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planted in sandy loam and peat'with the exception of A. hybrida, 
which should be planted in peat. They are all readily increased by 
layers. The mucronata, canariensis, serratifolia laurifolia, densi- 
flora, pliillyresefolia, and pumila, require the shelter of the green¬ 
house or frame, and should he potted in sandy peat; they may be 
propagated by layers and cuttings. The hybrida much resembles 
Andrachne, hut is handsomer than either that or the Unedo both in 
its foliage and flowers ; it flowers early in the spring, and has a 
smell resembling honey', 
Gaultheria (M. Gaulthier, M. D. a French writer.) The species 
of the genus are ornamental and well deserve cultivation. The G. 
Shallon, though small in this country, grows to a good size in its 
native woods; it is hardy and grows best in rather shady situations. 
See Vol. 1, pp. 23 and 179. The procumbens is an evergreen 
creeper, and may be readily propagated by suckers, whilst the shal¬ 
lon will require to be layed. There are two greenhouse species, the 
fragrans and antipoda, which propagate freely by layers or cuttings, 
planted in sand under a bell-glass, and plunged in a slight heat. 
They all require planting in sandy peat earth. 
Enkianthus, (Egkuos , pregnant, antlios, flower.) These are ele¬ 
gant little bushes, generally considered greenhouse, but they are 
more hardy than many of our greenhouse plants. They will not 
bear the cold of our winters, out of doors, but would do very well 
sheltered in a frame or pit. They are propagated by ripened cut¬ 
tings, planted in sand under a bell-glass without heat, and they 
strike without much difficulty. The best soil for them is sandy 
loam and peat. Care is required not to over water them when not 
in a growing state. 
Andromeda, (name derived from the fabled virgin of that name.) 
It may not be amiss to introduce here an extract from Smith’s transla¬ 
tion of Linnceus’s Tour in Lapland, in which he states the reasons for 
applying to it the name Andromeda. "Andromeda polifolia, says 
he, was now, June 12th, in its highest beauty, decorating the 
marshy grounds in a most agreeable manner. The flowers are quite 
blood red before they expand, but, when full grown, the corolla is of 
a flesh colour. Scarcely any painter’s art can so happily imitate the 
beauty of a fine female complexion ; still less could any artificial colour 
upon the face itself bear a comparison with this lovely blossom. As 
I contemplated it, I could not help thinking of Andromeda, as de¬ 
scribed by the poets; and the more I meditated upon their descrip¬ 
tions, the more applicable they seemed to the little plant before me. 
So that if these writers had had it in view, they could scarcely have 
