XLII. ERICA‘CER: LEUCO’THOE. 569 
Variety. 
w L. a, 2 longifoka, Andrémeda longifolia Pursh Sept. i. p. 293., Sims 
Bot. Mag. t. 2357.; A. Walter’ Willd. — Leaves linear-lanceolate, 
very long. (Don’s Mill.) 
« 2, L. spinuLo'’sa G. Don. The spinulose-toothed-leaved Leucothde. 
Identification. Don’s Mill., 3. p. 832. 
Synonymes. Andrémeda spinuldsa Pursh Sept. 1. p. 293.5 ? A. Catesbe'# 
Walt. Fl. Car. p. 137. 
Engravings. Bot. Mag., t. 1955. ; Bot. Cab,, t. 1320. ; and our fig. 1066. 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves glabrous, coriaceous, ovate- 
oblong, rounded at the base, gradually narrowed to the 
tip, acuminate, serrulate with teeth that are spinulose 
in some degree. Flowers white, disposed unilaterally 
and rather loosely, in subspicate, axillary, subsessile 
racemes, and attended by scaly bracteas. Corolla short, 
ovate-cylindrical. It resembles L. axillaris D. Don in 
several respects. (Don’s Jil.) A low evergreen shrub. 
Lower Carolina. Height 2ft. Introduced in 1793. 
i686; avepiaibeas Flowers white; May and June. 
2 3. L. acuminata G. Don. The acuminate-leaved Leucothde. 
Identification. Don’s Mill., 3. p. 832. 
Synonymes. Andrémeda acuminata Ait. Hort, Kew. 2. p. 70.3 A. 
lcida Jacq. Icon. Rar. 1. t. 79. ; A. populifolia Lam. Encycl. 1. 
p.195.; A. reticulata Walt. Fl. Car. 137.; A. formosissima 
Bartr.; A. latrina Michz. Fl. Amer. Bot. 1. p. 253. ; Pipe-stem- 
wood, Amer. 
Engravings. Exot. Bot., t.89.; Jacq. Icon. Rar., i. t.79.; and 
our fig. 1067. 
Spec. Char. §c. Glabrous. Stems hollow. Leaves 
ovate-lanceolate, gradually narrowed to the tip, 
entire or unequally serrate, shining, nettedly 
veined, coriaceous. Flowers white, numerous, 
upon pedicels, drooping; disposed in racemes that 
are axillary, very short, corymbose, and nearl 
naked. Corolla cylindrically ovate. (Don’s Mill.) 
An erect evergreen shrub. Georgia and Florida, 
in sandy swamps. Height 2 ft. to 3 ft. Introd. 1765, 
Flowers numerous, white; July and August. 1067. L. acuminata. 
oe 4. L. FLorinu’NDA D. Don. The numerous-flowered Leucothde. 
Idenéification. D. Don in Edinb. New Phil. Journ., 17. p. 159. ; Don’s Mill., 3. 
p. 8 
Sede Andrémeda floribunda Lyon Herb. Sept. 1. p. 293. 
Iingravings. Bot. Reg., t. 807.; Bot. Mag., t. 1566. ; and our fig. 1068. 
Spec. Char., §c. Glabrous. Leaves ovate oblong, acute, 
finely serrulate, appressedly ciliate, coriaceous. Flowers 
white, numerous ; disposed unilaterally in racemes that are 
axillary and terminal, and constitute 
panicles. Pedicels with 2 bracteas. 
(Don’s Mill.) An erect evergreen 
shrub. Georgia, on mountains. Height 
2 ft. to 3 ft. Introduced in 1812. 
Flowers white ; May and June. 
Extremely difficult to propagate, therefore rare. Pro- 
lific in flowers, when covered with them very beautiful. 
Layers, which do not root under two or three years. 
« 5. L. spica‘ta G. Don. The spicate-racemed 
Leucothée. 
Identificatun. Don’s Mill., 3. p. 832. ; 
Ayan slieg ‘Andromeda spicata Wats. Dend. Brit. t. 36. | 
Engravings. Wats. Dend. Brit., t. 36. ; and our fig. 1069. 1069. 1. spicata. 
