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in 1765.
' ' " ' T l . m. 2 néra Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 672., a.al o u r /g . I055.-F low c rs
deep red.
B. Leaves deciduous.
^ i . L. M A K IA 'N A D. Don. The Maryland Lyonia.
Idcntacatwu. D. Don In Ed. P h il, Jonrn. 17. p. 159. 1 Don's Mill.. 3. p. 831.
I. loiv, ; cui«.« v/iA* 105A—
W o Char Leaves deciduous, oval, acutish at both ends, entire,
t e b r t e ’ rather coriaceous, paler beneath. Flower-beanug branches
“ almost leafless. Flowers on
pedicels, aggregate, large, white,
sometimes tinged with red.
Calyx leafy. Corolla ovate-
cylindrical. Capsule conoid.
(Don’s Mill.) A deciduous low
shrub. New England to Florida,
in woods and dry swamps, especially
in sandy soil. Height
■2 ft. or umvards. Introduced
in 1736. Flowers large, white,
sometimes tinge,I with red ;
1056. L. mariàna. May to August.
Variety.
1057. L. m. obWnga.
L. in. 2 oblonga Swt., and our / g . 1057., has oblong leaves,
at 5. L. EACEJio'si D. Don. The racemose/otcered Lyonia.
I d e n tl jicM k m . D. Don in Edinb. New Phil. Journ., 17. p. 159.
Anciromcdh racemósa h in . Sp. 564., L ’HSnt. Stirp.
7 3 ; A. panicuUta IFali. Car. 138. Gronov. F ir s -67.
h r i J i r i L 'IIé rit. Stirp., 2. t. 13. ; and o u r * . 1058.
Spec. Char., f r . Leaves decidnous, oval-lanceolate,
acute, serrulate, membranous, glabrous. Flowers
white. Spikes terminal, secund, elongated, simp e,
or branched. Bracteas linear, acute, two at the
base of a calyx, which is acute. Corolla cylindrical.
(Doris Mill.) A deciduous shrub. Canada
to Carolina, in bogs and swamps. Height
3 ft. to 4 ft. Introduced in 1736. Flowerswhite,
sweet-scented; June and July
A very desirable species.
According to Pursh
lo.'.s. ursocmó... ¡t ís I'cckoned ouc of the
finest shrubs in America, from the g r /e lu l appearance
of its flowers, and thoir fine odour.
¥ 6. L. ARBO'REA D. Don. The Tree Lyonia.
I d m l iß c a t io n . D. Don in Edinb. New Phil. Journ., 17. p. 159.,
.S»^í¿mÍ™'ÁÍ¡dfóme!iii arbòrea L in Sp. 5?5.
a ^ r i r i n i t . Bot. Mag., t. 906. i and onr flg. 1059.
.Spec. Char., <§'c. Branches taper. L o a y / deciduous,
oblong, acuminate, serrate, with mu- 1050. L. urborca.
cronate teeth, glabrous, acid. Flowers in terminal panicles of many
racemes. Corollas white, ovoid-cylindrical, downy. (Doris Mill.) A
deciduous tree. Pennsylvania to Florida, in the valleys of the Alleghany
Mountains. Height in America 40 ft. to 60 ft.,; in England 10 ft. to 20 rt
Introduced in 1752. Flowers white ; June and July.
The leaves have a very pleasant acid taste, from which the species has been
called the sorrel-tree. In America they are frequently made use of by huntera
in the mountains to alleviate thirst.
tt 7. L. p a n i c u l a ' t a N u U . The panicled-/(j«iered Lyonia.
Identification. Nutt. Gen. Amer., 1. p. 2G6.; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 831.
r. ......* A I.in .8n. .Viil.
uXOv I d e n tific a tio n , ssaii. uen. Aiuei., i. y. -iu/., /•yrr = a.x....,w.i«.c»..
S y n o n i/m e . Andrómeda piuiiculàta Lm. ^ ^
Éfngravings. L’Hérit. Stirp. Nov., 2. t. 12. ; Dend. B n t., t. 37. ; f
fig. 10ÜO.
: and our
1060. L. paniculàta.
Spec. Char., f r . Downy. Leaves deciduous, obovate-
lanceolate, narrowed to both ends, almost entire, the
upper surface of the older leaves nearly glabrous.
Flower-bearing branches terminal, panicled, nearly
naked of leaves. Flowers small, in peduncled racemes.
Corollas nearly globose, downy, white. (Don’s
Mill.) A deciduous shrub. Canada to Carolina, in all
swamps and woods. Height 3 ft. to 4 ft. Introduced in
1748. Flowers small, white ;
June and July.
J. 8. L. SALICIFÒ LIA Wats. The Willow-leaved
Lyonia.
Lkntijkation. Wats. Dend. Brit., t. 38,
Engravings. Dend. B rit, t. 38. ; and our flg. 1061.
Spec. Char., f r . Leaves altefnate, long-lanceolate,
acuminate, scarcely serrulate, shining, strewed with
a few short gland-like hairs. Racemes of flowers
compound, alternately sessile on the terminal
branches. Flowers white, 1-petaled, globular, contracted
at the mouth. (Wats.) A desirable species,
nearly allied to L. paniculàta, but which is less
remarkable in point of floral beauty, than for its
fine shining foliage. Native country V. Height 3 ft.
to 4 ft. Flowers white ; June and July. 1061. Jr. jalicifòlia.
J* 9, L. (p.) P B O N D O 'S A Nutt. The branchy Lyonia.
Identification. Nutt. Gen. Amer., 1. p. 2G7. ; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 831.
Svnonvme- Andrómeda frondósa Pursh Fl. Atner. Sept. 1. p. 295.
Engraving. Our fig. 1062. from a specimen in Dr. Lindley’s herbarium.
Spec. Char., S/c. Densely villose with whitish hairs.
Leaves deciduous, oblong or oblong ovate, blunt or
acutish, often rusty, prominently veined; the lateral
margins revolute, entire, and rough. Flowers white, in
a terminal leafly panicle. Corollas globose, hispid or
downy. (Doris Mill.) An upright deciduous shrub.
Virginia and Carolina. Height 3 ft. Introduced in
1806. Flowerswhite; May and June.
J, 10. L. (p.) MULTIFLO'BA Wats. The many-flowered Lyonia.
Identification. Wats. Dend. Brit., t, 128. ; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 831.
Engravings. Dend. Brit., t. 128. ; and our fig. 1003.
Spec. Char., f r . Leaves deciduous, narrow, lanceolate, serrate, sprinkled with
hair-like atoms. Flowers numerous, small, white, disposed m terminal pa-
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IOÜÍ. 1>. (p.) frondoia.