5 6 0 A U B O R E T U M E T F R U T I C E T U M B R I T A N N I C U M .
cent bruncljlets ; but tlie one ims cleoi> red flowers, and was received
roin /e rd e c n s ln r c ; and the other, which was received from Arran
has x /ite iiowers, tliat ap|iear later than those ofthe other varieties’
llic first nmy be called C. v. 11 âtro-rùbens, and the second C v la
serótina.
Very ornamental, either as detached bushes, or as edgings to beds and
borders, in sandy or ;£aty soil.
{ ii. ylndroméikæ.
All the .species are propagated hy layers, and some of them also by division
though m o s / f them might, donhtlcss, he rooted in sand from the points
"■d. h lf 'Z saleable plia;n; itsf. They all require a soil more or less peaty ansdo oan seistut'a.1t,iaoimn
/ o l , open, and moist rather tlian dry and airy. Most'of die genera ? ! o
eoiiiparat'vely short duration tliough some species of Andrómeda and A'v-
butiis attain an almost tree-like size, and endure many years.
G e n u s IV.
ANDRO'MED/f L . T h e A n d r o m e d a . Lin. Syst. Decfuidria Monogenia.
Gen. Char. Calyx 5-cMt. Segments acute, simple at the base. Corolla
n m n ? h e . r l " ■'■outli. Stanums 10, e n c l o s e d ; filam
e n t s b e a u to d : c e lls o f a n t h e r s s h o r t , f u r n is h e d w i th 1 aw n e a c h . Stigma
t n m c a l o . Capsula w i th a lo c u l i c id a l d e h i s c e n c e . Placenta 5 -\o b o à -, lo b e s
S im p le . Seeds e l l ip t ic . (Doris M ill)
e r iZ Z Z “'‘Stipulate, evergreen; linear lanceolate, muc
onulate. Flowers terminal, miibollate, reddish or snow white. — Under-
slimbs, evergreen, spreading; natives of Europe and North America.
n. 1. A. p o i .i f o 'l ia L. The Poly-leavcd Andromeda, or Moorwort.
Identification. Lin. Sp.. S64. ; Don'« M ill, 3. p 820
hngiavmgs. Lm. Fl. Lap,.., t. 1. f. 3 .; Eng. Bot., t. 713. ; ’and o u r^ .1 0 3 6 .
Leáves oblong, glaucous beneath.
Corollas ovate, flesh-coloured or pale red. Seg-
rnents of calyx ovate, spreading, white, sometimes
tipped with red. (Doris M ill) A diminutive evergreen
shrub. Northern countries of Europe, on
turiy l^ g s ; and also in Britain; North America,
from Canada to Pennsy lvania. Height 6 in. to
1ft Flowers white, tipped with red; May to September.
Capsule brown.
Farieties.
»- A. p 1 angustißlia Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 1591.. loss a
and om fig . 1037., has narrow leaves.
o. A. p. 2 cncoides has the habit of a heath.
" ’t e f l Z r f 1038., has
, A. p. 4 lotifolia Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 546., and our^g. 10.39., lias broad
leaves, and is a larger plant.
A. p. 5 intnima has small flowers.
10.17. A. p. anffustifùlia. 1038. A.p.KranQiflòrn. 1030. A. p. latifòlia. lOIO. A. p. rovoliita.
tt. A. p. 6 revolùta Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 725., and our f g . 1040., has the
flowers bent back,
tt. A. p. 7 scótica is common in Scotland,
tt. A. p. 8 stricta has the branches erect.
Cultivated in gardens in moist peaty soil ; and it is only in such a soil, and
in an open airy situation, that it can be preserved for any length of time.
tt. 2. A. 7 /o s m a r i n i f o ' l i a Pursh. The Rosemary-leaved Andromeda.
Identification. Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept., 1. p. 291. ; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 829.
Sinionmnc. A. polifhlia Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer. 2. p. 2.'i4.
Eìigraviìigs. Piill. Fl. Koss., 2. p. 53. t. 70. f. B. ; and our/^G 1041.
Spec. Char,, Leaves linear-lanceolate, convex, revolnte,
white beneath, and canescent above. Corollas
nearly globose. Calycine segments oblong red. Flowers
white, tinged with red. (Doris Mdl.) A diminutive
evergreen shrnh. Newfoundland and Labradoi'.
Height 6 in. to 1 ft. Introduced ? 1790. Flowerswhite,
tinged with red ; June.
Andromeda DrummóndW Hook., Gard. Mag. 1840
p. 4., is a slender-growing plant, with the young leaves
and shoots covered with a scurf, like that which i.s fountl
on the Fdceagnus. Horticultural Society’s Garden. 1041, A. l'osmarinlfòli.-i.
G e n u s V.
CASSrOPi* D. Don. T h e C a s s io p e . Lin. St/st. Decandria Monogynia.
Identification. D. Don In Edinb. New PhiL Journ., 17. p. 157. j Don’s Mill., 3. p. 829.
Synonyme. Andrómeda sp. L in ., Fall.
Derivation. From Cassiope, wife of Cepbeus, and mother of Andromeda, whose foolish boast that
her beauty was superior to that of the Nereides, provoked the wrath of Neptune.
Gen. Char. Ch/t/zr 5-leaved; leaves imbricated at the base. Coro//« campanu-
late, 5-cleft. Stamens 10, enclosed; filaments glabrous ; cells of anthers
short, tumid, furnished with one awn each. Style dilated at the base.
Stigma obtuse. Capsule with a loculicidal dehiscence; valves bifid at the
apex. Placenta 5-lobed ; lobes simple. Seeds oblong, compressed, shining.
(Doris M ill)
Leaves simple, alternate, exstipulate, evergreen ; very small, aceróse,
imbricated. Floivers solitary, pedunculate, rose-coloured, lateral or terminal.—
Shrubs, small, heath-like ; native.s of Asia and North America.
ir, 1. C- J /Y P N O iD E S D. Don. The Hypnnm-like Cassiope.
Identification. D. Don in Ed. Phil. Journ., 17. p. 157.; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 829.
Synonyme. Andrómeda /¿ypndldes Lin. Sp. .563.
F.ngravings. Pall. Fl. Koss,, t. 73. f. 2 .; Bot. Mag., t. 2936.; and our fig. 1042.
Spec. Char., <§’c. A small creeping shrub, resembling a kind of moss. Leaves