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and the chief merit of the plant is its expanding its 

 flowers early in April. When well grown, it is very 

 pretty ; but it is not naturally of good habit. Tbo 

 flowers are pretty white bells. 



There are varieties which differ only in height, 

 size of flower, and breadth of leaf, respectively 

 known as nana, ventricosa, and latifolia. All are 

 of easiest culture in peatsoil. 



Figured in Bot. Mag. 1. 1286 ; Lodd. Cab. 1. 1464, 

 630, and 1286. 



The Zenobia. 



This plant, also known as Andromeda speciosa, 

 is very showy and desirable, but is not hardy in the 

 Northern States, as it is a native of Southern 

 swamps. The flowers are large, white, and vbry 

 showy ; the foliage is deciduous. 



The plants found in catalogues as Andromeda pul- 

 verulenta, cassincefolia, pulve ndentissima, dealbata, 

 and ovata, are all varieties of this species, and like 

 it are tender. They are very elegant and showy 

 plants, and very desirable. In England they are 

 hardy, and would probably prove so soutti of Phila- 

 delphia. 



Figured in Lodd. Cab. t. 551 ; Bot. Mag. 25, t. 

 970, and 18, t. 667; Bot. Eeg. 12, t. 1010. 



' The Andromeda. 



The species to which this genus has been restricted 

 by most botanists is A. polifolia, a charming little 



