PIEBIS 



HEATH OBDEB 



ENKIANTHUS 579' 



SANDRA, CaSSIOPE, LeUCOTHOE, LyONIA, 



OxYDBNDKON, PiEBis, and Zenobia Were 

 at one time all called Andromedas, there 

 is only one species which properly belongs 

 to this genus at present, viz. : — 



A. polifolia (Wild Bosemary ; Moor- 

 wort). — A handsome smooth dwarf ever- 

 green shrub about 1 ft. high, native of 

 British and Irish peat bogs. Leaves about 

 1 in. or more long, thick, and leathery, 

 elliptic lance-shaped, shining green above, 

 glaucous beneath. Flowers from May to 

 August, pinky-white, drooping, sometimes 

 tipped with red, in umbels near the ends 

 of the branches. Calyx deeply 4-5-parted. 

 Corolla roundish 5-toothed. Stamens 10, 

 with bearded filaments. Disc 10-lobed. 

 Ovary 5-celled. Capsule roundish 5- 

 angled. 



Culture amd Propagation. — The Wild 

 Rosemary is a good plant grown in masses 

 in moist or swampy peaty soil. There is 

 a good deal of variation in the colour of 

 its flowers, and two varieties, major and 

 cmgustifolia, are known. The plants are 

 increased from the minute seeds sown 

 careftdly under glass in peaty soil in 

 autumn, giving plenty of air as soon as 

 germination takes place. Layers of the 

 branches are also made in autumn, but 

 they take about 12 months to develop a 

 sufficient quantity of roots before they can 

 be detached from the parent plant, that is 

 with any chance of success as to their 

 leading a free and independent existence 

 on their own roots. 



PIERIS. — A genus containing about 

 10 species of smooth or downy shrubs 

 or trees, with mostly evergreen, stalked, 

 alternate, entire, or serrulate leaves. 

 Flowers in axillary or terminal racemes. 

 Calyx free, 5-parted. Corolla ovoid or 

 cylindrical-urceolate, with 5 recurved 

 . teeth or lobes. Stamens 10. Disc 10- 

 lobed. Ovary round, 5-celled. Capsule 

 round, 5-lobed. 



Culture and Propagation. — These 

 plants are of the same nature as Andro- 

 medas, and require to be grown in moist 

 peaty soU. They are increased by seeds 

 and layers like Andromedas mentioned 

 just above. 



P. floribunda {And/romeda floribunda ; 

 Leucothoe floribunda). — A pretty shrub 

 2-6 ft. high, native of the United States. 

 Leaves ovate oblong acute, finely toothed, 

 smooth, leathery. Flowers in April and 



May, pure white, in great profusion on 

 one-sided racemes. 



Culture tie. as above. 



P formosa. — A beautiful shrub with 

 green, leathery, somewhat puckered, lance- 

 shaped, finely toothed leaves, and branch- 

 ing clusters of porcelain- white flowers. 



Culture do. as above. Being a native 

 of the temperate Himalayas and China 

 this shrub is not altogether proof against 

 hard frosts in all parts of the kingdom. 

 It may therefore be advisable to give it 

 a little protection in the north during 

 severe winters. 



P. japonica {Andromeda japonica) . — A 

 handsome Japanese shrub about 3 ft. high, 

 with dark green, leathery, lance-shaped 

 leaves. Flowers in early summer, white, 

 urceolate, in long drooping clusters often 

 6 inches in length. The variety elegan- 

 tissi/ma has the leaves clearly edged 

 with creamy white and flushed with 

 pink ; it is also known as variegata. 



Culture do. as above. 



P. mariana {Andromeda mariana). — 

 A handsome deciduous shrub 2-4 ft. 

 high, native of Maryland. Leaves leathery, 

 oval or oblong, said to poison lambs and 

 calves. Flowers in May and June, white, 

 large, nodding, in drooping clusters. 



Culture do. as above. 



P. nitida {Andromeda coriacea). — A 

 native of the S. United States 2-6 ft", high, 

 with ovate-oblong, entire, shiny leaves. 

 Flowers from March to May, white, red, 

 or purple, fragrant, in numerous axillary 

 clusters. 



Culture dc. as above. 



P. ovalifolia. — A native of Nepaul, 

 20-40 ft. high, with oval-pointed entire 

 leaves 2-4 in. long, downy when young, 

 and said to be poisonous to goats. Flowers 

 in May, pale flesh-colour, in long drooping 

 one-sided racemes. 



Culture dc. as above. 



P. phillyresefolia. — A native of W. 

 Florida 1-2 ft. high, and too tender for any 

 but the mildest parts of the southern coasts. 

 Leaves oblong or lance-shaped, blunt, 

 glandular-serrate near the apex. Flowers 

 from January to March, white, ovoid, in 

 loose racemes. 



Culture dc. as above. 



ENKIANTHUS.— A genus contain- 

 ing 5 species of smooth shrubs with ever- 

 green, stalked, leathery, entire or serrulate 



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