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dance of suckers, from which, and from cuttings, they are readily 

 propagated." The following are some of the varieties : 



Amorpha fruticosa. The shrubby amorpha or wild indigo. A 

 native of Carolina and Florida. Height nine to twelve feet. Flow- 

 ers a dark bluish-purple, in June and July. 



A. glabra. The glabrous amorpha. A low shrub three to six 

 feet high. Flowers bluish-purple in July and August. 



A. nana. The dwarf amorpha. Native of Missouri. Height 

 one to two feet. Flowers purple, fragrant. 



A. fragrans. The sweet amorpha. A hairy shrub. Height 

 seven to eight feet. Flowers dark purple. June and July. 



A. croceolanata. Saffron woolly amorpha. Plant covered with 

 short soft hairs. Racemes branched. Height three to five feet. 

 Flowers purple or purplish-blue. July and August. 



A. canescens. White haired amorpha. Height three feet. 

 Flowers dark blue. July and August. 



THE DECIDUOUS ANDROMEDAS. Lyonia (Andromeda). 



The andromedas have been represented in the chapter on trees 

 by the larger deciduous species ; and in the chapter on evergreen 

 trees and shrubs, the evergreen species will be mentioned. 



The following are the shrubby deciduous species : 



The L. racemosa. A graceful shrub growing wild in southern 

 swamps, bearing short racemes of small, white, fragrant, jar-shaped 

 flowers, in June and July. Height three to four feet. 



The L. mariana is a dwarf species found wild from New Eng- 

 land to Florida, and bears pretty little racemes of small white 

 flowers, tinged with pink, from May to August. 



The L. paniculata, is a Canadian species three to four feet high, 

 little known. The L. salicifolia or willow-leaved, is distinguished 

 for fine glossy foliage. The L.frondosa, L. multiflora, L. capreafolia, 

 are small shrubs, whose qualities in cultivated grounds are not 

 well known. 



