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end of Azalea, from which it differs in the number 

 of its stamens, which are eight instead of five. As 

 the author has made an Azalea of it, we may sup- 

 pose that the structure of its capsule is similar to 

 that of Menziesia 5 the number of stamens points 

 out that of the valves to be four, instead or 

 five : and from these two considerations results a 

 real approximation of that species to Menziesia; 

 which is confirmed by its corolla being oval, 

 according to the description of Lamarck. 



