ERICACE. LVI. Acareres. 
well as the calyxes, downy. h. G. Native of Java, on Mount 
Gede, where it is called by the natives Jatigie-betul. Thibatidia 
varingizefolia, Blum. bijdr. p. 860. 
Varingia-leaved Agapetes. Fl. Year. Shrub. 
13 A. LU`CIDA; stem sometimes parasitical ; leaves small, 
obovate, rather retuse, with recurved margins, coriaceous, gla- 
brous, a little veined; racemes, calyxes, and corollas downy. 
h. G. Native of Java, in the higher woods. Thibatdia 
ldcida, Blum. 1. c. 
Shining Agapetes. Fl. Year. Shrub parasitical. 
14 A. corra‘cEa ; stem parasitical ; leaves elliptic or oblong- 
lanceolate, much acuminated, coriaceous, somewhat 3-nerved, 
and are, as well as the racemes, calyxes, and corollas, glabrous. 
hk. G. Native of Java, on the mountains, upon trees, where it 
> called Kilagiday by the natives. Thibaúdia coriàcea, Blum. 
5 
Coriaceous-leaved Agapetes. Shrub parasitical. 
15 A. CUNEIFÒLIA ; leaves cuneiform, obtuse, sometimes re- 
tuse, with recurved margins, coriaceous, nearly veinless, and are, 
as well as the racemes and calyxes, glabrous. h.G. Native 
of Java, on the higher mountains, in woods. Thibaúdia cunei- 
folia, Blum. bijdr. p. 861. 
Wedge-leaved Agapetes. Fl. Year. Shrub. 
16 A. MYRTOÌDEA ; branchlets downy ; leaves ovate-elliptic, 
bluntish, with recurved margins, coriaceous, nearly veinless, 
downy on both surfaces at the midrib; racemes glabrous. h. 
S. Native of the Moluccas, on the tops of the burning moun- 
tains. Thibaúdia myrtoidea, Blum. bijdr. 861. 
Myrtle-like Agapetes. Shrub. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Agarista, p. 838. 
LVII. CERATOSTE'MA (from xepac, keras, a horn, and 
ornpwy, stemon, a stamen; in reference to the anthers being 
bluntly spurred at the base). Juss. gen. p. 163. Ruiz et Pav. 
fl. per et Chil. vol. 4. ined. 
Lin. syst. Decándria Monogynia. Limb of calyx large, 5- 
parted, foliaceous. Corolla tubular, coarctate at the apex, 5-lobed. 
Stamens 12; filaments very short. Anthers bluntly spurred at 
the base; cells elongated at the apex, filiform, almost wholly 
free, dehiscing by a terminal pore each. Stigma simple, obtuse. 
Berry 5-celled, many-seeded. Seeds small, angular.—Evergreen 
shrubs, natives of Peru. Leaves oblong, on short petioles, almost 
veinless, coriaceous, rounded and subcordate at the base. Flow- 
ers almost sessile, lateral and terminal, pedunculate. Corollas 
large, scarlet. 
1 C. cranpirtéra (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 4. t. 383. f. b.) 
branchlets and peduncles downy; leaves lanceolate or ovate, 
usually mucronate; calycine segments acuminated; corollas 
longer than the peduncles. h. G. Native of Peru. Leaves 
an inch or an inch and a half long, obtuse. 
Great-flowered Ceratostéma. Shrub. : 
2 C. umsu‘ra (Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 4. t. 383. f. a. ined.) 
branchlets and peduncles downy ; leaves ovate-oblong, ob- 
tuse; calycine segments ovate, mucronate, reticulated; corollas 
about equal in length to the peduncles. kh. G. Native of 
Peru. C. cordifdlia, Dunal, in herb. Lamb. Leaves 13 inch 
long. 
Hairy Ceratostéma. Shrub. 
Cult. See Agarista, p. 838, for culture and propagation, — 
Elegant shrubs, worth cultivating in every collection. 
Tribe IV. 
PYRO'LEE (this tribe only contains the genus Pyrdla). D. 
LVII. CERATOSTEMA. 
LVIII. Pyrora. 863 
Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 17. p. 152. Anthers 2-celled. Ova- 
rium free. Hypogynous disk naked. Seeds peltate, samaroid. 
Embryo dicotyledonous. Plants leafy, terrestrial. 
