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Gaultheria nummularioides, Don; FI. Br. Ind. iii. 457. A 
small shrub ; stems prostrate ; branches hairy, ascending. Leaves 
thin, nearly sessile, spreading, ovate, \ x ^ in., acute, upper surface 
glabrous, lower hairy ; margins toothed, fringed. Flowers solitary, 
axillary, \ in. long, pink or white. Calyx ovoid ; teeth lanceolate. 
Corolla tubular ; teeth minute, recurved. Stamens 10, filaments 
dilated, anther-cells 2-spurred. Fruit berry-like, dark blue, the 
5-celled capsule being enclosed in the persistent, enlarged, succulent 
calyx. 
The Chor, Marali, covering banks ; June, July. — Himalaya, 8000-12,000 ft. 
• — Java. 
This species ought to occur on Huttoo ; but no specimens are on record. 
2. CASSIOPE. Of classical origin ; Cassiope was the mother 
of Andromeda ; also the name of an allied genus. — Cold N. regions. 
Cassiope fastigiata, D. Don ; FI. Br. Ind. iii. 459. A small 
shrub ; stems tufted, 4-12 in., decumbent, much branched. 
Leaves thick, sessile, erect, closely appressed, overlapping, ovate- 
oblong, less than J in., acute ; margins membranous. Flowers 
axillary, drooping, solitary or in clusters of 2 or 3, white ; stalks 
hairy, curved. Calyx glabrous. Corolla bell-shaped, ^ in. long ; 
lobes short, recurved. Stamens 10, anther-cells 1 -spurred. Capsule 
erect, globose, 5-valved. 
Huttoo, on rocks ; June, July. — Temperate Himalaya, 10,000-14,000 ft. 
3. PIERIS. From Pieria, a district of Macedonia ; the abode 
of the Muses. — Himalaya, Burmah, Japan, N.E. America. 
Pieris ovalifolia, D. Don; FI. Br. Ind. iii. 460. A small, 
glabrous tree. Leaves shortly stalked, ovate or oblong, 4x2 in., 
entire, acute. Flowers white, in racemes 4-8 in. long. Calyx- 
segments lanceolate. Corolla pubescent, tubular, ^ in. long, 
narrowed to the mouth ; teeth small, spreading or recurved. 
Stamens 10, filaments 2-spurred at the top. Capsule globose, 
5-valved. (Fig. 89.) 
Simla, common in forest ; May. — Temperate Himalaya, 5000-8000 ft. 
4. RHODODENDRON. From the Greek rhodon, a rose, and 
dcndron, a tree. — Mountains of Asia, Europe, N. America, Australia, 
New Guinea. 
Trees or erect shrubs. Leaves crowded towards the end of 
branches, shortly stalked, leathery, entire. Flowers in terminal 
corymbs. Corolla-tube long or very short ; limb spreading. 
Stamens 8 or 10. Stigma capitate. Capsule cylindric, woody, 
5- or 10-valved. 
The two following species occur on the Chor, flowering in June : — 
R. campanulatum Don : FI. Br. Ind. iii. 466. A shrub. 6-12 ft. Leaves 
