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UMBENT GavLtHerta. Tea-berry. bid see Checkerberry. 
ace Ivory Plum. Partridge-berry 
eed oo aanke eeping on or near the surface of the ground ; branches simple, 3-5 in 
ches high, nak d below w or with a few lance-ovate scales. Leaves few (4-6), an tach to 
an “ery and a half in length, eater. a rowded ; gto very short. Flowers white, aS in 
the. axils of the i leaves, » on rved pedicels 14 — 26 at vs inch long ; fruit persistent. 
t Carolina fi, July, oan 
Obs. The Secu ‘of popular names which ae been given to this lit- 
tle pen. some of which are also bestowed on quite different Eerie’ 
rate necessity of a pr eciie botsn ical nomenclature. ‘The lea 
the Oi Oil of Wintergreen of the shops,—which is largely for 
confectionery, medicated syrups, &c. The fruit, which has the arouse 
property in a much less de egree, is pleasant and ed ible, and is o 
brought to the markets of our cities. The omy nature of the fruit can 
be y seen by dividing it lengthwise, when it will be found that the 
edible portion is the enlarged — — while the proper fruit, 7. ie 
the ripened ovary, is Se sists sed withi 
5. ANDRO EDA, L. ANDROMEDA. 
{Named p f Andromeda ; fsom its place of growth.} 
Calyx 5-parted, persistent. Corolla hypogynous, tubular, compa 
or globose,—the limb 5-cleft. Stamens 10; anthers fixed near the mid- 
dle, the on opening by a terminal pore. Capsule ovoid “ poten 
5-celled, many-seeded. 
LA. Matin’ na, . Glabrous ; leaves oval, mostly acute at each end, 
very entire, sub-coriaceous, paler and puncticulate beneath, ee 
Gieeing b branches negity ioe fiess ; pedicels culate, po Ew eee ; calyx 
naked at base ; corolla aise ables ; capsule pyrami 
MarynanpD AnpRoMEDA. Stagger-bush. 
Stem 2-8 or 4 feet high, with erect branches. Leaves 2-3 inches long ; petioles about 
one-fourth of an inch long. Flowers in racemose See on Se eo branches. Corolla 
white, or ey Aommele pen taupalee- -ovoid, trun Seeds numerous, 
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Obs. ee shrub is very abundant in the sandy districts of New Jer- 
sey ; the farmers, there, allege that it is injurious to sheep, when —— 
leaves are eaten by them,—pr roducing a disease called the 
believe the evidence is not conclusive, on this point ; but it may Se wal 
to know the plant, against whi charge is is made. 
6. KAL’MIA, ZL. Amerrcan Lauren. 
— ee to Peter nap —a Swedish Botanist. rae ; ee 
Calya 5: shaped, 5-lobed, 
fared d with 10 chs ily in EL ik the hte anthers are 
