ERICACEAE 
pels. 
usually numerous, anatropous. 
ceous. 
Embryo central. 
Capsule opening septicidally, naked. 
Corolla of 3-7 distinct petals. 
Ovary 2-6-celled. Styles united. Stigmas capitate or peltate. 
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Ovules 
Fruit a capsule, or sometimes baccate or drupa- 
Seeds numerous or sometimes solitary in each cavity. Endosperm fleshy. 
Anther-sacs opening at the apex : petals 6-7. 1. BEJARIA. 
Anther-sacs opening lengthwise: petals 3-5. 
Petals 3-4. 2. ELLIOTTIA. 
Petals 5. 3. DENDRIUM. 
Corolla of several united petals. 
Corolla funnelform, limb 2-lipped. 4. AZALEA. 
Corolla campanulate, urn-shaped or saucer-shaped. 
Corolla without sacs for the anthers. 
Corolla campanulate or rotate-campanulate. 
Upper corolla-lobe exterior: sepals minute or obsolete: leaves 
deciduous ; blades membranous. 5. BiLTIA. 
Upper corolla-lobe interior: sepals prominent: leaves persistent ; 
blades leathery. 6. RHODODENDRON. 
Corolla urn-shaped. 7. MENZIESIA. 
Corolla with 10 sacs for the anthers. 
Sepals persistent : capsule spheroidal: corolla-lobes rounded. 8. KALMIA. 
Sepals deciduous: capsule ovoid : corolla-lobes acute. 9. KALMIELLA. 
Capsule opening loculicidally, sometimes enclosed in the berry-like hypanthium. 
Calyx and hypanthium neither accrescent nor enclosing the capsule like a 
rry. 
Anther-sacs opening by terminal pores or chinks. 
Sepals imbricate, at least in the bud. os 
Capsule opening by a single layer of 5 valves. 10. LEUCOTHOE. 
Capsule opening by 2 layers, the outer 5-valved, the inner 10-valved. 11. CHAMAEDAPHNE. 
Sepals valvate or separated even in the bud. 
Anthers or filaments 2-awned on the back. 
Corolla campanulate : sepals manifestly united. 12. ZENOBIA. 
Corolla urn-shaped or cylindraceous : sepals distinct. 13. PIERIS. 
Anthers and filaments awnless. 14. XOLISMA. 
Anther-sacs opening length wise. 
Corolla contracted at the throat: upright shrubs or trees. 15. OXYDENDRON. 
Corolla dilated at the throat : creeping, shrubby plants. 16. EPIGAEA. 
Calyx and hypanthium accrescent, enclosing the capsule like a berry. 17. GAULTHERIA. 
1. BEJARIA Mutis. 
Evergreen shrubs, with branching stems. Leaves alternate: blades entire, leathery. 
Flowers perfect, in terminal racemes or corymbs. Calyx often glutinous: sepals 6-7. 
Corolla white, yellow or red: petals 6-7, spreading, or ascending, somewhat unequal, 
imbricated. Stamens 12-14. Filaments filiform, somewhat declined. Anthers versatile, 
opening by terminal pores. Ovary 6-7-celled. Stigma 6-7-lobed, or nearly entire. 
Ovules numerous. Capsule depressed, 6-7-lobed, septicidally 6-7-valved. 
1. Bejaria racemósa Vent. An evergreen shrub 1-2 m. tall, with sparingly hispid 
branches. Leaf-blades oblong to oval or sometimes broadest above the middle, glabrous, 
usually lustrous above, acute or obtuse at the apex, short-petioled : racemes terminal, 1-2 
dm. long, simple or compound, with bracts 5-12 mm. long: pedicels 1-1.5 cm. long: 
calyx 5-6 mm. broad: sepals about 7, triangular or rounded: corolla white, glutinous ; 
lobes linear-spatulate, 2-2.5 cm. long, spreading: capsules 6-8 mm. broad, depressed, 7- 
lobed, 7-celled. 
In sandy soil, southeastern Georgia and Florida. Spring and summer. 
2. BLLIOTTIA Muhl. 
Shrubs, with erect branching stems and glabrous foliage. Leaves alternate: blades 
entire, with alternate nerves. Flowers perfect, in terminal racemes or panicles. Sepals 
3-5, often 4. Corolla white or pink: petals elongated, unequal, imbricated. Stamen 
4-10. Filaments flattened. Anthers sagittate, opening lengthwise. Ovary 3-5-celled, 
curved or declined. Stigma minutely lobed. Ovules variable in number. Capsule 3-5- 
lobed, septicidally 3-5-valved. 
1. Elliottia racemósa Muhl. A glabrous shrub 1-3 m. tall. Leaf-blades firm, 
oblong, elliptic or oblong-oblanceolate, 4-12 cm. long, acuminate at both ends and bristle- 
pointed, more or less glaucous beneath, short-petioled : racemes narrow, 1-4 dm. long, 
simple or compound : pedicels 8-20 mm. long: calyx 3-3.5 mm. broad: sepals broadly 
triangular: petals linear-oblong, about 1 cm. long, more or less strongly recurved. 
On sand hills, eastern Georgia and adjacent South Carolina. Spring. 
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