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BRITISH WILD FLOWERS. 
GENUS I. 
THE AZALEA. (Azalea, Lin.) 
Lin. Syst. PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Generic Character. —Calyx five-cleft, coloured. Corolla campanulate, five-cleft. Stameus five, hypogynous. Capsule five-celled, 
many-seeded, with five valves dehiscing through the dissepiments. ( Lindl .) 
Description, &c. —There is only one British species in this genus, and it is placed in the Linnaean class 
and order Pentandria Monogynia, from its five stamens, and its single style. The name of Azalea is taken from 
the Greek word for parched or arid, in allusion to the kind of places in which the plants grow. 
1.—THE PROCUMBENT AZALEA. (Azalea procumbens, Lin.) 
Engravings _Eng. Bot., t. 863 ; 2nd ed., t. 289 ; and our fig. l,in PI. 44. 
Specific Character. —Branches spreading and reclining. Leaves opposite, revolute, very smooth. (Smith.) 
Description, &c. —This elegant little shrub grows in great abundance on the Scotch mountains, and almost 
covers them with its bright purple flowers, which appear in July. At first sight, it appears much more like 
a Heath than an. Azalea. 
GENUS II. 
THE LEDUM. (Ledum, Lin.) 
Lin. Syst. DECANDRIA DIGYNIA. 
Generic Character. —Calyx minute, five-toothed. Corolla five-parted. Stamens five or ten, inserted into the base of the calyx. 
Capsule five-celled, many-seeded, with five valves dehiscing through the dissepiments. (Lindl.) 
Description, &c. —There is but one species of this genus (Ledum palustre, Lin.), and that has only been 
found in Ireland. It is a beautiful little shrub with white tufted flowers, and it will only thrive in marshy 
places. It flowers in July and August. The plant is placed in the Linnsean class and order Decandria 
Digynia, from its ten stamens and its double style. 
GENUS III. 
THE ANDROMEDA. (Andromeda, Lin.) 
Lin. Syst. DECANDRIA DIGYNIA. 
Generic Character. —Calyx small, five-parted. Corolla ovate, with a five-cleft reflexed limb. Stamens ten, erect. Capsule five- 
celled, five-valved. Seeds numerous, minute. ( Lindley.) 
Description, &c. —There is only one British species of this genus, which has received its name from the 
first species that was found growing on a rock in a wild and desolate region ; and thus reminding Linnaeus of 
Andromeda, who was chained to a rock within reach of the waves of the sea till she was delivered by Perseus. 
The genus is placed in the same Linnsean class and order as Ledum. 
