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NATURAL ORDER ERICEiE. 
This genus contains but one species, a native of South America, and 
consequently an inhabitant of our stoves. It thrives in a mixture ol 
sandy loam and peat,-—young cuttings will root, planted in sand un¬ 
der a bfell-glass, and plunged in a little heat. 
Lyonia, (I Lyon, an American collector of plants.) All the spe¬ 
cies are perfectly hardy, they require to be grown in sandy peat, 
are propagated by layers, and in all respects may be treated like the 
hardy Andromedas. 
Mylocaryum, or Buck-wheat Tree, ( Myle , mill, Karyon, nut; 
four winged seeds.) This genus contains only one species, the M. 
ligustrinum, which has much of the habit of the Clethra; it grows 
about eight feet high, and requires the shelter of a conservatory or 
pit. It is propagated by layers or cuttings, planted in sand under a 
bell-glass, and thrives in peat and loam. 
Clethra, ( Klethra, the Greek name for the alder.) The ferrugi- 
nea, arborea, arborea minor, arborea variegata, are well adapted for 
the greenhouse or conservatory. They grow and flower well in a 
mixture of sandy loam and peat. All the hardy kinds, however, 
succeed best in peat, and may be planted amongst the other plants 
on the American border. The G. tinifolia is a stove plant, and 
should be potted in sandy loam. The C. ferrugineum, and the 
hardy species, may be propagated by layers, and the stove and 
greenhouse sorts by ripened cuttings, planted in sand under a bell 
or hand-glass. Or they may be raised from seeds. 
Cyrilla, (D. Cyrillo, M. D. professor of Botany at Naples.) The 
two species of this genus are very pretty greenhouse shrubs, growing 
about six feet high; they will thrive in equal parts of peat and loam, 
and may be propagated by cuttings, planted in sand under a hand 
or bell-glass, but do not root freely. 
Elliottia, (Stephen Elliott, a North American botanist.) There 
is but one species belonging to this genus, which is well worthy of 
cultivation. It is a native of Georgia, it grows in sandy peat, and is 
increased by layers. 
