CHAP. LXIX. ERICA CER. CASSI‘OPE. 1107 
Genus V. 
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CASSLOPE D.Don. Tue Cassiore. Lin. Syst. Decandria Monog¥nia. 
Identification. D. Don. in Edinb. New Phil. Journ., 17. p. 157. ; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 829. 
Synonyme. Andrémeda sp. Lin. et Pall. 
Derivation. From Cassiope wife of Cepheus, and mother of Andromeda, whose foolish boast that 
her beauty was superior to that of the Nereides provoked the wrath of Neptune. (See p. 1105.) 
* 1. C. aypndipes D. Don. The Hypnum-like Cassiope. 
Identification. D. Don in Edinb. New Phil. Journ., 17. p. 157. ; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 829. 
Synonyme. Andromeda hypnéides Lin. Sp., 563., Lin. Fl. Lapp., 165. t. 1. f. 3., 
Gd. Fl. Dan., t.10., Pall. Fl. Ross., p. 55. t, 73. £. 2., Hooker in Bot. Mag., t’ 
2936. 
Engravings. Lin, Fl. Lapp., t.1. f. 3.; Fl. Dan., t. 10.; Pall. Fl. Ross., t. 73. 
f. 2.; Bot. Mag., t. 2936.; and our fig. 894. 
Spec. Char., §c. A small creeping shrub, resembling a kind of 
moss. Leaves loose, flat, and needle-like. Flowers small, 
with a red calyx, and white corolla. (Don’s Miil., iii. p. 829.) 
A native of Lapland, Denmark, and Siberia, on the mountains, 
where it covers whole tracts of land; and on the north-west 
coast of North America. Introduced in 1798; but rare in 
collections, from the difficulty of keeping it. There are 
plants at Messrs. Loddiges, where it flowers in June and 
July, and is protected during winter. 

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w 2. C. reTRAGO'NA D. Don. The 4-cornered-branched Cassiope. 
Identification. D. Don in Edinb. New Phil. Journ,, 17. p. 157.; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 829. 
Synonyme. Andrémeda tetragona Lin. Sp, 563., Lin. Fl. Lapp., 166. t.1. f.4., Pall. Fl. Ross., 
p. 50. t. 73. £ 4., Hooker in Bot. Mag., t. 3181. 
Engravings. Lin. Fl Lapp., t. 1. f.4.; Pall. Fl. Ross., t. 73. f.4.; Bot. Mag., t. 3181.; and our 
Jig. 895. : 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaf obtuse, minutely ciliated, its margin revolute, in such a 
manner as to render the leaf tumid, and somewhat 
2-celled. Leaves appressedly imbricate in 4 rows, 
and into a 4-cornered column, of which the stem 
or branch is the axis and support. (Don’s Mill., ii. 
p- 829.) A native of Lapland and Siberia; and, in 
North America, of Canada, Labrador, and the north- 
west coast; and of the Island of St. Lawrence, 
Kotzebue Sound. Introduced in 1810, and culti- 
vated by Messrs. Loddiges, and in some other col- 2 
lections. It flowers in March and April, and re- 895 
quires protection during winter. This species and the preceding one may, 
without destroying the harmony of the scene, be admitted into the eri- 
cetum; but they are both difficult to keep, requiring a sandy peat, which 
should never be stirred after planting ; and which should be kept cool, and, 
as far as practicable, in an equable degree of moisture throughout the year. 
Covering the soil round the plant closely with small pebbles, immediately 
after it is planted, has the effect of consolidating the soil, and retaining 
moisture; but in very hot sunshine, it produces rather too much heat. 
App. i. Hardy Species of Cassiope, not yet introduced. 
C. lycopodiéides D. Don ; Andrémeda lycopodidides Pail. Fi. Ross., p. 55. t. 73. f.1.; is 3 small 
moss-like, creeping shrub, with red flowers, a native of Siberia and the Island of St. Lawrence. | 
C. ericéides D. Don ; Andrémeda ericéides Pall. Fi. Ross., p. 56. t. 73. f. 3.; isa heath-like creeping 
shrub, a native of Dahuria and Kamtschatka. E 
C. Redbwskti G. Don in Don’s Mill., 3. p. 829. ; Andrémeda Redéwskiz Cham. et Schlecht. in Lin- 
nea, 1. p. 517., is a procumbent much-branched shrub, a native of the east of Siberia. . 
C. Mertensiana G. Don, Don’s Mill., 3. p.829.; Andrémeda Mertenstana Bongard in Mém. Acad. 
Petersb., 2. p. 152. t. 5. ; is aprocumbent shrub, with the habit of C, tetragdna, indigenous to the 
Island of Sitcha. 
C. fastigiata D. Don; Andrémeda fastigiata Wall. Pl. Rav. Asiat., 5. t. 284.; A. cupressiférmis 
Wall. MSS. ; is a procumbent shrub, a native of Nepal and Mongol. 
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