in astronomy, a northern constellation, behind Pegaseus, Cassiopeia, and Perseus. It represents the figure of a woman chained; and is fabled to have been formed in memory of Andromeda, daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, and wife of Perseus, by whom she had been delivered from a sea-monster, to which she had been exposed to be devoured for her mother's pride. Minerva translated her into the heavens.

The stars in the constellation Andromeda in Ptolemy's catalogue are 23; in Tycho's 22, in Bayer's 27, in Mr Flamsted's no less than 84.

the name of a celebrated tragedy of Euripides, admired by the ancients above all the other compositions of that poet, but now lost.

It was the representation of this play, in a hot summer day, that occasioned that epidemic fever, or phrenzy, for which the Abderites are often mentioned, wherein they walked about the streets, rehearsing verses, and acting parts of this piece. See Abdera.

Maris Cyclus: A genus of the monogynia order, belonging to the decandria clas of plants; and in the natural method ranking under the 18th order, Bicornes. The characters are: The calyx is a quinquapartite perianthium, small, coloured, and persistent; the corolla is monopetalous, campanulated, and quinquefied, with reflected divisions; the stamens consist of ten tubulated filaments, shorter than the corolla; the anther two-horned and nodding; the pistillum has a roundish germen; a cylindric stylos larger than the stamens, and persistent; and an obtuse stigma; the pericarpium is a roundish five-cornered capsule, with five cells and five valves; the seeds are very numerous, roundish, and glossy.

Species. 1. The polifolia is a low plant, growing naturally in bogs in the northern countries. It is difficultly preserved in gardens; and, being a plant of no great beauty, is seldom cultivated. 2. The mariana, a native of North America. It is a low shrub, sending out many woody stalks from the root, which are garnished with oval leaves placed alternately; the flowers are collected in small bunches, are of an herbaceous colour, and shaped like those of the strawberry-tree. They appear in June and July. 3. The paniculata* is a native of Virginia and Carolina, growing in moist places. xxix. The plants usually arrive at the height of ten feet, with fig. 2. thin leaves set alternately, and having their edges finely serrated. The flowers are tubulous, small, and of a greenish white, closely set horizontally on one side of the slender stalks. These flowers are succeeded by berries, which open when ripe; and divide into five sections. Andromedations, inclosing many small seeds. 4. The arborea is a native of the same countries, where it is called the forest-tree. It grows to the height of 20 feet, with a trunk usually five or six inches thick. The branches are slender, thick set with leaves like those of the pear-tree. From the ends of the branches proceed many slender stalks, on one side of which hang many small white flowers like those of the strawberry-tree. 5. The calyculata, is a native of Siberia, and likewise of North America. It grows on mossy land, and is therefore very difficult to keep in gardens. The leaves are shaped like those of the box-tree, and are of the same consistence, having several small punctures on them. The flowers grow in short spikes from the extremity of the branches. They are produced single between two leaves, are of a white colour, and a cylindrical or pitcher-like shape. There are ten other species.

Propagation and culture. All these sorts, except four, are hardy plants. The fourth species requires to be sheltered from frost in winter, but in the summer should be frequently watered.

The above plants succeed best upon boggy and moist grounds. You must procure the seeds from the places where they grow naturally; a year before which a boggy or the moistest part of your garden should be dug, and the roots of all weeds cleared off. As the weeds begin to rise, so constantly should the ground be again dug, and sea or drift sand should be plentifully mixed with the natural soil. By this management till the seeds arrive, the ground being made tolerably fine, the seeds should be sown very shallow in the moist or boggy land; or if the land should be so boggy that it cannot be easily worked so as to be proper for the reception of the seeds, then let a sufficient quantity of soil from a fresh pasture, mixed with drift sand, be laid over the bog, and let the seeds be sown therein. The bog will in time absorb this soil, but the seeds will come up; and this is the most effectual method of procuring plants of this kind from seeds. The first year after they come up they should be shaded in very hot weather; and after that they will require little or no care. Another method of increasing these shrubs is by layers or suckers; so that whoever has not the conveniency of procuring the seeds from abroad, should get a plant or two of the sorts he most likes. These he should plant in a boggy situation, and in a very little time he will have increase enough; for they throw out suckers in prodigious plenty, and, if they like the situation, to a great distance. These may be taken off, and planted where they are to remain.