Al 4. 
AZALEA nitida. 
Glossy-leaved Azalea or Swamp Honeysuckle. 
—a—— 
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Nat. ord. RuopopENDRA. Jussieu gen. 158. Div. I. Corolla mono- 
’ petala. 
“AZALEA., Supra wol. 2. fol. 120. 
A. nitida, foliosiflora; ramis glabriusculis, foliis parvis oblanceolatis sub- 
mucronatis coriaceis utrinque glabris supra nitidis: nervo subtus seti- 
gero, margine revoluto-ciliatis, floribus viscosis: tubo laciniis paulo 
longiore, calycibus brevissimis, filamentis exsertis. Pursh amer. sept. 1 
Azalea nitida. Sweet hort. sub. lond. 34. 
A hardy shrub, first recorded as a species by Mr. Pursh; 
who tells us that it grows in deep mossy swamps, on 
mountains, from New York to Virginia; and flowers about 
June and July. 
Introduced, according to the Hortus Suburbanus Londi- 
nensis, in 1812. 
The drawing was taken at the Nursery of Messrs. Col- 
ville in the King’s Road, Chelsea, the only place where we 
have yet met with it. 
Distinguished at first sight from its congeners by smaller 
dark green shining leaves. i 
Inflorescence \eafy; corolla white with a red tinge. 
Branches smoothish; leaves obversely lanceolate, with a 
slight end-point, of coriaceous or leathery substance, smooth 
on both sides, shining at the upper, revolutely fringed at 
the edge, midrib bristly underneath; flowers viscous; tube 
a little longer than the segments; calyx very short; fila- 
ments protruded. 
We have relied upon Mr. Pursh for the description; as 
we had no opportunity of taking one while the plant was in 
flower. 
