998 ERICACEAE 
s ealyx-lobes half-orbicular or broadly deltoid, mueh wider than 
ong: corolla rose-purple or lilae-purple, broadly campanula e 3.5-5 em, long; 
bbs scarcely undulate: filaments slender, the bout 3 em. long; 
anthers about 3 m 
solls, Piedmont to Appalachian m au, and 
early sum.—The form growing in the Piedmont is R. poco neam. 
arolinianum Rehder. A much-branched shrub, with resinous-dotted 
u 
and pts ae eat ae: ealyx-lobes ovate, bae broadly S0: corolla rose- 
mottle adly 
filaments less than 2.5 cm. long; capsule eco 8-12 
Woods and mountain summits, Blue Ridge, S. C. to Tenn. and N C 
. minus Michx. A branching straggling shrub, with resinous-dotted 
foliage: leaf-blades elliptie or oval, 3-12 em. long, acute or som mewhat acuminate 
t both ends, deep-green above, paler and eopiously resinous-dotted Da. 
petioles stout, but relatively long, resinous and more or less pubescent at least 
young: calyx-lobes Pa ues often broadly so or rarely deltoid-ovate: 
corolla huie rose-colored, 2.5-3 € on E funnelform-eampanulate; tube rather 
long: longer filaments more en 2.5 em. long: anthers about 2.5 mm. long 
EE ellipsoid or Rs pud -ovoid, 8-12 mm. long. [R. punctatum Andr. R. 
Mis iva E andy woods, inner Coast al Plain to e er s Ridge, Ga. 
o Ala. and N ci r.—Albinos of this as of other species occu 
A. Gray. An evergreen shrub tall or less, with 
E ad d oingo and erect rigid branches: T TM elliptic or oval, 
2-5 c , obtuse or retuse at the apex, somewhat lustrous above, glandular- 
j 
dotted beneath, iube abruptly narrowed at ase; petioles short, resino 
dotted, b lvx-lobes broadly deltoid or rounded, broader than lon 
corolla rose-colored, 2.5 unnelform-eampanulate; tube rather short 
on 
long: capsule nearly 1 em. long.—Low Dude W Fla.—Early Spr. 
6. BILTIA Small. Deciduous-leaved shrubs. Leaves alternate: blades 
thinnish, ciliate. Calyx undulate. Corolla bright-colored, rotate-campanulate: 
tube short: lobes 5, the 2 lower ones over- 
h 
three upper ones exterior. Style declined. 
Capsule narrowed upward, opening only 
along the sides, the apex remaining closed. 
—One 
1. B. Vaseyi (A. Gray) Small Shrub 1-5 
m. tall, the Tu sparingly pubescent: leaf- 
blades ‘elliptic, 6 —15 em. long: corolla rose- 
colored with yellow-orange or reddish-orange 
spots on the 3 upper spreading te cap- 
sule ellipsoid-ovoid, about 10 long. 
as 
mits rather acid soil, Blue Ridge, N. C.—Spr ee used in orna- 
i ee under the name PINK-SHELL AZAL 
