34 ERICACER (Guthrie & Bolus). | Hrica. 
§ 23. Arsace. Inflorescence terminal, occasionally by arrest of branchlets 
appearing axillary; flowers 3-nate, corolline, small. Bracts usually remote, 
rarely subapproximate, small. Sepals inconspicuous, small, Corolla urceolate, 
cyathiform or campanulate, mostly glabrous, 4-1} lin, long. Anthers mostly 
included, occasionally subexserted, lateral or rarely sublateral, appendiculate or 
muticous. Style exserted or more rarely included. Stigma capitate, peltate or 
cyathiform. Ovary glabrous or hispidulous, Leaves 3-nate; tall, or more | 
usually, small shrubs, erect, very rarely diffuse. 
EXcEPTIONs: anthers sublateral in E.arachnoidea; corolla sometimes puberu- 
lous in H, arachnoidea, E. leuwcopelta var. y, E. copiosa, and E. setacea. 
I. PELTATZ.—Stigma peltate or cyathiform. 
Corolla urceolate : 
Bracts 3: 
Leaves open-backed : 
Leaves densely white tomentose below ... (316) arachnoidea. 
Leaves glabrous... ox it ... (315) hispidula, var. B. 
Leaves suleate, usually linear ‘ 315) hispidula. 
Bract 1, cartilaginous, semi-amplexicaul ... ... (317) inops. 
Corolla usually cyathiform, or obconic or campanulate : 
Anthers aristate; bracts subapproximate .., ... (320) salax, 
Anthers muticous ; bracts remote : 
Leaves glabrous; bracts subequal, quite basal (319) maritima. 
Leaves pubescent; bracts unequal, 1 much 
larger, 2 minute or wanting ... ve ..- (318) leucopelta. 
II, Capirate.—Stigma capitate or clavate-capitate. 
Style included ; plant entirely glabrous : 
Corolla cyathiform ; anthers aristate : 
Pedicels 3-1 lin. long; filaments usually ex- 
panded at the base ; anthers }-2 lin. long ... (324) tenuis. 
So iy “ick lin. long ; filaments usually equal 
throughout; anthers 12 lin. long ... aw (aael wl us, 
Corolla globose-urceolate ; mates orestel ov oe (sa1} ertinats, 
Style exserted; plant more or less hairy : 
Branches floccose with minute plumose hairs : 
Leaves roughly setose-hispid es ..» (330) setacea, 
Leaves glabrous, or rarely shortly hispid : 
Anthers 2 lin. long; appendages very 
short, spreading ; stigma large — ... (325) crateriformis. 
Anthers 4 lin. long ; appendages long or 
short pendulous; stigma small ... +» (326) subverticillaris. 
Branches with simple hairs : ee 
Anthers muticous : 5 
Sepals cartilaginous, pallid, smooth, gla- 
brous ; anthers 4 lin. lo i ..» (829) microcodon. 
pi mostly foliaceous ; anthers 4-4 lin. 
Anthers aiviite or crested aristate : ghee bepegnem 
Whole plant densely covered with small 
flowers ; leaves 4~—2 lin, long ; anthers 
+ lin. long ie sve ve +». (328) onusta. 
Habit not so; leaves and anthers usually 4 
longer : 
ocr mostly glabrous; pedicels 
~24 lin. long sts wee vee (822) leptopus. 
a hirsute ; pedicels about 1 lin. ioe 
Ong 6s 
ee Ge Seva 9 40° (927) eoploge. 
Anthers unknown; plant slender with very ce 
small flowers s pedicels longer than the 
corolla; style long-exserted ... 2... (323) minutissima. — 
