ERICACE/E. XXXVI. PERNETTYA. XXXVII. AGARISTA. 



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tered ; pedicels solitary, axillary, very short. 1? . H. Native 

 of the Straits of Magellan, in woods on the mountains. Andro- 

 meda myrsinitis, Lam. ill. gen. t. 365. f. 2. Leaves small. 

 Myrtle-like Pernettya. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



5 P. CAVANILLESIA'NA ; leaves ovate, acute, glabrous, ob- 

 tusely serrated ; pedicels axillary, solitary, furnished with two 

 scales at the base ; stems trailing. Tj . F. Native of South 

 America. Andromeda prostrata, Cav. icon. 6. p. 43. t. 562. 

 f. 2. Leaves green above, and rusty and veiny beneath, on 

 very short petioles. 



Cavanilles's Pernettya. Shrub prostrate. 



6 P. PILOSA ; stem pilose, procumbent ; leaves ovate-elliptic, 

 ciliately-serrulated, coriaceous, mutic at the apex and callous ; 

 pedicels axillary, 1 -flowered, elongated, nutant ; corolla ovate, 

 with blunt revolute teeth. Tj . H. Native of Mexico. A'rbutus 

 pilosa, Graham, in bot. mag. 3177. Corolla white. 



Pilose Pernettya. Fl. May. Clt. May, June. Shrub pros- 

 trate. 



7 P. PURPU'REA (D. Don, mss. in herb. Lamb.) branchlets 

 setose ; leaves lanceolate, acute, denticulated, glabrous, veiny 

 beneath ; pedicels scabrous, glandular ; corollas ovate. fj F. 

 Native of Peru. Flowers purple. ? 



Purple-flowered Pernettya. Shrub. 



8 P. CILJA'RIS (D. Don, 1. c.) branchlets setose ; leaves ovate- 

 lanceolate, acute, having the margins denticulated, and cili- 

 ated with bristles ; peduncles glandular, fy . F. Native of 

 Mexico. 



Ciliated Pernettya. Shrub. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Phylludoce, p. 833. 



XXXVH. AGARI'STA (a mythological name, the beautiful 

 daughter of Clifthenes ; in reference to the beauty of the 

 flowers). D. Don, mss. Andromeda species of Comm. and 

 other authors. 



LIN. SYST. Decdndria Monogy'nia. Calyx fleshy, 5-lobed ; 

 lobes imbricate at the base. Corolla ovate, with a contracted, 

 5-toothed, conical mouth. Stamens 10, inclosed ; filaments 

 flattened, dilated at the base, and villous ; anthers bipartite ; 

 with short membranous cells, which are mutic at the base and 

 diverging at the apex, opening by a terminal hole. Style robust, 

 terete ; stigma capitate. Capsule globose, pentagonal, 6-celled, 

 with a loculicidal dehiscence. Placentas thick, oblong. Seeds 

 angular, curved.- Evergreen shrubs. Natives of the Mauri- 

 tius and South America. Leaves coriaceous, reticulately veined, 

 quite entire. Flowers racemose, terminal, very beautiful. In- 

 termediate between Gaultheria and Andromeda. 



1 A. BUXIFO'LIA; leaves cordate ovate, mucronulate, rusty 

 beneath ; panicle terminal, downy, composed of racemes ; flowers 

 secund. Tj . G. Native of the Island of Bourbon. Andromeda 

 buxifolia, Lam. diet. 1. p. 158. Smith, icon. ined. 1. p. 59. t. 

 59. Lindl. bot. reg. Hook. bot. mag. t. 2660. Lodd. bot. 

 cab. 1494. Flowers scarlet. Corollas sub-cylindrical. 



Box-leaved Agarista. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1 822. Shrub 3 

 to 6 feet. 



2 A. SALICIFOLIA ; leaves lanceolate, attenuated at both ends, 

 white beneath ; racemes simple, secund, glabrous. T? . S. Na- 

 tive of the Mauritius. Andromeda salicifblia, Comm. mss. 

 Lam. diet. 1. p. 159. Smith, icon. ined. t. 58. Hook. exot. 

 fl. 3. t. 192. bot. mag. 3286. Leaves 2-4 inches long. Ra- 

 cemes simple. Corolla oblong, ovate, beautiful purple. 



Willow-leaved Agarista. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



3 A. SUBROTU'NDA ; leaves roundish-elliptic, cordate at the 

 base, mucronate at the apex, glabrous above, but clothed with 

 ferruginous tomentum beneath ; racemes terminal, solitary, or 

 fascicled, secund, downy. Tj G. Native of Brazil, in the pro- 

 vince of Minas Geraes, on rocks about Villa St. Joao d'el Rey. 



