170 Rhodora 
obviously glandular above or with glands 
obscured by the tomentum: cyme not con- 
spicuously dichotomous; pedicels usually 
long and ascending: sepals large, in anthesis 
5.5-9, in fruit 6-10 mm. long: capsule 
9.5-20 mm. long: seeds 1-1.3 mm. in dins. 
COLS CREE a ee Ae 
c. Pubescence short, pilose to hirsute, often scanty; 
plant usually glandular at least above: 
cyme (when well developed) rather con- 
spicuously dichotomous (as in C. vulgatum): 
sepals in anthesis 3.5-7.5, in fruit 4.2-9 mm. 
long: capsule 5-12 mm. long: seeds 0.6-1 
mm. in diameter. 
Petals 6-8(-9) mm. long: leaves (not the 
bracts) linear- to elliptic-oblong, mostly 
SENE llo t ERU. eg 
Petals 9-12 mm. long: leaves broadest near 
the base, lanceolate to lance-oblong or 
lance-linear, or even narrowly ovate, 
acutish WORK ede peer: 
b. Seeds large, 1.3-3 mm. in diameter d. 
d. Plants low, 0.2-1.8 dm. high, glandular- 
pubescent at least above or very rarely 
only short-hirsute: median leaves 0.5-2 
cm. long, l-4(rarely -8) mm. broad, 
linear-oblong, rarely oval or the brac- 
teal ovate: flowers 1-7: pedicels as- 
cending or slightly spreading: mature 
capsule 8.5-13 mm. long e. 
e. Leaves of the season 2-5 pairs below the 
inflorescence: seeds with a close testa, 
rather regularly blunt-papillose, not 
angled. 
Leaves oval-elliptie, obtuse: flowers 1-3: 
sepals ovate-lanceolate to oval: 
seeds 1.5-3 mm. in diameter . 
Leaves ovate-lanceolate to linear-ob- 
long, acute or acutish: flowers 1-7: 
sepals lanceolate to ovate-lanceo- 
late: seeds 1.3-1.8 mm. in diam- 
ls vods aM ETE" c MM CUN MUR 
€. Leaves of the season 5-10 pairs below the 
inflorescence: seeds with a loose testa, 
rather sharply papillose on some sur- 
faces, with rows of linear or oblong 
transverse ridges on other surfaces, 
aügbd. . .-. 05 
d. Plants tall, 2-4 dm. high, densely sordid-hir- 
sute especially above; glands if present 
not obvious: leaves large, the median 
1.5-4 em. long, 0.8-2.5 cm. broad, 
ovate to oblong, mostly rounded at base: 
flowers 3-13; pedicels soon reflexed or 
recurved: mature capsule 1.7-2.3 cm. 
long 
[NOVEMBER 
1. C. alpinum. 
2. C. Beeringianum. 
4. C. 
3. C. Fischerianum. 
arcticum. 
5. C. Earlei. 
VIE di 
a. Bracts broadl scarious-margined or only the very j 
lowest wholly herbaceous. 
e 
Y 
. lerrae-novae, 
. unalaschkense. 
