,
i l l i
elongated, tubular, biaristate at the apex. Stigma truncate. Capsule
with a loculicidal dehiscence. Placenta S-lobed ; lobes cuneated, thick, a
little arched. Seeds angular. (Don’s Mill.) ■ .
Leaves simple, alternate, exstipulate, deciduous; scattered, dilated, with
the margins usually toothed. Flowei-s racemose, Pfrtcels solitary or
aggregate.—Undershrubs, deciduous; natives of North America.
J, 1. Z. sPBCio'sA D. Don. The showy-Jtowered Zenobia.
Tdcnlifkslioa, D. Don in E d in t. New Phil. Jonrn., July, 1834 -, Don's Mill., 3. p. 830.
Sunonvme. Andrómcda speciósa Michx. hi. Bor. Antei. 25b.
Engrdvings. Bot. Cab., t. 551. ; and our fig. 1049.
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves oval, obtuse, mucronate, crenate, or serrate, veiny.
Flowers white, drooping, disposed in racemes.
Branches in the flower-bearing part naked of leaves.
(Doris Mill.) A low deciduous shrub. ISorth
Carolina, in swamps. Height 2 ft. to 3 ft. Introduced
in 1800. Flowers large, white; June.
1051. Z.s. pulverulénta.
Varieties.
-ilk afe Z. s. 2 nítida. A. s. nítida Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. i. p. 294. ; A.
caí5¿«£?fólia Vent. Malm. 79.; and our fig. 1050.— Leaves oblong-
ovate, serrate, green on both surfaces. Flowers white,
sfe Z. 5. 3 pulverulenta. A. specidsa pulverulenta Pursh 1. c . ; A. pulverulenta
Bartram Itin. 476. ; A. cassineioXva /3 Vent. Hort. Cels. 60.;
A. specidsa var. y glaúca Wats. Dend. Brit. t. 26. ; A. dealbata
Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 1010.; A. ovata Soland MS. in Herb. Banks.-,
and ourjig. 1051. — Leaves roundish-ovate, distantly crenate, covered
with white powder, as are the branches. Flowers white.
G e n u s VIII.
LÈÜ ^
LYO Nutt. T h e L y o n ia . Lin. Syst Decándria Monogynia.
h /e n ltfi c a iio n . Nutt. Gen. Amer., 1. p. 268.; Ed, Phil. Journ., 17. p. 158.; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 8.30.
S y n o n ym e . Andrómeda sp. J A n . a n d v a r io u s a u th o r s .
D e r i v a ti o n . In commemoration of J o h n L y o n , an Indefatigable collector of North American plants,
who fell a victim to a dangerous epidemic amidst those savage and romantic mountains which
had so often been the theatre of his labours.
Gen. Char. Calyx 5-parted. Corolla, ovate or tubular, with a 5-toothed contracted
mouth. Stamens enclosed ; filaments flattened, dilated, very short,
downy; cells of anthers membranous, dehiscing lengthwise, altogether
mutic. Style robust, pentagonal, fusiform, thickened at bottom. Stigma
simple, truncate. Capsule pentagonal, 5-celled, with a loculicidal dehiscence;
margins of valves closed by 5 other external nerve valves. Seeds
acicular, imbricated. {Doris Mill.)
Leaves simple, alternate, exstipulate, evergreen or deciduous; usually
membranous and downy. Flowers for the most part terminal, disposed in
racemose panicles.—Shrubs, natives of North America.
A. Leaves evergreen,
1 . L. f e r r u g i ' n e a Nutt. The rusty-looking Lyouia.
Id en iific a tio n . Nutt. Gen. Amer., p. 266. ; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 830.
Andrómed« ferruginea W a l t . F l. _____ 138. ; A. ferruginea , fruticbsa
'Micitx. F l. B o r . A m e r . 1. p. 252.
E n g ra v in g s . Vent. Malm., t. 80.; and o u r /g . 1052.
Spec. Char., 4c- Shrubby, evergreen. Leaves on long petioles,
coriaceous, obovate, usually obtuse, quite entire, with
hardly revolute edges, and covered with brown, umbilicate,
bran-like scales, as is every other part of the plant. Flowers
axillary, 3 or 5 together, upon pedicels. Lorolla small,
ovate, globose, white inside, riisty-looking outside. {Doris
Mill.) An evergreen shrub. Georgia, Florida, and Mexico,
in pine woods. Height 3 ft. to 5 ft. Introduced in 1784.
Flowers white; June and July.
1 l i ’
Î 2. Ï.4. r i ' g i d a Nutt. The vigyá-lcaved Lyonia.
Id en tific a tio n . Nutt. Gen. Amer., 1. p. 266. ; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 830.
Syn o n ymes. Andrómeda ferruginea W illd . S p . 2. p. COÜ. ; A. ferrugí
B o r. A m e r . 1. p. 252, ; A. rigida F t a s h F l. A m e r . S e p t. 1. p. 2
E n g ra v in g s Bot. Cab., t. 430. ; and our f i g . 1053.
:nea 1 arboréscens M ic h x . h i.
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves crowded, coriaceous, rigid; their petioles short;
their disks cuneate-lanceolate, acute, entire, convex, with revolute edges,
and clothed with brown, umbilicate, bran-like scales, as is
every other part of the plant. Flowers produced, in Britain,
in April and May ; axillary, several together. Corolla globose,
white inside. Closely akin to L. ferruginea ; but the two
are distinguishable by their diflerent habits, especially by
their times of flowering. {Doris Mill.) An arborescent
evergreen shrub or low tree. Carolina and Florida, in barren
sandy woods. Height 15 ft. to 20 ft. ; in British gardens
3ft. to 5ft. Introduced in 1744. Flowers white; April
and May. Capsule brown.
Nearly allied to the preceding species, but of a different habit,
ancl flowering at a different season.
u. 3. L. m a r g i n a ' t a D. Don. The marginated-Zeawd Lyonia.
I d e n ti fic a tio n . D. Don in Edinb. New Phil. Journ., 17. p.
159. ; Don’s Mill,, 3. p. 830.
S y n o n y m e s . Andrómeda marginàta D u H a m . Arb. ; A.
coriàcea W illd . S p . 2. p. 613., A i t . H o r t . K e w . 2. p. 70. ; A.
lùcida Z.aw. E n c y c . 1. p. 157. ; A. mariàna J a c q . I c o n ,
liar. 3. t. 465.
E n g r a v in g s . Bot. Mag., t. 1095.; Jacq. Icon. Rar. t. 465. -,
and o u r /g , 1054.
Spec. Char., 4c. Branchlets
indistinctly 3-
sided. Leaves coriaceous,
oval, acuminate,
quite entire, glabrous,
and very finely punctured
; with the inidrib
running through
the deflexed margin.
Flowers upon pedi-
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