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The Rhodora. 



There is but one species of tliis genus, B. cana- 

 densis ; a low, deciduous slirub, not uncommon in 

 New England, and often found so plentifully as to 

 cover acres. 



The leaves are deciduous ; the flowers of every 

 shade from purple to pure white, blooming in clus- 

 ters, before the leaves, in early May. 



It is a pretty plant, readily obtained, of easy 

 culture, and does well in any moist loam. 



It thrives wonderfully in a Rhododendron -bed, 

 and is well worthy of the position from its showy, 

 abundant, and early bloom. 



Figured in Bot. Mag. 14, t. 474. 



The Loiseleuria. 



The only species is L. procumbens, sometimes 

 known as Azalea procumbens. It is a small, 

 evergreen shrub, a native of high latitudes, on 

 mountains, both in this country and Europe. The 

 flowers are small, white or pink, in terminal 

 clusters. 



It would probably do well on the border of a 

 Ehododendron-bed. 



Figured in Lodd. Cab. t. 762 ; Bax. Brit. Bot. 6, 

 t. 463. 



The Kalmia. 



These well-known plants, the " Mountain Laurel " 

 of our woods, are fit companions for Rhododendrons, 



