Plate 250. 
ANDROMEDA TETRAGONA. 
On a recent visit paid to the Botanic Garden of the Koval 
Dublin Society at Glasnevin, amongst many other plants (which, 
under the skilful direction of Dr. Moore, the valued curator, 
have been grown and flowered there, and to which our atten¬ 
tion was directed), we saw the very pretty heath-like shrub 
which forms the subject of our present Plate, and which, from 
its early-flowering habit and duration of blooming, was greatly 
esteemed there, it will, we believe, be found very useful to 
all who are looking for some improvements in the appearance 
of their gardens during early spring; and considering that 
many of our subscribers are interested in this subject, we ob¬ 
tained permission from Dr. Moore to figure it. It is also in 
the very extensive and valuable collection of hardy perennial 
plants cultivated for sale by Messrs. Backhouse and Son, of 
Y ork. 
There are two or three species of Andromeda which might be 
cultivated to advantage on rockwork, or any dry, well-drained 
spot. Messrs. Backhouse and Son advise them to be grown 
in sunny, well-drained fissures, in clean grit, stones, and peat, 
the grit that they recommend being coarse sandstone, crushed. 
In such places they will flourish well, and will amply reward 
the care bestowed on them. Andromeda fastigiata is somewhat 
similar to the subject of our present Plate, although obtained 
from the Himalayas, while A. tetragona is a North-American 
plant, but is more robust in habit, and with somewhat larger 
flowers. On the other hand, Andromeda hypnoides , which has 
been exhibited by the Messrs. Backhouse this season, is much 
smaller than A. tetragona , and quite different in habit. It 
“ forms soft, light-green mossy tufts, two to four inches high. 
