. 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. The calyculated Cassandra. Don's Mill., 3. p. 830. Bot. Cab., t. 1464. J and oar Jig. 1040. Spec. Cliar., ^c. Leaves elliptic-oblong, bluntish, ob- soletely serrulated, rusty beneath. Racemes recurved, leafy. Bracteas of the calyx (these constitute the calyculus, or secondary and outer c
. 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. The calyculated Cassandra. Don's Mill., 3. p. 830. Bot. Cab., t. 1464. J and oar Jig. 1040. Spec. Cliar., ^c. Leaves elliptic-oblong, bluntish, ob- soletely serrulated, rusty beneath. Racemes recurved, leafy. Bracteas of the calyx (these constitute the calyculus, or secondary and outer calyx, impUed by the term calyculata) broad, ovate, acuminate. Co- rollas oblong-cylindrical. {Don's Mill.) A low evergreen shrub. North America, from Canada to Virginia, and also in the North of Europe and Si- beria. Height 1 ft. to 2 ft. Introd. in 1748. Flowers white ; April and May. Varieties, n. C. c, 1 ventricosa Sims Bot. * Mag., —Corolla in- ii>«- c. o. 1016. C. calycul&ta. flatcd. a. latijolia Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 530., and our/g. 1047.—Leaf broail. a. C. c. 3 nana Sims Bot. Mag. t. 862., Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 826.—Dwarf. ji 2. C. (c.) AiSGUSTiFo^LiA G. Don. The narrow- leaved Cassandra. Identification. Don's Mill., 3. p. 830. Synom/mes. Andrdmeda calyculJlta j8 angustifblia Ait. Hort. Kew. 2. p. 70.; A. angnstifblia Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. 1. p. 291.; A. crispa De^. et Link. Engraving. Our Ji^. 1048. Spec. Char., Sfc. Leaves linear-lanceolate, acute, the edges somewhat waved and revolute, the under surface rusty. Racemes recurved, leafy. Bracteas of calyx minute. Corollas oblong-ovate. (Don's Mill.) A low evergreen shrub. Carolina and Georgia, in open swamps. Height 2 ft. Litro- duced in 1748. Flowers white ; April and May. i^n. c. ic.) 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 perfectl
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