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the base. Corolla oblong, with a contracted 5-toothed mouth. Stamens 10, 
enclosed ; filaments glabrous, simple at the base; cells of anthers clon- 
gated, and tubular at the apex, mutic. Stigma annular, with a 5-tubercled 
disk. Capsule with a loculicidal dehiscence. Placenta 5-lobed; lobes 
simple. (Don’s Mill.) 
Leaves simple, alternate, exstipulate, evergreen ; acerose, on short pe- 
tioles. Flowers axillary, on short pedicels, drooping, snow white, disposed 
in the manner of racemes at the tips of the branches. — Undershrubs, 
evergreen ; natives of Europe, Asia, and North America. 
2 1. C. catycuta‘ta D. Don. The calyculated Cassandra. 
Identification. D.Don in Edinb. New Phil. Journ., 17. p. 157. ; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 830. 
Synonyme. Andrémeda calyculata Liv. Sp. 565. 
Engravings. Pall. Fl. Ross., 2. t.71. f. i.; Bot. Cab., t. 1464. ; and our fig. 1046. 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves elliptic-oblong, bluntish, ob- 
soletely serrulated, rusty beneath. Racemes recurved, 
leafy. Bracteas of the calyx (these constitute the 
calyculus, or secondary and outer calyx, implied by 
the term calyculata) broad, ovate, acuminate. Co- 
rollas oblong-cylindrical. (Don’s Mill.) A low 
evergreen shrub. North America, 
from Canada to Virginia, and also 
in the North of Europe and Si- 
beria. Height | ft. to 2 ft. Introd. 
in 1748. Flowers white ; April 
and May. 
Varieties. 
«2 C. c. 1 ventricdsa Sims Bot. 
Mag., t. 1286.—Corolla in- 1947. C.. latifolia. 
1046. C. calyculata. flated. . 
a C.c. 2 latifolia Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 530., and our fig. 1047. — Leaf broad. 
n. C.c. 3 nana Sims Bot. Mag. t. 862., Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 826.—Dwarf. 
ax 2. C. (c.) aNcustiFo‘L1a G. Don. The narrow- 
leaved Cassandra. 
Identification. Don's Mill., 3. p. 830. 
Synonymes. Andrémeda calyculata @ angustifolia Ait. Hort. Kew. 2. 
p. 70.; A. angustifolia Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. 1. p.291.; A. crispa 
Desf. et Link. 
Engraving. Our fig. 1048. 
Spec. Char., &c. Leaves linear-lanceolate, acute, the 
edges somewhat waved and revolute, the under 
surface rusty. Racemes recurved, leafy. Bracteas 
of calyx minute. Corollas oblong-ovate. (Don’s 
Mill.) A low evergreen shrub. Carolina and 
Georgia, in open swamps. Height 2 ft. Intro- 
duced in 1748. Flowers white ; April and May. 
1048. C. (c.) angustlfolia. 
Gewus VII. 
ZENO'BIA D. Don. Tue Zenopia. Lin. Syst. Decdndria Monogynia, 
Identification. D.Don in Edinb. New Phil. Journ., July, 1834; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 830. 
Synonyme. Andrémeda sp. Michauz. ian te 
Derivation. From Zenobia, a queen of Palmyra, distinguished for her virtue and learning. 
Gen. Char. Calyx 5-lobed. Corolla campanulate ; limb revolute, 5-lobed. 
Stamens 10; filaments glabrous, dilated at the base; cells of anthers 
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