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with a short acute bracte underneath, and two minute ones 

 at the sides. Calyx of five roundish segments, of a reddish 

 color and persistent. Corolla ovate or urceolate, white with a 

 reddish tinge, transparent at b;ise, contracted, at the mouth, 

 hairy inside, with five short reflexed segments. Stamens in- 

 serted at the base of the corolla with hairy filaments, and an- 

 thers with two horns and two pores in each. Germ round; style 

 straight, longer than the stamens ; stigma simple. Nectary a 

 black indented ring, situated below the germ, and remaining till 

 the fruit is ripe. Berries globular, depressed, of a deep red, 

 approaching scarlet, containing an insipid mealy pulp, and about 

 five seeds, which in the American plant cohere strongly together, 

 so as to appear like the nucleus of a drupe. — On the summit of 

 Blue hills, Milton, and elsewhere. — May, June. — Perennial. 

 The leaves are astringent and medicinal. 



184. ANDROMEDA. 

 Andromeda hypnoides. L. Mossy Andromeda. 



Stems filiform, spreading ; leaves acerose, crowded ; 

 peduncles solitary ; flowers campanulate. 



This truly delicate and beautiful Andromeda is a native of the 

 northernmost regions of both continents. It grows on the sum- 

 mits of the White mountains of New Hampshire, the only lo- 

 cality which to ray knowledge it inhabits within the United 

 States. The root and lower part of the stem are woody and 

 firm. The branches numerous, filiform and spreading. Leaves 

 very short, sessile, subulate, crowded so as to conceal the stem, 

 evergreen. Peduncles solitary, from the ends of the branches, 

 elongated, erect. Flower nodding. Calyx purplish, acute. Co- 

 rolla bell shaped or hemispherical, half five cloft, purplish white. 

 Fruit erect, globular, five valved, crowned with the style. — This 

 is the smallest shrubby plant with which I am acquainted, and 

 has the habit of a moss or smallest lycopodium. — June. 



Andromeda calyculata. L. Dicarf Andromeda. 



Racemes leaning one way, leafy; corollas siibcy- 

 lindrical; leaves alternate, lanceolate, obtuse, dotted. 

 L. 



