IiEUCOTHOE 



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OXYDENDBON 577 



of winter with injurious results. Hence 

 the value of giving fresh soil annually, or 

 transplanting so as to lower the stems 

 somewhat in new soil. .They are best 

 increased by layers in autumn, the 

 branches rooting freely when pegged 

 down, and may be detached the follow- 

 ing spring. 



C. fastigiata {Andromeda fastigiata). 

 A pretty little Himalayan shrub, suitable 

 for rockeries. Leaves small, imbricated, 

 in 4 rows. Mowers in May, white or 

 pink, near the ends of the branchlets. 



Culture dc. as above. 



C. hypnoides {AndromedaJiypnoides). 

 An interesting, mossy, creeping shrub, 

 native of Lapland and N. America, with 

 loose needle-like imbricating leaves. 

 Flowers in June, small, white, bell-shaped, 

 drooping, on rather long stalks, with a 

 red calyx. 



Culture and Propagation. — To 

 establish this species, the branches should 

 be carefully pegged down in sharp, moist, 

 peaty soil, as it seems to shrivel up when 

 not actually in contact with the moist 

 earth. An. annual top-dressing of peaty 

 soil as recommended above will prove of 

 great value in this particular case. 



C. tetragona {Andromeda tetragona). 

 A pretty little Lapland evergreen 6-8 in. 

 high, with 4 rows of closely packed, 

 obtuse, needle-like leaves, minutely 

 cihated. Flowers in March, white, beU- 

 shaped, like those of Lily of the Valley, 

 solitary, rather freely produced. 



Culture dc. as above. 



LEUCOTHOE. — A genus contain- 

 ing about 8 species of pretty evergreen 

 shrubs, with alternate stalked oblong 

 or lance-shaped, serrulate, penninerved 

 leaves, and flowers in axillary or terminal 

 racemes or panicles. Sepals 5, free. 

 Corolla ovoid, urn-shaped or cylindrical, 

 5-toothed. Stamens 10. Disc 10-lobed. 

 Ovary 5-ceUed. 



Culture amd Propagation. — Leuoo- 

 thoes thrive in a sandy peaty soil with 

 leaf-mould and always hke plenty of 

 moisture at the root, but not in a stag- 

 nant state. They may be raised from 

 seeds sown carefully and scarcely or not 

 at all covered with soil ; and may also be 

 increased by layers, or by dividing estab- 

 lished plants in autumn as with the 

 Gaultherias mentioned above, p. 575. 



L. acuminata {Andromeda acumi- 

 nata). — A pretty N. American shrub 1-2 

 ft. high, with ovate lance-shaped pointed 

 shining leathery leaves. Flowers in June, 

 white, bell-shaped, drooping, in great 

 profusion in axillary racernes. 



Culture dc. as above. 



L. axillaris {Andromeda axillaris). — 

 A handsome N. American shrub 2-3 ft. 

 high, with young branches covered with 

 a white powdery down. Leaves oblong 

 or oval, pointed, somewhat hairy beneath. 

 Flowers in May, white, ovoid-cylindrical 

 in axillary spiked racemes. 



Culture do. as above. 



L. Catesbaei {Andromeda Cateshcei). — 

 Native of North America, 2-4 ft. high. 

 Leaves ovate lance-shaped, tapering to a 

 point, serrulate. Flowers in May, white, 

 strong- smelling. 



Culture dc. as above. 



L. Davisiae. — A pretty Californian 

 shrub, 3-5 ft. high, with bluntly oblong, 

 obscurely serrulate, bright green leaves. 

 Flowers in May, white, drooping, in dense 

 erect clusters. This species is also known 

 as L. Lobbi. 



Culture dc. as above. 



L. racemosa {Andromeda spicata). — 

 A fine N. American shrub 4-10 ft. high. 

 Leaves oblong or oval lance-shaped, 

 acute, serrulate, somewhat downy when 

 young. Flowers in May and June, 

 white, in erect clusters. 



Culture dc. as above. 



L. recurva {Andromeda recurva). — 

 A distinct N. American shrub, somewhat 

 straggling in habit, and having the tips of 

 the branches tinged with scarlet. Leaves 

 oval lance-shaped, pointed. Flowers in 

 June, white, in recurved or spreading 

 racemes. 



Culture dc. as above. 



OXYDENDRON (Sorrel Tree).— 

 A genus with only one species : — ■ 



O. arboreum {Andromeda arborea). — 

 A beautiful tree 15-40 ft. high, native 

 of the Eastern United States. Leaves 

 stalked, deciduous, oblong lance-shaped, 

 pointed, serrate, 4-6 in. long, and 

 glaucous beneath. Flowers in June and 

 July, white, in terminal panicles of many 

 one-sided racemes often as much as 9 or 

 10 in. in length. Calyx iree, 5-parted. 

 Corolla ovoid, 5-toothed. Stamens 10 . 



