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third century, and in her honor, having been even then 

 brought into cultivation and won distinction. It is a 

 small, well-shaped shrub of from three to five feet in 

 height, and sufficiently hardy to endure our ordinary 

 winters. It prefers a mixture of sand and peat, and in 

 general cultivation should receive much the same treat- 

 ment as the rhododendron or hardy azalea. 



Z. speciosa. This is a dense-growing shrub with foliage 

 of pale green, slightly rounded, and holding its color well 

 through the season. The flowers are small, bell-shaped, 

 pure white, and of wax-like texture, borne in profusion in 

 midsummer, and covering the entire bush. The shrub 

 continues in bloom a long time, and is always pretty. As 

 growing among the heaths, azaleas, rhododendrons, and 

 other small plants it appears to especial advantage, and 

 serves a useful purpose in lengthening out the flowering 

 season. Z. pulverulent a, or Andromeda dealbata, is a 

 variety that is prized by many even above the original. 

 It, too, flowers long in succession, and in July and August, 

 when most plants of the " andromeda group " are out of 

 bloom. It requires much the same treatment in the garden 

 as does the azalea, but is even more in need of water 

 during the dry season if the best results are to be had the 

 following summer. 



LEUCOTHOE. 



THIS genus of Ericacece is named after the sea god- 

 dess, and contains about eight species which are 

 closely related to the andromeda. The leucothoes 

 are all small, hardy shrubs indigenous to North America, 

 and preferring moist, peaty soils and a temperate climate. 



