ERICACEAE. XXVII. LYONIA. XXVIII. LEUCOTHOE. 



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dromeda marginata, Duham. arb. Andromeda coriacea, Willd. 

 spec. 2. p. 613. Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 70. Sims, hot. mag. 

 1095. Andr. lucida, Lam. encycl. 1. p. 157. Andr. Mariana, 

 Jacq. icon. rar. 3. t. 465. A handsome small shrub. Flowers 

 pale red ; the calyx long, of a dark red colour. Leaves 

 marked with very fine punctures. 



Var. ft, rubra (Lodd. bot. cab. 672.) flowers deep red. 



Marginated - leaved Lyonia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1765. 

 Shrub 2 feet. 



* * Leaves deciduous. 



4 L. MARIA'NA (D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 17, p. 159.) 

 leaves oval, acutish at both ends, quite entire, glabrous, rather 

 coriaceous, paler beneath ; floriferous branches almost leafless ; 

 pedicels aggregate ; corolla ovate-cylindrical ; calyx foliaceous ; 

 capsule conoid. Jj . H. Native from New England to Flo- 

 rida, in woods and dry swamps, particularly in sandy soil. An- 

 dromeda Mariana, Lin. spec. 564. Sims, bot. mag. 1579. 

 Pluk. mant. 448. A dwarf shrub. Flowers large, white, some- 

 times tinged with red. This plant has a number of very striking 

 varieties. 



Far. ft, leaves narrow, lanceolate. Tj . H. 

 Maryland Lyonia. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1736. Shrub 2 

 feet. 



5 L. RACEMOSA (D. Don, 1. c.) leaves oval-lanceolate, acute, 

 serrulated, membranous, glabrous ; spikes terminal, secund, 

 elongated, simple, or branched ; bracteas linear, acute ; corollas 

 cylindrical ; calyxes acute, bibracteate at the base, f? . H. 

 Native from Canada to Carolina, in bogs and swamps. Andro- 

 meda racem6sa, Lin. spec. 564. Lher. stirp. 2. t. 13. Andr. 

 paniculata, Walt, carol. 138. Gron. virg. 67. Flowers white. 

 A middle-sized shrub, which may be reckoned one of the finest 

 in North America, not only for the graceful appearance of its 

 flowers, but also for the fine odour they have. The cells of the 

 anthers are said to be biaristate at the apex ; it is, therefore, 

 probably, a species of Zenbbia. There are several varieties of 

 the plant. 



Racemose - flowered Lyonia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1736. 

 Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



6 L. ARBOREA (D. Don, 1. c.) branches terete ; leaves oblong, 

 acuminated, mucronately serrated, glabrous ; panicles terminal, 

 or many spikes; corollas ovoid- cylindrical, downy. Ij . H. 

 Native from Pennsylvania to Florida, in the valleys of the Alle- 

 ghany Mountains. Andromeda arborea, Lin. spec. 565. Sims, 

 bot. mag. 905. Catesb. car. 1. t. 71. A beautiful tree, from 

 40 to 60 feet high. Flowers white. The leaves have a very 

 pleasant acid taste, from which it has been called sorrel-tree. 

 They are frequently made use of by hunters in those mountains, 

 to alleviate thirst. 



Tree Lyonia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1752. Tree 40 to 60 

 feet. 



7 L. PANICULA'TA (Nutt. gen. amer. 1. p. 266.) downy ; leaves 

 obovate-lanceolate, subacuminaied at both ends, and almost 

 entire ; floriferous branches terminal, panicled, nearly naked ; 

 clusters of flowers pedunculate ; corollas nearly globose, downy. 



fy . H. Native from Canada to Carolina ; common in all 

 swamps and woods. Andromeda paniculata, Lin. spec. 564. 

 Lher. stirp. nov. 2. t. 12. Wats, dendr. brit. 37. Flowers 

 small, white. There are a number of varieties of this species, 

 differing in size, pubescence, shape of leaves, &c. Upper sur- 

 faces of the older leaves nearly smooth. 



Panicled-fiowered Lyonia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1748. Shrub 

 3-4 feet. 



