ANDROMEDA. LXXVIII. ERICACEZ. 371 
on the back, bicuspidate at apex, opening longitudinally ; ovary ad- 
herent, except at the summit, 4-celled; fruit white, 4-celled, many- 
seeded.—A prostrate, evergreen undershrub, with alternate leaves. E's. 
solitary, axillary. 
C. mispipina. Gray. (Vaccinium hispidulum. Linn. Gaultheria hisp. 
Muh. and 1st. edit. Phalerocarpus serpyllifolia. Don. Glyciphylla hisp. 
Raf. &c., &c.) Mountain Boxberry—A delicate woody creeper, in old shady 
woods, mountains, N. Eng. to Newfoundland, W. tothe R. Mts. Stems ligne- 
ous, slender, creeping extensively, with numerous branches, and clothed with 
short, appressed, reddish hairs. Leaves numerous, alternate, roundish-oval, 
4—6" by 3—4”, abruptly acute, dark evergreen above, paler beneath. Corolla 
white, its parts in 4s. The leaves and white berries have an agreeable spicy 
flavor like those of Gaultheria procumbens. May, June. 
SuporDER 2.—E RICINE &. 
Ovary free from the calyx. Testa conformed to the nucleus of the 
seed. Mostly shrubs. Leaves often evergreen. 
4. ARCTOSTAPHYLOS. Adans. 
Gr. apxros, a bear, cragvdos, a cluster of grapes; that is, bear-berry. 
Calyx 5-parted, persistent; corolla ovoid, diaphanous at the base, 
limb with 5 small, recurved segments; drupe with a 5-celled puta- 
men, the cells 1-seeded.— Trazling shrubs, with alternate leaves. 
1, A. Uva-ursi. Spreng. (Arbutus Uva-ursi. Linn.) 
St. procumbent; lvs. entire, obovate, smooth, alternate, on short petioles, 
evergreen, coriaceous, shining above, paler beneath; fls. in short, terminal, 
drooping clusters ; drupe globular, about as large as a currant, deep red, nearly 
insipid, the nucleus consists of 5 bony seeds firmly united together—A shrub 
growing on mountains, in the N. States and British America. Stem prostrate 
except the younger branches, which arise 3—8’._ The leaves are about an inch 
in length, 2—3” wide, often spatulate in form; medicinally they are astringent, 
and much valued in nephritic complaints. 
2. A. aupina. Spreng. (Arbutus alpina. Linn.) Alpine Bear-berry. 
Procumbent; lvs. thin, deciduous, obovate, acute, serrate, ciliate when 
young; fs. in short, terminal racemes; bracteoles ovate, broad, ciliate, about 
equaling the pedicel—On the alpine regions of the White Mts., Robbins. Flow- 
ers white. Berries black. 
5. ANDROMEDA. 
Named for Andromeda of ancient fable. 
Calyx minute, 5-parted, persistent; corolla ovoid-cylindric ; the 
limb 5-cleft, reflexed ; stamens 8—10; capsule 5-celled, 5-valved, the 
dissepiments produced from the middle of the valves —Shrubs pros- 
trate or erect. Lvs. mostly alternate. 
§ 1. Cal. naked. Caps. valves bifid. Minute evergreen shrubs. CassioPe. 
1. A. HYPNGIDES. (Cassiope. G. Don.) Mbss-like Cassiope. 
St. filiform, spreading ; lvs. evergreen, subulate, smooth, crowded ; ped. 
solitary, terminal; cor. globose, campanulate-——One of the smallest and most 
delicate of shrubs, a tree in miniature, resembling some of the mosses, found 
“on the alpine summits of the White Mts.! Stems woody, much branched at 
base, 2—3’ high. Leaves minute, evergreen, spirally arranged, and so closely 
as to conceal the stems. Flowers small, but large in proportion, nodding; pe- 
duncles colored, smooth, round, an inch long in fruit. Calyx purple. Corolla 
light red, twice as long as the calyx, lobes erect. Stamens included. June. 
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