PIIYLLODOCE 



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P. BRKWI.RI, //. A. PIcller. 



(Bot. Mag., t. 8146 ; Bryanthus Breweri, A. Gray.} 



A dwarf evergreen shrub, 6 to 12 ins. high, of tufted habit ; young shoots 

 erect, very leafy. Leaves almost stalkless, linear, blunt ; | to f in. long 

 (shorter immediately beneath the raceme), ^ to ^ in. wide ; the margins 

 decurved ; dark glossy green. Flowers produced during May in a terminal 

 raceme I to 3 ins. long, each flower on a slender, glandular stalk about 

 i in. long, from the axil of a short, leaflike bract. Corolla bright purplish 

 rose, i in. diameter, saucer-shaped, the five lobes ovate and rounded at 

 the apex ; stamens protruded. Calyx half as wide as the corolla, with five 



PHYLLODOCE AMABILIS. 



ovate, pointed,, ciliate, but otherwise smooth lobes. Seed-vessel globose, 

 in. in diameter. 



Native of California, and found on the Sierra Nevada at 9000 to 10,000 ft. 

 altitude ; first discovered by Mr W. H. Brewer about 1862. In some places 

 it is said to cover extensive areas. It is a charming rock garden plant, 

 delighting in a moist, peaty soil and a cool spot. The racemes vary consider- 

 ably in length and in the density of the blossoms. The expanded corolla, 

 elongated raceme, and protruded stamens distinguish it from the other 

 three cultivated species, and bring it nearer than any to the true Bryanthus. 



P. C^RULEA, Babington. 



(Andromeda cserulea, Linnceus ; Bryanthus taxifolius, A. Gray.") 



A dwarf, much-branched evergreen shrub about 6 ins. to 9 ins. high, of 

 tufted habit. Leaves linear, blunt, much crowded ; J to J in. long, ^ in. or 



