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ZENO V BI^. 



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the base. Corolla oblong, with a contracted 5-toothed mouth. Stamens 10, 

 enclosed ; filaments glabrous, simple at the base ; cells of anthers elon- 

 gated, and tubular at the apex, niutic. Stigma annular, with a 5-tubercled 

 disk. Capsule with a loculicidal dehiscence. Placenta 5-lobed ; lobes 

 simple. (Doris Mill.) 



Leaves simple, alternate, exstipulate, evergreen ; acerose, on short pe- 

 tioles. Flowers axillary, on short pedicels, drooping, snow white, disposed 

 in the manner of racemes at the tips of the branches. Undershrubs, 

 evergreen ; natives of Europe, Asia, and North America. 



DL 1. C. CALYCULA^TA D. Don. The calyculated Cassandra. 



Identification. D. Don in Edinb. New Phil. Journ., 17. p. 157. ; Don's Mill.. 3. p. 830. 



Synonyme. Andr6med calyculata LA-i. Sp. 565. 



Engravings. Pall. Fl. lloss., 2. t. 71. f. i. ; Bot. Cab., t. 1464. ; and omfig. 104C. 



Spec. Char., $c. Leaves elliptic-oblong, bluntish, ob- 

 soletely serrulated, rusty beneath. Racemes recurved, 

 leafy. Bracteas of the calyx (these constitute the 

 calyculus, or secondary and outer calyx, implied by 

 the term calyculata) broad, ovate, acuminate. Co- 

 rollas oblong-cylindrical. (Don's Mill.) A low 

 evergreen shrub. North America, 

 from Canada to Virginia, and also 

 in the North of Europe and Si- 

 beria. Height 1 ft. to 2 ft. Introd. 

 in 1748. Flowers white ; April 

 and May. 



Varieties. 



a. C. c. 1 ventricosa Sims Bot. 



Mag., t. 1 286. Corolla in- 1047. c. c. lataaia. 



1016. C.calyculata flatC.l. 



n. C. c. 2 latifolia Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 530., and our Jig. 1047. Leaf broad. 

 t C. c.3 nana Sims Bot. Mag. t. 862., Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 826. Dwarf. 



M 2. C. (c.) ANGUSTIFO V LIA G. Don. The narrow- 

 leaved Cassandra. 



Identification. Don's Mill., 3. p. 830. 



Synonytnes. Andr6med calyculata /3 angustifblia Ait. Hort. Kew. 2. 



p. 70. ; A. angustifolia Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. 1. p. 291. ; A. crispa 



Desf. e.t Link. 

 Engraving. Our fig. 1048. 



Spec. Char., $c. Leaves linear-lanceolate, acute, the 

 edges somewhat waved and revolute, the under 

 surface rusty. Racemes recurved, leafy. Bracteas 

 of calyx minute. Corollas oblong-ovate. (Don's 

 Mill.) A low evergreen shrub. Carolina and 

 Georgia, in open swamps. Height 2 ft. Intro- 

 duced in 1748. Flowers white ; April and May. 



GENUS VII. 



101S c < c0 angU6(Ifo , ia 



ZENO'BIJ D. Don. THE ZENOBIA. Lin. Syst. Decandria Monogynia. 



Identification. D. Don in Edinb. New Phil. Journ., July, 1834; Don's Mill. 3. p. 830. 



Synonyme. Andr6meda sp. Michaux. 



Derivation. From Zenobia, a queen of Palmyra, distinguished for her virtue and learning. 



Gen. Char. Calyx 5-lobed. Corolla carnpanulate ; limb revolute, 5-lobed. 

 Stamens 10; filaments glabrous, dilated at the base; cells of anthers 



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