372 LXXVIII. ERICACEAE. Andromeda. 



§ 2. Cal. bracteate at base. Capsule valves double. Lvs. evergreen^ 

 entire. Cassandra. 



2. A. CALYCULATA. (Cassandra. G. Don.) Bracted Cassandra. 



Erect ; lvs. oval-oblong, obtuse, obsoletely serrulate, subrevolute, ferrugi- 

 nous beneath; roc. terminal, leafy, subsecund. — An evergreen shrub, 2 — 4f 

 high, flowering early, in wet situations, Can. and most of the U. S. The leaves 

 are coriaceous, shining, dotted, about an inch long and half as wide, those of 

 the racemes not half as large. Flowers numerous, 20 — 30 in each raceme, 

 white, each from the axil of a small leaf Calyx double, the outer of 2 bracts, 

 the inner of 5 acute sepals. April, May. 



kj^. Cal. naked. A?ith. 2-aivned. Lvs. euergreen.,revolute. Euandromeda. 



3. A. PoLiFOLiA. Marsh Andromeda. Wild Rosemary. 



Erect; lvs. entire, linear-lanceolate, coriaceous, revolute on the margins, 

 glaucous beneath ; fls. subglobose, in a dense, terminal corymb. — A beautiful 

 evergreen shrub, 1 — 2f high, growing by the side of ponds and in swamps, N. 

 Eng. to Wise. Laphaml N. to Arc. Am. Leaves very .smooth, 2 — 3' long and 

 less than ^' wide, on very short petioles, dark green and smooth above, bluish- 

 white beneath. Flowers in pendulous clusters. Calyx white, tipped with red. 

 Corolla rose-colored. June. 



^ 4. Cal. naked. Anthers i-awned. Leaves mostly deciduous. Zenobia. 



4. A. RACEMOSA. (Zenobia. G. Don.) Clustered Zenobia. 



L/vs. oval-lanceolate, acute, glabrous, serrulate; rac. terminal, secund 

 elongated, sometimes branched ; cal. acute; cor.cylindric; «%^A. 4-awned at the 

 summit. — A shrub 4 — 6f high, growing in wet woods, Can. to Flor. W. to Ky. 

 It is remarkable for its naked racemes, 2 — 4' in length, consisting of about a 

 dozen flowers, which are arranged in a single row, with much regularity. 

 Leaves 1 — 2' in length, ^ as wide, minutely notched. Pedicels .short, with two 

 ovate-acuminate bracts at the base of the colored calyx. Corolla white, 4 or 5 

 times as long as the calyx. Anthers 2-cleft, about half as long as the corolla. Ju. Jl. 



^ 5. Cal. naked. Anthers aicnless. Caps, valves simple. Leaves 

 [mostly) deciduous. Leucothoe. 



5. A. Mariana. (Leucothoe. G. Don.) Manjland Leucothoe. 

 Glabrous ; lvs. oval, subacute at each end, flat, entire, subcoriaceous, paler 



beneath ; jlowcring branches leafless ; pedicels fasciculate ; calyx lobes linear, foli- 

 aceous ; cor. ovate-c)'lindric ; sta.. 10 ; fil. villous. — Woods and dry, sandy soils, 

 N.J. to Flor., common. A beautiful shrub, 2 — 3f high, with very smooth, 

 deciduous foliage, and large, white or pale red flowers. Capsule depressed-glo- 

 bose. Seeds angular. June, July. 



^ 6. Corolla subglobose. Capsule with 5 supernumerary valves. Lyonia. 



6. A. LiGUSTRiNA. Muhl. (Lyonia paniculata. Nutf.) Panicled Lyonia. 

 Pubescent; lvs. obovate-lanceolate, acuminate, finely .serrulate ; Jls. some- 



v/hat paniculate, in terminal, leafless racemes; anth. awnless. — A deciduous 

 shrub, 4 — 8f high, in swamps, &c., Middle and Southern States. Leaves ab- 

 ruptly acuminate, paler beneath, 2^ — 3' long and nearly half as wide, on short 

 petioles. Flowers small, nearly globo.se, white, in dense panicles, succeeded 

 by globular capsules. June. 



^ 7. Sepals acuminate. Capsule pyramidal., pentangular. Leaves 



acid. OXYDENDRON. 



7. A. ARBOREA. (Oxydendron. DC. Lyonia. Don.) Sorrel Tree. 

 Arborescent ; branches terete ; lvs. petiolate, oblong, acuminate, serrate ; 



panicles terminal, consisting of numerous spicate racemes; fls. pedicellate, 

 secund, spreading, at length reflexed ; car. ovnte-oblong, pubescent externally. — 

 Ohio, Penn., along the Alleghany Mts. to Flor. A fine tree, 40 — 50f high, 

 trunk 10—15' diam. Bark thick and deeply furrowed. Leaves 4 — 5' by U— 2', 

 villous when young, at length .smooth, with a distinctly acid taste. Flowers 

 white. Capsule pyramidal, .5-sided. June, July, f 



