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1.—THE MARSH ANDROMEDA, OR WILD ROSEMARY. (Andromeda foltfolia, Lin.) 
Engravings. —Eng. Bot., t. 713; 2nd ed., t. 586 ; and our fig. 2, in PI. 44. 
Specific Character. —Clusters terminal. Leaves alternate, lanceolate, revolute ; glaucous beneath. (Smith.) 
Description, &c. —An elegant little shrub, which grows in great abundance in the peat bogs of England, 
Scotland, and Ireland. Its very elegant rose-coloured flowers are produced in June. 
GENUS IV. ' 
THE LING. (Calluna, Salisb.) 
Lin. Syst. OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Generic Character. —Calyx of four coloured sepals, surrounded by four coloured bracte*. Corolla campanulate, four-cleft. Stamens eight. 
Capsule four-celled, the dissepiments adhering to the axis, and with four valves dehiscing through the dissepiments. ( Lindley .) 
Description, &c. —This plant is the true Heather of the north, though it has been removed from the genus 
Erica. The name of Calluna is derived from a Greek word signifying to cleanse ; and it is said to be given to 
this plant in allusion to the brooms that are made of it. The genus is placed in the Linnsean class and order 
Octandria Monogynia, from its eight stamens and its single style. 
1.—THE COMMON LING, OR HEATHER. (Calluna vulgaris, Salisb.) 
Synonymes. —Erica vulgaris, Lin. ; Grig. 
Engravings. —Eng. Bot., t. 1013; 2nd ed., t. 560; and our fig. 3, in PI. 44. 
Description, &c. —No specific character is given of this plant, as it is the only species of the genus. It is 
the Heather we so often read of as being gathered to form beds in the Highlands ; and which, in fact, grows in 
such profusion in that part of Scotland, as to form a rich covering for hills and moorlands which would 
otherwise have been a barren waste. The plant is a low branching shrub, and it produces its deep crimson 
flowers from June till October. The following elegant lines were addressed to this plant by Mrs. Grant of 
Laggan:— 
“ Gem of the heath, whose modest bloom 
Sheds beauty o’er the lonely moor ; 
Tho’ thou dispense no rich perfume, 
Nor yet with splendid tints allure ; 
Both valour’s crest and beauty’s bower 
Oft hast thou decked, a favourite flower. 
The Ling is the badge of the Highland clan Macdonald. 
Flower of the wild, whose purple glow 
Adorns the dusky mountain’s side ; 
Not the gay hues of Iris’ bow, 
Nor garden’s artful varied pride, 
With all its wreath of sweets could cheer, 
Like thee, the hardy mountaineer.” 
GENUS V. 
THE MENZIESXA. (Menziesia, Smith.) 
Lin. Syst. OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Generic Character. —Calyx four-parted. Corolla ventricose, with a spreading four or five-toothed limb. Stamens eight or ten, inserted 
into the base of the corolla. Capsule four-celled, many-seeded, with four valves dehiscing through the dissepiments. (Lindley.) 
Description, &c. —The very pretty little plants belonging to this genus are only found in England, 
Scotland, and Ireland. They have the habit of Heaths, with narrow evergreen leaves, and beautiful bell-shaped 
