and subverticillate by innovation of the branches. — Corolla tubular or inflated. se 
Hriea.] ERICACEE (Guthrie & Bolus). 15 
Base of the anthers not, or scarcely, 
hollowed : 
Anthers oblong, affixed to the 
filament above their base; 
bracts mostly small : 
Leaves ciliate with plumose 
hairs; flowers yellow ... (56) serratifolia. 
Leaves naked ; flowers blood- 
red... ie ots ... (66) cruenta. 
Anthers linear, affixed near their 
base ; bracts largish ... ... (55) unicolor. 
Anthers 13-2 lin. long: 
Leaves 4-6-nate; corolla contracted at 
the throat ... #is va Sti ... (69) chloroloma. 
Leaves 3-nate : 
Awns of anthers nearly as long as the 
cell ; cells blunt at the base ... (51) speciosa. 
Awns of anther shorter; cells mostly 
with a sharp projecting basal ‘ * 
point: 
Sepals tomentose ... aee .. (52) hebecalyx. 
Sepals glabrous ... sie ... (60) diaphana. 
B. BreviFtor®. Corolla less than 6 lin. long. 
Leaves 3-nate ges iM we ese oe ... (66) cruenta,vars. +, 5. 
Leaves 4-nate : 
Ovary 8-celled; connective of anther projecting 
dorsally ~~ ‘vs ows ees wis ... (64) verticillata, var. 8. 
Ovary 4-celled; connective of anther not pro- 
jecting = pai ee ide owe +». (61) glandulosa, var. 8. 
§ 5. Dasyantues. Inflorescence terminal; flowers mostly umbellate, or sub- 
capitate. Bracts approximate or subremote. Corolla tubular, rarely sub- 
ovoid-tubular, more or less hairy, sometimes setose-hispid, never quite glabrous, 
mostly dry, rarely subviscidulous. Anthers included or_exserted, lateral, free, 
muticous or aristate. Ovary sessile, usually villous, or rarely puberulous, never 
glubrous, 4-celled. Leaves usually 4-nate, more rarely 3-6-o-nate. Rigid 
woody shrubs, 1-4 ft, high. 
Ovary villous: 
Sepals, bracts and leaves pectinate-ciliate : 
Sepals and bracts oblong-linear —....—.., (71) _strigilifolia. 
Sepals and bracts unguiculate de ... (72) pectinifolia. 
Sepals and bracts not pectinate-ciliate : 
Sepals and bracts thickly setose-hispid with 
long pallid hairs... iis ws ... (73) Sparrmanni. 
Sepals and bracts not thickly setose-hispid : 
Anthers aristate : 
Corolla 5-64 lin. long avs --» (76) Oatesii. 
Corolla 6-16 lin. long (mostly 
10-12) ; anthers often muticous. (77) cerinthoides. 
Anthers cristate-aristate; awns subulate, 
curved and lacerate ... sai ... (75) splendens. 
_ Anthers muticous or very minutely 
aristate... ae Oe ose .-. (77) cerinthoides. 
Ovary puberulous ; anthers shortly decurrent-aristate (74) doliiformis. 
§ 6. CHona. Cae ah 
Only species... 2. su, cee seen (78) embothriifolia, 
§ 7. Bacrripium. Inflorescence terminal and umbellate, or pseudo-axillary 
