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females an entirely different appearance from that of the 

 yellow-flowered males. The baccharis is seldom seen 

 except at or near sea-beaches, but when once known in 

 garden cultivation it will no doubt become more common. 



FRINGE TREE (CHIONANTHUS VIRGINICA). See page 239. 



ANDROMEDA. 



TO the popular mind the name andromeda covers a 

 large number of choice plants now distributed 

 through a wider classification. According to 

 most of the trade catalogues, it has been made to include 

 a group of small shrubs which, though closely related, are 

 now assigned to other genera, and given a distinct place 

 in botanical lore. For sake of accuracy the newer and 

 stricter classification will here be recognized and applied, 

 while keeping in mind the popular conception sufficiently 



to prevent confusion on the part of such as have been 



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