Drummondiane. N. O. Ericez. 
TAB, CXXII. 
ANDROMEDA PHYLLYREIFOLIA. 
Glaberrima, foliis sempervirentibus ellipticis oblongisve brevis- 
sime petiolatis coriaceis nitidis marginibus revolutis apice 
cbscure serratis, racemis laxis axillaribus folio longioribus, 
calyce profunde 5-partito, corolla ovaliore 5-dentato, filamentis 
dilatatis bicruris, antheris ovatis bifidis dorso biaristatis. 
_ Has. Apalachicola, W. Florida. Mr. Drummond, (n. 2'7.) 
This is decidedly a new and very beautiful species which can- 
not be confounded with any I have ever seen. It would seem 
from the long rather straight branches that it forms a shrub of 
considerable height, flowering in great perfection in the latter 
end of January and beginning of February. The /eaves are 
truly elliptical or oblong-obtuse, glossy, when dry distinctly 
reticulated with copious veins, the margin revolute. Racemes 
numerous, handsome. Bractea, at the base of the pedicels, 
minute, subulate. Calyx cleft to the base into 5 upright, 
lanceolate segments, half as long as the corolla, which latter 
appears to be greenish-white, slightly tinged with red. Filaments 
broad, singularly curved or folded twice below the anther. 
Germen ovato-globose, with 5 blunt angles and ten small glands 
at the base. 
Fig. 1. Flower. f. 2. Front view, and f. 3. back view of a 
stamen. f. 4. Calyx cut se to show the — and glan- 
dular disc :—magnified. 
