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ERICACEAE. XXV. CASSANDRA. XXVI. ZENOBIA. XXVII. LYONIA. 



Schlecht. in Linnaea. 1. p. 517. Shrub procumbent, much 

 branched. Flowers drooping. Calyx deeply 4-parted. Corolla 

 campanulate, quadrifid, with very blunt segments. Stamens 8, 

 very short ; anthers 2-celled, biaristate, the cells opening by a 

 pore at the apex. Capsule 4-valved ; valves septiferous at the 

 middle. 



Redonski's Cassiope. Shrub procumbent. 



Cult. All the species are delicate little shrubs : they grow 

 well in a peat border, or in pots well drained with sherds in the 

 same kind of soil ; and may be increased by layers. 



XXV. CASSA'NDRA (a mythological name of the daughter 

 of Priamus and Hecuba). D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ, July, 

 1834. Andromeda species, Lin. and others. 



LIN. SYST. Decdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-leaved, bibrac- 

 teate at the base ; leaflets imbricated at the base. Corolla ob- 

 long, with a contracted 5-toothed mouth. Stamens 10, inclosed; 

 filaments glabrous, simple at the base ; cells of anthers elongated, 

 and tubular at the apex, mutic. Stigma annular, with a 5- 

 tubercled disk. Capsule with a loculicidal dehiscence. Pla- 

 centa 5-lobed : lobes simple. An evergreen shrub, common in 

 North America, north of Europe, and the north of Asia. 

 Branchlets recurved, pubescent. Leaves on short petioles, el- 

 liptic-oblong, denticulated, coriaceous, veinless, lepidotted on 

 both surfaces by peltate scales, when young silvery beneath. 

 Flowers axillary, on short pedicels, drooping, snow white, dis- 

 posed in the manner of racemes at the tops of the branches. 



1 C. CALYCULA'TA (D. Don, 1. c.) leaves elliptic- oblong, 

 bluntish, obsoletely serrulated, rusty beneath ; racemes recurved, 

 leafy ; bracteas of calyx broad, ovate, acuminated ; corollas 

 oblong-cylindrical. Tj . H. Native of North America, from 

 Canada to Virginia, in bogs and swamps, on the mountains. It 

 grows also in Sweden, Prussia, Siberia, &c. Andromeda caly- 

 culata, Lin. spec. 565. Pall. fl. ross. 2. p. 53. t. 71. f. 1. 

 Lodd. bot. cab. 1464. 



Far. a, ventricosa (Sims, bot. mag. 1286.). 

 Var. ft, latifdlla (Lodd. bot. cab. 530.). 

 Far. y, nana (Sims, bot. mag. 862. Lodd. bot. cab. 826.) 

 Calyculated - flowered Cassandra. Fl. April, May. Clt. 

 1748. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 



2 C. ANGUSTIFOLIA ; leaves linear-lanceolate, acute, with sub- 

 undulated revolute edges, rusty beneath ; racemes recurved, 

 leafy ; bracteas of calyx minute ; corollas oblong-ovate. I? . 

 H. Native of Carolina and Georgia, in open swamps. Andro- 

 meda calyculata, ft, angustif61ia, Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 70. An- 

 dromeda angustifolia, Pursh. fl. amer. septr. 1. p. 291. Andro- 

 meda crispa, Desf. and Link. 



Narrow - leaved Cassandra. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1748. 

 Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



Cult. For culture and propagation, see Lyonia, p. 813. 



XXVI. ZENO'BIA (a queen of Palmyrensi). D. Don, in 

 edin. phil. journ. July, 1834. Andromeda species, Michx. 



LIN. SYST. Decdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-lobed. Corolla 

 campanulate; limb revolute, 5-lobed. Stamens 10; filaments 

 glabrous, dilated at the base ; cells of anthers elongated, tubu- 

 lar, biaristate at the apex. Stigma truncate. Capsule with a 

 loculicidal dehiscence. Placenta 5-lobed: lobes cuneated, 

 thick, a little arched. Seeds angular, with a lateral oblong hy- 

 lum. Evergreen shrubs, natives of North America. Leaves 

 scattered, dilated, with the margins usually toothed. Flowers 

 racemose ; pedicels solitary or aggregate. 



1 Z. 8PEci6sA (D. Don, 1. c.) leaves oval, obtuse, mucronate, 

 crenated, or serrated, veiny ; floriferous branches naked, race- 

 mose. Tj . H. Native of North Carolina, in swamps. A very 

 ornamental little shrub. Flowers large, white, drooping. An- 



dromeda speciosa, Michx. fl. bor. amer. 256. Lodd. bot. cab. 