LVII. PYRO'LA (a diminutive of Pyrus, a pear-tree ; 
resemblance in the leaves). Lin. gen. no. 554. Tourn. inst. 
te 134. Juss. gen. 161. Geertn. fruct. 3. p. 303. t. 63. D. 
Don, in werm. mem. 5. p. 224. 
Lin. syst. Decdndria Monogijnia. Calyx 5-parted. Petals 
5. Stamens 10. Anthers dehiscing at the base by 2 holes. 
Stigma 5-lobed. Capsule 5-celled; valves connected by fine 
intricate tomentum. Placentas lunate, with simple lobes. Cells 
many-seeded. Seeds narrow, scobiform, winged at both ends. 
Embryo transverse. Humble evergreen herbs with wide creep- 
ing roots. Leaves petiolate, alternate, smooth, and usually 
shining, coriaceous, crenulated, toothed or serrated. Scapes 
erect, furnished with a few scales, usually triquetrous or quad- 
rangular, convolute. Flowers pedicellate, bracteate, pendulous, 
globose or campanulate, white or red, disposed in terminal 
racemes, All the Pyrole are possessed of strong astringent 
qualities, and were formerly much esteemed for supposed heal- 
ing properties; they are now wholly disused. 
§ 1. Stamens ascending. Style declinate, longer than the 
petals : stigma annular. Scapes erect. Flowers campanulate, 
pendulous, racemose, scattered, rarely somewhat secund. 
1 P. rorunpiréx1a (Lin. spec. 567.) leaves roundish, quite 
entire or crenulated, shorter than the dilated petioles ; scape tri~ 
quetrous; calycine segments lanceolate, acute ; stigma clavate, 
bluntly 5-toothed. ¥%.H. Native of Asia, Europe, and North 
America, in old woods, in stony or sandy soil. In Britain, in 
dry heathy woods, but rare; in the north of England and High- 
lands of Scotland. Smith, engl. bot. 213. exclusive of the syn. 
of fl. dan. Lam. ill. t. 367. f. 1. P. grandiflora, Radd. diss. 
p- 27. t. 3. f. 2.—Riv. mon. t. 137. and 136. f. 2.—Mor. ox. 
sect. 12. t. 10. f. 1. Leaves numerous. Scapes furnished with 
2-3 lanceolate-acute scales. Racemes 10-16-flowered. Pedi- 
cles secund, rather remote, scattered. Flowers rather large, 
milk-white. 
Round-leaved Winter-green. 
4 foot. 
2 P. asariròLIA (Michx. fl. bor. amer, 1. p. 251.) leaves re- 
niform, coriaceous, repandly crenated, twice shorter than the 
dilated petioles; scapes acutely triquetrous; racemes many- 
flowered ; calycine segments ovate, acuminated, adpressed ; 
stigma clavate, with an elongated 5-lobed disk. %.H. Na- 
tive of Canada, in pine woods ; and on the mountains of Penn- 
sylvania, in beech woods. Leaves numerous. Scapes fur- 
nished with a few scarious convolute scales. Racemes elon- 
gated. Pedicels remote, scattered. Flowers greenish-white or 
yellowish-green, about the size of those of the preceding. 
Asarum-leaved Winter-green. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1810. 
Pl. 4 foot. 
3 P. cHLOoRA'NTHA (Swartz, in Stockh. trans. 1810. t. 5. 
Nutt. gen. amer. 1, p. 273.) lèaves orbicular, retuse, obsoletely 
crenulated, twice shorter than the narrow petioles; raceme 
few-flowered; calycine segments very short, obtuse; petals 
oblong; openings of anthers tubular ; stigma clavate, with an 
elongated 5-lobed disk. 4. H. Native of Sweden and Upper 
Canada. Lodd. bot. cab. 1542. P. convolùta, Bart. prod. fl. phil. 
p. 50. P. asarifòlia, Rad. diss. p. 23. t. 4. f. 1. exclusive of the 
synonyme of Michaux. P. rotundifòlia, 8, nummulària, Muhl. 
cat. P. minor, Pursh. mss. and perhaps of fl. amer. sept. 
1. p. 299. Scapes tetragonal, furnished only with one minute 
scale in the middle. Pedicels curved, scattered. Flowers cam- 
Fl. June, July. Britain. PI. 
