Tas. 8405. 
PHYLLODOCE AMABILIS. 
North America. 
EricackaAr. Tribe PHYLLODOCEAR. 
Puytiopoce, Salish. Par. Lon. t. 36; Benth. et Hook. f. Gen, Plant. vol. ii. 
p- 595; Maxim. in Mém. Acad. Pétersb. sér. 7, vol. xvi. no. 9, p.5; Drude 
in Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenf. vol. iv. pars 1, p. 40. 
Phyllodoce amabilis, Stapf; species P. empetriformi, A. Gr., et P. intermediae, 
A. Gr., affinis, ab utraque corolla campantilata late aperta fere tota alba et 
filamentis quam antherae parvae plus quam duplo longioribus distineta. 
Fruticulus circiter 15 cm. altus, ramis erectis rigidis dense foliatis, ramulis 
praeter setulas nigricantes glanduligeras sparsas lineis minute puberulis 
notatis. via creberrima, subsessilia, linearia, obtusa, marginibus arcte 
revolutis, 6-8 mm. longa, 1°2-1°5 mm. lata, supra laevia, glaberrima, 
subtus ob costam validam et margines revolutas bisuleata, in costa 
densissime albo-papillosa, ad flexuras minute spinuloso-serrata vel in 
summis glanduloso-ciliata. ‘lores ad apices ramorum 65-7, congesti, 
axillares; pedicelli filiformes, 2-2-5 cm. longi, rubescentes, glanduloso- 
pubescentes, basi prophyllis binis ovatis obtusis valde concavis viridibus 
circumdati. Sepala ovata, subacuta, 2°5 mm. longa, practer margines 
superiores ciliolatas glabra, rubra. Corvlla campanulata, late aperta, 
5-7 mm. longa, lobis late rotundato-ovatis 1°5 mm. longis, lactea cum 
loborum apicibus roseis et ima basi lineis roseis notata. /i/amenta glabra, 
tenuia, 2-2°5 mm. longa; antherae 1 mm. longae. Ovarium glanduloso- 
papillosum; stylus 8 mm. longus, inclusus. Capsu/a depresso-globosa, 
2°5 mm. alta, 8 mm. diametro, superne pilis brevibus glanduligeris 
induratis submuriculata. Semina oblique oblonga vel semiellipsoidea, 
subacuta, 0°6-0°'7 mm, longa, pallide brunnea, testa longitudinaliter 
striata.—O. STapr. 
The Phyllodoce here figured is one of the daintiest of the 
Ericaceae, forming neat dense tufts of erect stems a few 
inches high. It is cultivated at Kew in a mixture of peat, 
leaf soil and sand, and flowers profusely in May, the plant 
being then almost hidden by the pinky white bells. It is 
admirably adapted for a moist nook in the Rock Garden 
where there is peaty soil. If a spot can be selected where 
a boulder throws a shadow over the plant for a few hours 
about midday but otherwise leaves it fully exposed it would 
be an advantage. The origin of our plant is obscure. It 
may be said to come nearer to P. intermedia than it does to 
P. empetriformis on account of its small short anthers, but 
November, 1911. 
