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inserted upon the torus or receptacle. Style de- 

 clinedj- stigma obtuse. Capsule 5-celled. 



Shrubs with alternate entire leaves; commonly more oi' 

 less striffose on the margin and nerves; flowers bracteo- 

 late, solitary (in .2. indica, he.) more commonly in ter- 

 minal fastigiate clusters, appearing before the expan- 

 sion of the leaves, or more rarely after (as in ^. viscosa, 

 &c.) colour white, red, scarlet, and yellow. 



Species. I. A. calcndukicea. This plant appears to be 

 now considered as nothing more than a variety of.?, poii" 

 //ca of the Levant. 2 canescens. o. bicolor. A.niuUjiora. 5. 

 fiscosa. Of this species the most remarkable spontane- 

 ous variety, is the A. viscosa, glcmca, very unnecessarily 

 made a species by Mr. Pursh; in this plant the leaves are 

 constantly glaucous on botli surfaces, in other respects it 

 is not distinguishable from A. viscosa. 6. procumbens. On 

 the White Mountains of Xew Hampshire. 



This fine genus, so much esteemed by horticulturists 

 and florists for the beauty and fragrance of its flowers, 

 exists chiefly in North America. There is, liowever, L 

 specles in India, which has been long cultivated by tlia 

 Chinese; another in Lapland, but scarcely of tiie same ge- 

 r.us any more than the .2. procumbens of tlie European 

 alps which has opposite leaves; Uie Azalea rosmamiifoUa. 

 of Japan appears to be equally dubious considered as a 

 congener of the A, pontica and the American species. 



208. BUMELIA. Swartx. 



Calix 5-parted. Corolla salver- form, deeply 

 5-parted. JK^ectarunn (or inner corolla) 5 -leav- 

 ed. Drupe 1-seeded. 



Shrubs or small trees, often spinescent, branches flex- 

 uose, much divided; leaves simple, alternate, entire, most- 

 ly sempervirent; flowers in lateral or axillary clusters; 

 wood more or less foetid. 



Species. 1. H. Lticioides. 2. lanngiyiosa. 3. Chryso- 

 philloides. 4. recUnata. 5. *oblongifolia. Spiny, leaves 

 smooth, oblong, obtuse, deciduous; flowers conglomerate, 

 nearly sessile, very numerous; segments of the nectariuiu 

 trifid. 



A small tree about 18 feet high, with numerous flexu- 

 ose or tortuous branches. Segments of the calix ovate, 

 concave. Nectarium nearly equal with the corolla, divisions 

 trifid, connivent, opposite the stamina. Drupe carneous 

 purple, at length blackish brown, wood foetid. First no- 



