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AZALEA.* *. 
Linnean Class and Order. Penta'ndria f, Monogy'nia. 
Natural Order. Eri'ce.e +, Brown's Prod. p. 557. — Lindl. Syn. 
p. 172 ; Introd. to Nat. Syst. of Bot. p. 182. — Loud. Hort. Brit. p. 
523. — Mack. FI. Hibern. p. 179. — Hook. Brit. FI. (4th ed.) p. 411. — 
F.rica'ce/e; subtribe, Androme'dea;, Don’s Gen. Syst. of Card, 
and Bot. v. iii. pp. 785 and 787. — Loud. Arb. et Frutic. Brit, 
pp. 1076 & 1077. — Ericine.e, Rich, by Maceilliv. p. 450. — Rho- 
dodendra, Juss.Gen. PI. p. 158. — Sm. Gr. of Bot. p. 114. — Syrin- 
gales; subord. Ericos.e ; sect. Ericina: ; type, Ericaceae ; 
subtype, Ericida: ; Burn. Outl. of Bot. v. ii. pp. 900, 937,944,946, 
and 948. — Bicornes, Linn. 
Gen. Char. Calyx (see fig. 1.) inferior, of 1 sepal, in 5 deep, 
acute, upright segments, coloured, permanent. Corolla of 1 petal, 
shortly bell-shaped, regular, 5-cleft (see fig. 2). Filaments (figs. 3 
and 4.) 5, thread-shaped, unconnected, inserted into the receptacle. 
Anthers (see fig. 4.) roundish, bursting longitudinally. Germen (see 
fig. 5.) globular, with 2 or 3 longitudinal furrows. Style (see fig. 5.) 
cylindrical, upright, the length of the germen, permanent. Stigma 
capitate, umbilicated. Capsule (see figs. 6 to 9.) roundish, with 
2 or 3 furrows, 2 or 3 cells, and 2 or 3 cloven-pointed valves, 
whose indexed edges form the double partitions (dissepiments). 
Seeds (see figs. 10 to 13.) numerous, roundish, dotted, attached to a 
central, at length free, receptacle (placenta). 
The inferior, 5-parted, coloured calyx ; the monopetalous, shortly 
bell-shaped, regular corolla; the straight stamens, inserted into the 
receptacle ; and the 2- or 3-celled, 2- or 3-valved, many-seeded 
capsule, with the dissepiments formed by the indexed edges of the 
bifid valves; will distinguish this from other genera in the same 
class and order. 
One species British. 
AZA'LEA PROCU'MBENS. Trailing Azalea. Trailing Rose- 
bay. Thyme-leaved Dwarf Cistus. 
Spec. Char. Branches spreading wide and trailing. Leaves 
opposite, revolute, very smooth. 
Engl. Bot. t. 865.— Ft. Dan. t. 9.— Lodd. Bot. Cal), t. 762. — Linn. Sp. FI. p. 215; 
FI. Lapp. (2nd ed. ) p. 60. t. 6. f. 2. — Iluds. FI. Angl. (2nd ed. ) p. 88. — Willd. Sp. 
FI. v. i. pt. II. p. 832. — Sm. FI. Brit. v. i. p. 231. ; Engl. FI. v. i. p. 282. — With. 
(7th ed. ) v. ii p. 298. — Lindl. Syn. p. 172. — llook. Brit. FI. p. 97. — Macr. Man. 
Brit. Bot. p. 152.— Don. Gen. Syst. of Gard. and Bot. v. iii. p. 851. — Loud. Arb. 
et Frutic. Brit. v. ii. p. 1154. f. 964.— Lightf. FI. Scot. v. i. p. 139.— Hook. FI. 
Scot. p. 73. — Murr. Northern FI. p. 130. — Irv. Lond. FI. p. 230.— Azalea ramis 
Fig. 1. A single Pedicel, with the Bracteas, Calyx, and Pistil. — Fig. 2. Corolla 
opened vertically.— Figs. 3 & 4. A Stamen. — Fig. 5. Calyx and Germen. — Figs. 6 
and 7. Capsules. — Fig. 8. Vertical section of a Capsule. — Fig. 9. Transverse sec- 
tion of ditto. — Figs. 10, 11, 12, & 13. Seeds. — All, except fig. 10, more or less 
magnified. — Figs. 8 to 13 from Gauitn eit. 
* From azaleos, Gr. dry, or acrid ; in reference to the habitation of the plant, 
•f See folio 48, note f. f See folio 449, a. 