Andromeda subrotunda, Pohl. pi. bras. 2. p. 32. t. 121. 

 Branches tomentose. Leaves on very short petioles, approxi- 

 mate, setosely denticulated on the nerves and margins, and ter- 

 minating in a spinose mucrone. Corolla ovate, ventricose, pure 

 red or scarlet, with almost erect segments. Ovaries villous. 

 Roundish-leaved Agarista. Shrub 3 feet. 



4 A. MULTIFLORA ; leaves lanceolate, rounded at the base, 

 glabrous ; racemes axillary, suprafoliaceous ; ovarium glabrous. 



fj . G. Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes, in 

 mountainous places ; in Serra Matuquiera. Andromeda mul- 

 tiflora, Pohl. pi. bras. 2. p. 33. t. 122. Shrub much branched. 

 Leaves petiolate, remote, 2^ inches long and 8 lines broad. 

 Racemes many-flowered, secund. Bracteas oblong, acute, 

 ciliated. Corolla elliptic, ventricose, white, with erect seg- 

 ments. 



Many-florvered Agarista. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. 



5 A. POHLII ; leaves ovate, acute at the apex, emarginate 

 at the base, glabrous, painted beneath on the sides of the nerve 

 with dots ; racemes axillary. Jj . G. Native of Brazil, in the 

 province of Minas Geraes, in dry mountainous places of Itambe. 

 Andromeda crassifolia, Pohl. pi. bras. 2. p. 34. Leaves on 

 short petioles, deciduous, 1^ inch long and 8 lines broad. Ra- 

 cemes many-flowered, secund ; bracteas linear, glabrous. Co- 

 rollas unknown. 



Pohl's Agarista. Tree. 



6 A. BRACAMORE'NSIS ; leaves ovate-oblong, obtuse, obso- 

 letely mucronate, with revolute margins, coriaceous, glabrous, 

 shining above ; racemes axillary and terminal, approximate at the 

 tops of the branches. Tj . G. Native of New Granada, in the 

 province of Bracamoros, near St. Felipe, and Paramo de Yamoca. 

 Andromeda Bracamorensis, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. 

 p. 288. t. 263. Andr6meda myrtifolia, Willd. herb. Branch- 

 lets angular. Leaves 6-7 lines long. Bracteas minute at the 

 base of the pedicels. Corollas scarlet, with ovate, obtuse, 

 revolute teeth. Stigma ciliated, hardly thicker than the style. 



Bracamoros Agarista. Tree 10 to 15 feet. 



7 A. SPRENGE'LII ; leaves ovate-oblong, obtuse, mucronate, 

 coriaceous, with revolute margins, glabrous on both surfaces ; 

 racemes axillary, drooping. Pj . S. Native of Brazil, within 

 the tropic. Andromeda revoluta, Spreng. neu. entd. 2. p. 131. 

 syst. 2. p. 291. Young leaves and young branches rather 

 downy. 



Sprengel's Agarista. Shrub. 



8. A. EUCALYPTOI'DES ; glabrous; leaves on long petioles, 

 oblong, acuminated, obliquely rounded at the base, with revo- 

 lute margins ; racemes lateral, approximate towards the tops of 

 the branches, fj . G. Native of Brazil, at Rio Grande do 

 Sul. Andromeda eucalyptoides, Cham, et Schlecht, in Linnaea. 

 1. p. 519. An elegant shrub. Young branches angular. 

 Leaves 1^ inch long. Corolla urceolate, 3 lines long, with ob- 

 tuse spreading teeth, scarlet. ? Ovarium pubescent. 



Eucalyptus-like Agarista. Shrub or small tree. 



9 A. PU'LCHRA ; glabrous ; leaves petiolate, ovate, mucronate, 

 coriaceous, with revolute margins ; racemes secund, axillary 

 and terminal, glabrous, approximate at the tops of the branches ; 

 ovarium glabrous, fj . S. Native of Brazil, within the tropic. 

 Andromeda pulchra, Cham, et Schlecht. in Linnaea. 1. p. 521. 

 Branches angular. Leaves more than an inch long, larger than 

 those of A. nummularia. Style length of corolla. Corolla urceo- 

 late, with short obtuse spreading teeth, scarlet. 



Fair Agarista. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



10 A. NUMMDLA'RIA ; leaves on short petioles, cordate, broad- 

 ovate, rather retuse, mucronate, coriaceous ; racemes axillary 

 and terminal, and are, as well as the young branches, hispid ; 

 ovarium downy. J? . G. Native of the south of Brazil, in the 

 province of Rio Grande do Sul. Andromeda nummularia, 



