182 DECANDRIA.— MONOGYNIA. 



culate ; corolla ovate-cylindric ; anthers simple 

 at the summit. 



HAB. Sandy woods. June— Oct. Shrub 2— 4 ft. ; 

 branch, erect; fl. large, wh. or rose-col. 

 n. A. racemosa: leaves oval-lanceolate, acute, serru- 

 late, membranaceous, pubescent beneath ; ra- 

 cemes terminal, secund, simple, (or rarely branch- 

 ed ;) corolla oblong-cylindrical ; anthers 4-awned 

 at the summit. 



HAB. Swamps. June— July. Shrub 4— 6 ft. high ; 

 racem. long ; fl. nod. ; wh. odorous. 



6. A. arborea: branches terete ; leaves oblong, acu- 



minate, acutely serrate, smooth ; panicles termi- 

 nal, many-spiked ; corolla ovate-oblong, pubes- 

 cent ; anthers unawned. 

 HAB. Mountains. A middle sized tree ; leav. shin., 

 acid ; pan. large ; fl. wh. 



7. A. ligustrina : pubescent; leaves obovate-lanceo- 



late, acuminate, minutely serrulate, floriferous 

 branches terminal, paniculate, naked ; corolla 

 subglobose ; anthers unawned. 

 HAB. Swamps. June— July. Shrub 4 — 8 ft. high : 

 pan. dense ; fl. small, wh. ; cap. glob. 



283. KALMIA. American Laurel. Rhododeudracac. 



1. K. latifolia: leaves on long petioles, scattered and 



ternate, coriaceous, green on both sides ; corymb? 

 terminal, viscidly pubescent. 

 HAB. Rocky hills. June— July. Shrub 4— \b ft. 

 high ; leav. semperv. ; fl. large, rose-col. 



2. K. angustifolia : leaves ternate, petiolate, obtuse. 



slightly ferruginous beneath ; corymbs linear ; pe- 

 duncles and calyx glandular-pubescent. 

 HAB. Sandy woods and swamps. June — July. 

 Shrub 2 ft. high ; fl. smaller, deeper rose- col. 



3. K. glauca: branches ancipitous ; leaves opposite. 



subsessile, oblong, smooth, glaucous beneath, reyo- 

 lute on the margin, corymbs terminal and axillary, 

 bracteate ; peduncles and calyx very smooth. 

 HAB. Sphagnous swamps and mountain bogs. July. 

 Shrub 18 in. high ; fl. small, rose-col. 