 551. 



Far. a, nitida (Pursh. fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 294. under An- 

 dromeda) ; leaves oblong ovate, serrated, green on both sur- 

 faces, fy . H. Andromeda cassinsefolia, Vent. malm. 79. 

 Flowers white. 



Far. ft, pulverulenta (Pursh. 3. amer. sept. 1. p. 294. under 

 Andromeda) ; leaves roundish-ovate, remotely crenated, covered 

 with white powder, as well as the branches. (7 . H. Andr6- 

 meda pulverulenta, Bartr. itin. 476. Curt. bot. mag. 667. 

 Andromeda cassinsefblia, ft, Vent. hort. eels. 60. Andromeda 

 speciosa, var. y, glauca. Wats, dendr. brit. t. 26. Andromeda 

 dealbata, Lindl. bot. reg. 1010. Andromeda ovata, Scland. 

 mss. in herb. Bankes. Flowers white. 



Showy Zenobia. Fl. June. Clt. 1800. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



Cult. See Lyonia, p. 831. for culture and propagation. 



XXXVII. LY O'NIA (in memory of John Lyon, an indefatigable 

 collector of North American plants, who fell a victim to a dan- 

 gerous epidemic amidst those savage and romantic mountains, 

 which had so often been the theatre of his labours). Nutt. gen. 

 amer. 1. p. 268. D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 17. p. 158. 



LIN. SYST. Decdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted. Corolla 

 ovate or tubular, with a 5-toothed contracted mouth. Stamens 

 inclosed ; filaments flattened, dilated, very short, downy ; cells 

 of anthers membranous, dehiscing lengthwise, altogether mutic. 

 Style robust, pentagonal, fusiform, thickened at bottom ; stigma 

 simple, truncate. Capsule pentagonal, 5-celled, with a loculici- 

 dal dehiscence ; margins of valves closed by 5 other external 

 narrow valves. Seeds acicular, imbricated. Shrubs, natives 

 of North America. Leaves usually membranous and downy. 

 Flowers for the most part terminal, disposed in racemose 

 panicles. 



* Leaves evergreen. 



1 L. FERRUGINEA (Nutt. gen. amer. p. 266.) shrubby; leaves 

 on long petioles, coriaceous, obovate, usually obtuse, quite en- 

 tire, with hardly revolute edges, covered with brown umbilicate 

 furfuraceous scales, as well as every other part of the plant ; 

 pedicels axillary, collected into threes or fives ; corollas small, 

 ovate-globose, fj . H. Native of Georgia, Florida, and Mexico, 

 in pine woods. Andromeda ferruginea, Walt. fl. car. 138. Vent, 

 malm. t. 80. Andromeda, ferruginea, ft, fruticosa, Michx. fl. 

 amer. bor. 1. p. 252. Corollas white inside, and rusty outside. 



Ferruginous Lyonia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1784. Shrub 3 to 

 5 feet. 



2 L. RIGIDA (Nutt. gen. amer. 1. p. 266.) arborescent ; leaves 

 coriaceous, stiff, crowded, on short petioles, cuneate-lanceolate, 

 acute, quite entire, convex, with revolute edges, clothed with 

 brown, umbilicate furfuraceous scales, as well as every other 

 part of the plant ; pedicels aggregate, axillary ; corollas globose. 



^ . H. Native of Carolina and Florida, in barren sandy woods. 

 Andromeda ferruginea, Willd. spec. 2. p. 609. Ait. hort. kew. 

 2. p. 67. Andromeda ferruginea, a, arborescens, Michx. 1. p. 

 252. Andromeda rigida, Pursh. fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 292. Lodd. 

 bot. cab. 430. Corollas white inside. This species is very 

 nearly allied to the preceding ; but their habits, and particularly 

 their flowering time, differ so materially, that they are actually 

 distinct. 



SVj^Lyonia. Fl. April, May. Cult. 1774. Tree 20 feet. 



3 L. MARGINA'TA (D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 17, p. 159.) 

 quite glabrous ; branchlets somewhat 3-sided; leaves coriaceous, 

 oval, acuminated, quite entire, smooth, having the midrib run- 

 ning through the deflexed margin ; pedicels axillary, aggregate ; 

 corollas cylindrical; calycine segments elongated, linear, coloured. 

 Tj . H. Native of Carolina and Florida, in sandy forests. An- 



