ERICACEAE 999 
7. MENZIESIA J. E. Smith. Deciduous-leaved shrubs. Leaves alternate 
blades entire. Oalyx persistent: lobes 4 or 5, id broad. Corolla lesu. 
white, pink, greenish, or reddish, campanulate o 
urceolate. Stamens ; 8 or 10, inclined: anthers 
elongate. Capsule of an ovoid type.—About 7 species, 
North American and Japanese. 
1, M. pilosa (Michx.) Pers. Shrub 0.5-2 m. tall, the ^ 
twigs finely pubescent: leaf-blades elliptic to oval or 
o em. long, cili 
shorter than the tube: capsule n id, 5-6 m 
(MINNIE-BUSH. ie SON oods, .Blue Ridge to Appalachian Plateau, Ga. to 
Tenn. and Pa. 
8. KALMIA L. Evergreen shrubs or trees. Leaves alternate, opposite, 
or whorled: blades entire. Calyx persistent: lobes 9, leathery. Corolla regular, 
white, pink, purple, or crimson, rot ate, the lobes obtuse: tube short, with 10 
Sacs. Stamens 10: filaments Taal straightening at maturity: anthers 
short, E near the top. Capsule spheroidal.—Six species, North Amer- 
ican.— LAURE 
Corymbs or flower-clusters terminal: corolla large, over 2 cm. wide. 
I. LATIFOLIAE. 
Corymbs or flower-clusters lateral: corolla small, 1.5 cm. 
wide or less. II. ANGUSTIFOLIAE. 
I. LATIFOLIAE 
Shrub or rarely a tree: leaf-blades n d: flower-clusters clammy-pubescent: in- 
florescence compound: filaments shor PUDUBCScont. at least 
above the middle: capsule spheroidal: branchlets terete. 1. K. latifolia. 
II. ANGUSTIFOLIA 
Corolla large, about 1.5 cm. wide: calyx eu leaf-blades 
of a cuneate or n type 2. K. cuneata. 
Corolla small, 5-10 mm. wide: cal yx pubescent: leaf-blades of 
an oblong, o Mu p lanceolate type 
Leaf-blades Ha ee 'and dull above pedicels and calyx usually 
glandular : ¢ crimson or purplish, 3. K. angustifolia, 
oet es glaucous above and ET pedicels and calyx 
glandular: corolla pink or 4. K. carolina. 
1. K. latifolia L. Shrub, or tree becoming 12 m. tall, the twigs often fuzzy 
when young: leaf-blades elliptic to oval, 5-12 po - long, glabrous, dark-green: 
calyx-lobes elliptic to elliptic-ovate, about 2 mm 
corolla white or pink, 20-25 mm. wide: Heer 10- 
> eapsul 
UREL. M -wooD.)—D 
rocky woods, eerie and ind. in rather acid 
soil, various provin es, W Fla. to La., Ont., and N. B. 
— Spr. —The hard peow s used for making tobacco 
pipes. a hard, jo ers wood is used for tool- 
handle 
K. cuneata Michx. Shrub 2-10 dm. t tall, the twigs 
ert. leaf-blades spatulate to cuneate, .9—5 
on d sparsely pubeseent beneath: calyx-lo bes 
elliptie, 3 -3.5 mm. long: corolla mainly white or pinkish, 14-15 mm. wide: cap- 
