr. S. T. 
Carey. We should deem it the P. levigatus, of Pursh, (not 
of Torr. Fl. Northern States), on account of the solitary and 
subsessile fertile flowers, as well as the habitat, were not the 
flowers of that species said to be hexamerous. In damp, very 
shady places, high up the Negro Mountain, we saw an Aconi- 
tum, not yet in flower ; and on moist rocks, near the summit, 
obtained a few fruiting specimens of a Saxifraga, which was 
entirely new to us. Ina single, very secluded spot, on the 
north side of this mountain, not far from the summit, the 
rocks were covered with a beautiful small Fern, which proved 
“Its aromatic, carminative root is in taste much like that of the ginseng, though 
with more of the flavour and scent of aniseed: it is in high estimation with 
the Indians as well as white inhabitants, and sells at a great price to the south- 
ern Indians of ca who dwell near the sea-coast, where this never grows 
spontaneously." Bartram, l. c 
* * Bartram well dac this species, under the name of Azalea flammea, 
or fiery Azalea. ‘* The epithet fery, I annex to this most celebrated species of 
Azalea, as being expressive of the appearance of its flowers, which are, in 
general, of the finest red-lead, orange, and bright nad hues, as well as 
ellow and cream colour. These various splendid tints are not only exhibited 
in separate plants, but enee A all the varieties and shades are seen on diffe- 
rent branches of the same plant 5 and the clusters of the blossoms cover the 
shrubs in such incredible vidco: on the hill-sides, that suddenly opening to 
view from dark shades, we are alarmed with the apprehension of the wood 
being on fire. This is certainly the most gay and brilliant flowering shrub Ae 
known ; the plants grow in little copses or clumps, in open forests as well 
dark groves, along with other shrubs, and about the bases of hills, especiills 
where brooks and rivulets wind about them; the bushes seldom rise above six or 
spread their tops greatly. The young leaves are very small whilst the shrubs 
are in bloom, from which circumstance. the plant exhibits a greater show of 
splendour."—Bartram's Travels, p. 323, 
