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can be got, on a tree of the common kind, 

 suffered to grow up six or eight feet for the 

 purpose. 



ANDROMEDA, Lmnceus. Nat. Ord. Eri- 

 caceae. Decandria, Monogynia, Linn. Calyx 

 5-parted. Corolla monopetalous, globose, 

 with a contracted 5-parted mouth. The seg- 

 ments reflexed. 



A. ARBOREA, Linnceus. Leaves oblong 

 oval, tapering to a point, thickly toothed. 

 Flowers in terminal panicles. Corolla slightly 

 downy. Sorrel-tree. Native of the South- 

 ern States. Flowers in August. 



A very handsome tree in favorable locali- 

 ties ; in others it dwindles down to a mere 

 shrub. It is fond of a gravelly, light loam, 

 where the roots can be in proximity to a 

 spring. Covered with its white blossoms it 

 is very pretty, and adds to the gracefulness 

 its light twiggy habit always presents. The 

 prettiest specimen at Bartram is sixty feet 

 high, and four feet in circumference. 



It is raised from seed obtained from their 

 native places of growth. These must be 

 sown in fine sandy peat, sheltered from heavy 



