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ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 



eels, axillary, aggregate. Calyx of a dark red colour, its segments long, linear.' 

 Corolla cylindrical, pale red. (Don^s Milt.) A small evergreen glabrousj 

 shrub. Carolina and Florida, in sandy forests. Height 2 ft. Introduced 

 in 1765. Flowers white ; June and July. I 



Variety. 



^ L. VI. 2 rubra Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 672. and owe fig. 1053. Flower 

 deep red. 



B. Leaves deciduous. 



_ti 4. L. maria'na D. Don. 



Idfntification. D. Don in Ed. Phil. Journ., 17. p. 159 

 Si/nonymr. Andromeda mariina Lin. Sp. .Wl. 

 Engravings. Bot. Mag., t. 1579. ; and our Jig. 1056. 



The Maryland Lyonia. 



. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 831. 



Spec. Char. 

 glabrous. 



1056. L. mariana. 



Variety. 



Sfc. Leaves deciduous, oval, acutish at both ends, entire 

 rather coriaceous, paler beneath. Flower-bearing branche; 

 almost leafless. Flowers on 

 pedicels, aggregate, large, white, 

 sometimes tinged with red. 

 Calyx leafy. Corolla ovate- 

 cylindrical. Capsule conoid. 

 (Don's Mill.) A deciduous low 

 shrub. New England to Florida, 

 in woods and dry swamps, espe- 

 cially in sandy soil. Height 

 2 ft. or upwards. Introduced 

 in 1736. Flowers large, white, 

 sometimes tinged with red ; 

 May to August. 



1057. L. m. oliWufsa. 



L. 111. 2 oblonga Swt.,and our ^g. 1057., has oblong leaves. 



Hi 5. L. RACEMO^SA D. Don. 



The racemose^oi^;^-^^ Lyonia. 

 Journ., 17. 



p. 159 



1058. Ij. racem^sa. 



Identificalion. D. Don in Edinb. New Phil 



Don's Mill., 3 p 831. 

 Synunymes. Andromedn racembsa Lin. .9p. 564., L^Hirit. Stir 



2. t. 13. ; A. paniculfita IValt. Car. 138., Grunov. Virg.^. 

 Engravings. L'H(5rit. Stirp., 2. t. 13. ; and onvjig. 1058. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves deciduous, oval-lanceolat 

 acute, serrulate, membranous, glabrous. Flowej 

 white. Spikes terminal, secund, elongated, siniplj 

 or branched. Bracteas linear, acute, two at tli 

 base of a calyx, which is acute. Corolla cyli 

 drical. (Don's Mdl.) A deciduous shrub. C 

 nada to Carolina, in bogs and swamps. Heig 

 3 ft. to 4 ft. Introduced in 1736. Flowers wliii| 

 sweet-scented; June and July 



A very desirable spe- 

 cies. According to Fursh 

 it is reckoned one of the 



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finest shrubs in America, from tlie graceful 

 pearance of its flowers, and their fine odour. 



5f 6. L. ARBO^REA D. Don. The Tree Lyonia. 



Identification. D. Don in Edinb. New Phil. Journ., 17. p. 159., 



Don's Mill., 3. p. 831. 

 Synonymc. Andrdmeda arb6rea Lin. Sp. 5G5. 

 Engravings. Bot. Mag., t. 905. ; and our fig. 1059. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Branches taper. Leaves de- 

 ciduous, oblong, acuminate, serrate, with mu. 



lU.'iLI. L- arliorca 





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