. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 562 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. loose, flat, and needle-like. Flowers small, with a red calyx and white corolla. {Don's Mill.) A diminutive creeping ever- green shrub. Lapland, Denmark, and Siberia, on the moun- tains, where it covers whole tracts of land ; and on the north-west
. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 562 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. loose, flat, and needle-like. Flowers small, with a red calyx and white corolla. {Don's Mill.) A diminutive creeping ever- green shrub. Lapland, Denmark, and Siberia, on the moun- tains, where it covers whole tracts of land ; and on the north-west coast of North America. Height 6 in. Intro. 1798. Flowers white, tinged with red; June and July. Rare in British gardens. n. 2. ' The 4-cornered-Ararec/^e'rf Cassiope. Identification. D. Don in Ed. New Phil. Jour., 17. p. 157.; Don's Mill., 829. Synonyme, Andr6medu cetragtina Lin. Sp. iies. Engravings. Pall. Fl. Ross., t. 73. f. 4. : Bot. Mag., t. 3181. ; and our j^. 1043. 1»42- 'C- »ypn61des. Spec. Char., ^c. Leaf obtuse, minutely ciliated, its margin revolute, in such a manner as to render the leaf tumid, and somewhat 2-celled. Leaves adpressedly imbricate in 4 rows, and into a 4- cornered column, of which the stem or branch is the axis and support. (Don's Mitt.) A diminutive creeping evergreen shrub. Lapland, Siberia, North America, from Canada to the north-west coast. Height 6 in. Litroduced in I8I0. Flowers white, tinged with red ; March and April. 1013. C. tetra^^ao. 3. C. LTCOPODiofDEs D. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843; Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843. Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum. London : F. Warne & Co. ; New York : Scribner, Welford & Armstrong
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