8 L. FRONDOSA (Nutt. gen. amer. 1. p. 267.) every part of 

 the plant is densely clothed with powdery villi ; leaves oblong, 



or oblong- obovate, blunt, or acutish, clothed with furfuraceous 

 villi, often rusty, prominently veined : with revolute, entire, sca- 

 brous margins ; panicle terminal, frondose or leafy ; corollas 

 globose, hispid or downy. Ij . H. Native of the lower coun- 

 ties of Virginia and Carolina. Andromeda frondosa, Pursh. fl. 

 amer. sept. 1. p. 295. Flowers white. Pursh says the anthers 

 are awned ; but Nuttall thinks this must be a mistake, or that 

 his plant must be different from that of Pursh. 



Frondose Lyonia. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1806. Shrub 3 feet. 



9 L. MULTIFLORA (Wats, dencl. brit. t. 128.) leaves narrow- 

 lanceolate, serrated, sprinkled with hair-like atoms ; panicle ter- 

 minal, composed of numerous fascicled racemes, fj . H. Na- 

 tive of North America. Flowers numerous, small, white. Per- 

 haps only a variety of L. paniculata. 



Many-flowered Lyonia. Fl. July. Clt. ? Shrub 2 feet. 



10 L. JAMAICE'NSIS (D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 17, p. 

 159.) branches smooth; leaves broad lanceolate, quite entire, 

 cinereous beneath from dot-like scales, but shining above ; pe- 

 dicels aggregate, on long leafless branches, scaly as well as 

 the calyxes ; corollas ovate. ^ . S. Native of Jamaica, on 

 the tops of the mountains. Andromeda Jamaicensis, Swartz. fl. 

 ind. occ. 2. p. 838. Flowers white. 



Jamaica Lyonia. Shrub 6 feet. 



1 1 L. FASCICULA'TA ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, bhintish, a little 

 crenated, coriaceous ; racemes shorter than the petioles ; pedi- 

 cels aggregate, reflexed. Tj . S. Native of the south of Ja- 

 maica, on the mountains. Andromeda fasciculata, Swartz, 

 fl. ind. occ. 2. p. 836. Flowers white. 



Fascicled-Rowered Lyonia. Tree. 



12 L. CAPREJEFOLIA (Wats, dendr. brit. 127.) leaves coria- 

 ceous, elliptic, short-acuminated, serrulated, sprinkled with short 

 fleshy hairs ; corollas rather silky, globular, coarctate ; racemes 

 and corymbs mixed, lateral, leafy. Tj . H. Native of 

 North America. Flowers white. Perhaps only a variety of 

 L. paniculata. 



Caprea-leavedlyon\a. Fl. July. Clt. 1812. Shrub 2 to 3 

 feet. 



13 L.? RtTBieiNbsA ; leaves ovate, coriaceous, quite entire, ob- 

 tuse, downy beneath, rusty when young; racemes lateral, erect; 

 corollas cylindrical. Jj . S. Native of the West Indies, in the 

 Island of St. Thomas. Andromeda rubiginosa, Pers. ench. 1. 

 p. 481. Andr. pubescens, Poir. Leaves shining above, resem- 

 bling those of Salix caprea. Racemes very short, in fascicles. 



Rusty Lyonia. Shrub. 



14 L.? RHOMBOIDA'LIS ; shrubby; floriferous branches tri- 

 quetrous ; leaves somewhat rhomboid-oblong, cartilaginous, gla- 

 brous, rusty beneath, quite entire, callous at the apex ; pedun- 

 cles axillary, aggregate, elongated, filiform. Tj . H. Native of 

 Florida and Carolina. Andromeda rhomboidalis, Duham. ed. 

 nov. abr. 1 92. 



Rhomboid-leaved Lyonia. Shrub. 



Cult. The species thrive best in peat soil, or a sandy loam. 

 Being very ornamental, they are desirable shrubs in every gar- 

 den. They may either be increased by layers or by seeds. 

 The seeds should be sown in pots or pans in sandy peat soil ; 

 they should be covered slightly with earth, as they are extremely 

 small. 



XXVIII. LEUCOTHO'E (a mythological name). D. Don, in 

 edinb. phil. journ. 17, p. 159. Andromeda species of authors. 



LIN. SVST. Decdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-leaved ; leaves 

 imbricated at the base. Corolla tubular, 5-toothed. Stamens 

 inclosed ; filaments dilated, flattened, downy ; cells of anthers 

 short, truncate, mutic. Stigma ample, capitate. Capsule with 

 a loculicidal dehiscence. Evergreen shrubs, natives of North 



