ERICACEAE 997 
13. A. prunifolia Small. Shrub 3 m. tall or less, with the scales of the winter- 
buds short-aristate: es blades elliptie or elliptie- -lanceolate, varying to some- 
te, 2.5-13 e li 
what obovate, ong, acute or slightly aeuminate, deep-green above, 
Ed dps beneath, A except for scattered hairs on the midrib and 
n the s b eneath, and the ciliolate margins: calyx-lobes ovate or half- 
orbieular, ome 1 mm. long, coarsely long-ciliate, obtuse: corolla crimson, 
long; tube glabrous or merely with scattered hairs, bur dilated 
EN the base to the limb; lobes broad, abruptly po anthers 2.5-3 mm 
long: capsule gradually narrowed u upward, abou lon ng, EE and 
puberulous.—Moist woods, Coastal Plain, Ga. d PS Em 
5. RHODODENDRON L. Evergreen shrubs or trees. Leaves alternate: 
blades leathery, not ciliate. Calyx persistent: lobes broad and short. Corolla 
variously colored, campanulate: tube very short: limb 2-lipped. Stamens 
usually 10, slightly exserted with terminal pores. Style declined. Capsule 
elongate, opening at the apex.—About 100 species, most abundant in Asia.— 
ROSE-BAYS. RHODODENDRONS. Many species are used in horticulture. 
Leaf-blades neither glandular-dotted nor scaly. I, MAXIMA. 
Leaf-blades glandular-dotted or scaly. II. MiNORA. 
I. Max 
Calyx-lobes longer than wide: corolla Bos. ute or pink: pearls ates 
1. maximum. 
Calyx-lobes wider than long: corolla rose-purple or lilac- 
purple: pedicels not viscid. 2. R. catawbiense. 
TI. MIN 
Powe Cua appearing after the TA ots of the sea- 
lea dox ei acute or acum 
Corollà 1.5-2 long: calyx- lobes of a deltoid type. 3. R.carolinianum. 
Corolla 2.5-3 cm. long: calyx-lobes of an ovate type. 4. R. minus. 
Flower-clusters appearing before the leafy shoots of the sea- 
son: leaf-blades obtuse or retuse 5. R. Chapmanii. 
R. m L. An evergreen shrub commonly 5 m. tall, or rarely a s 
tree, with Sere pubescent twigs: leaf-blades elliptic - or elliptic- oblanceolate, 
10-25 em. long, acute or short-aeuminate 
rou mew scurfy bene 
yellow or ag m within, broadly 
panulate, 2-3 e ong; lobes not crisped: 
filaments ER tw ae longer ones about 2 
em. 1 nthers a 2 long yle 
elongate capsule narrowly ellipsoid or 
eylindric-ellipsoid or slightly narrowed up- 
; : seeds en p 
ong. — (GREAT-LAUREL. OSE-BAY. )—Acid 
woods, mt. slopes, and i e various provinces, in Coas tal iar only 
N, Ga. to Ala., Ont., and N. S.—Sum..—The hard, close-grained brown heart- 
wood is used for tool preis The root is used for ma cae A Pinus 
R. catawbiense Michx. An evergreen shrub commonly 1-3 m. tall, or rarely 
u 
bale green beneath, mostly rounded or subcordate at the base, the stout cus 
