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382. KALMIA. - (Calico-bush,. 
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_ anthers are concealed. Capsule s-celled, many- 
x Afi vonelosa? Pu. Every part of the ee ile and | 
~ pulverulently villous: leaves oblong, or oblong-obovate, — 
partly obtuse, under side furfura ; geous, often fer- = 4 
_ Tuginous, coriaceous a = 
~-Yeined. ben ath, m speaginovovolutss 
panicle tern b e, hi 
bescent?) anthers ane " Px. t cay po op enterta 
doubt of the anthers being awnless in this ‘species: as 
as in the preceding, although Lam not certain thi 
plant be that which he has deseribed. Capsule roundish, 
pubescent, pentangular in consequence of the application 
of the 5 narrow accessary valvules, which-are, however, 
- much less conspicuous than in the sempervirent species; 
seeds subulate, longitudinally imbricated. 
Were not this group of species so perfectly natural and 
easy to distinguish from the genuine Andromedas, ib might 
have been retained as a subgeneric section of that genus, 
‘notwithstanding the singular structure of the capsule. ee 
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rel. ) web =" 
Calix 5- parted. Corolla salverform; Botder © 
on the under side producing: 10 cornute protu- 
Ss, and as many cavities in which 
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‘Shrubs with alternate or enable yerticillated and 
Sempervirent leaves, (except, K. cuneata in which they 
are deciduous; ) flowers i in. terminal Uapet ompo 
