374 LXXVIII. ERICACE^. Azalea. 



form, tube villous within, limb 5-parted, spreading; stamens 10; 

 anthers dehiscent by 2 longitudinal openings ; capsule 5-celled, 5- 

 valved. — Suffriiticose. trailing. Lvs. evergreen. 



E. REPENS. TraAling Arbuttis. May Flovscr. 



Lvs. cordate-ovate, entire ; cor. tube cylindrical. — % Woods, Newfound- 

 land to Ky. and Penn. This little shrubby plant grows flat upon the ground, 

 10 — 15' in length, covered with a hairy pubescence in all its parts. Leaves 

 alternate, 2 — 2^ by U', roundish at the end and abruptly tipped with a very 

 short point. Flowers very fragrant, white or tinged with various shades of red, 

 in small clusters on short stalks. Calyx green, supported by 3 large bracts at 

 base. Tube of the corolla hairy within, longer than the calyx, the border in 5, 

 rounded, spreading segments. Apr. May. 



10. KALMIA. 



Named bj- Linnteus in honor of Peter Kalm, prof at Abo, Finland. 



Calyx 5-parted; corolla with 10 prominences beneath and 10 cor- 

 responding cavities within, including the 10 anthers; border 5-lobed ; 

 fiiam. elastic ; capsule 5-celled, many-seeded. — Beautiful shrubs., na- 

 tives of N. America. Lvs. entire^ evergreen., coriaceous. Fls. iii racemose 

 corymbs., white and red. 



1. K. LATiFOLiA. Mcnmtain LoAcrel. Calico Bush. 



■ Lvs. alternate and ternate, oval-lanceolate, acute at each end, smooth and 

 green on both sides ; corymbs terminal, viscidly pubescent. — One of our most 

 beautiful shrubs, sometimes attaining the height of a small tree. It is found in 

 all the Atlantic States from Maine to Georgia, and W. to Ohio and Ky. in 

 woods. The wood is usually v^ery crooked, fine-grained and compact. The 

 leaves are 2 — 3' long, smooth and shining, acute at each end and entire. Flow- 

 ers in splendid corymbs, white or variously tinged with red, abundant. The 

 ■corolla has a short tube with a spreading limb 9 — 10" diam. and a 5-lobed mar- 

 gin. Leaves narcotic, and poisonous to some animals. May, June. 



2. K. AXGUSTiFOLiA. Ncirro^v-lcaved Laurel. Sheep-poison. 



Lvs. ternate and opposite, elliptic-lanceolate, obtuse at each end, smooth ; 

 caryynbs lateral ; bracts linear-lanceolate. — A beautiful little shrub, smaller than 

 the tbregoing, 2 — 4f in height, in marshes and by ponds. Can. to Car. W. to 

 Ky. The leaves are acutely and narrowly elliptic, with rounded ends, entire, 

 smooth, 1 — 2' long and I as wide, on short petioles. The flowers are of a deep 

 purple, growing in small, axillary fascicles and apparently whorled among the 

 leaves, in structure resembling those of the last species, but about half as large. 

 Bracts minute, about 3 at the base of each pedicel. This is also said to be poi- 

 sonous to cattle. June. 



3. K. GLAUCA. Glaucous Kalmia. Sicavip Laurel. 



Branches ancipitous ; lvs. opposite, subsessile, lanceolate, polished, glau- 

 cous beneath, revolute at the margin ; corymbs terminal, the peduncles and bracts 

 smooth. — A delicate shrub, 2f high, found in swamps, &c., Penn., Ky., N. Eng. 

 N. to Arc. Am. Stem slender, the branches rendered distinctly 2-edged by an 

 elevated ridge extending from the base of each opposite leaf to the next node 

 below. Leaves smooth and shining, white underneath, about an inch in length. 

 Flowers 8 — 10 in each corymb. Corolla about I' diam., pale purple. Calyx 

 red, as is also the very slender peduncle. At the base of each peduncle is a pair 

 of concave, obtuse bracts. June. 



3. rosmarinifulia. Leaves linear, more revolute, green beneath. 



11. AZALEA. 



Calyx 5-partod, lobes equal ; cor. subcampanulate, 5-parted, regu- 

 lar : sta. equal, erect, shorter than the corolla : anth. dehiscing late- 

 rally from the apex; ovary roundish ; sty. straight, included; cap- 

 sule 2 — 3-celled, 2 — 3-valved, many-seeded. — A little brancMng., 'pro- 



