263 ^ ERICACEZ. (HEATH FAMILY.) 
gibbous near the base. — Margins of swamps, East Florida to South Carolina, — 
Elliott, and mountains of North Carolina, Curtis. April. — Shrub 3°-12° 
high. Leaves reticulated. 
* * Anther-cells 1 — 2-awned at the apex : racemes terminal, longer than the serrulate — 
pubescent deciduous leaves: calyx bracted. 
4. L. racemosa, Gray. Branches and racemes straight; leaves ovate- 
lanceolate, acute, soon smooth; racemes long, single or somewhat paniculate ; 
corolla cylindrical-ovate ; anther-cells 2-awned ; capsule not lobed. (A. race- 
mosa, L.) — Margins of ponds and swamps, Florida to Mississippi, and north- 
ward. April and May. — Shrub 4°-10° high. 
5. L. recurva, Gray. Branches and racemes recurved; leaves ovate, 
acuminate, pubescent on the veins; racemes long, single; corolla cylindrical ; 
anther-cells 1-awned; capsule 5-lobed. (Andromeda recurva, Buckl.) — Moun- 
tains of North Carolina, Buckley. April. — Shrub 3°- 4° high. 
6. CASSANDRA, Don. 
Calyx deeply 5-parted, imbricated in the bud, 2-bracted. Corolla cylindrical- 
oblong, 5-toothed. Stamens 10: anthers awnless, opening by terminal pores. 
Capsule depressed, 5-celled, many-seeded ; the pericarp separating at maturity 
into 2 layers, the outer one 5-valved, the inner 10-valved. — A small shrub, with 
evergreen serrulate leaves, and solitary axillary nodding flowers. 
1. C. calyculata, Don. Leaves oblong, mucronate, paler and scurfy 
beneath, the floral ones oval; flowers in the axils of the upper leaves, small, 
white; calyx-lobes ovate, acute. (Andromeda calyculata, L.) — Varies with the 
leaves and calyx-lobes narrower. (Andromeda angustifolia, Pursh.) — Swamps 
in the mountains of South Carolina, and northward. April. — Shrub 29-3? 
high. Leaves 1! long. 
7. ANDROMEDA, L. 
Calyx deeply 5-parted, valvate in the early bud. Corolla 5-toothed. Stamens 
10: anther-cells opening by a terminal pore. Capsule 5-celled, 5-valved, many- 
seeded. Seeds pendulous or spreading. — Shrubs. Leaves alternate. Flowers 
in lateral and terminal racemes or clusters, nodding. 
* Flowers in racemes: corolla ovoid or urn-shaped: anther-cells 1-awned. on the 
_ — back: leaves coriaceous, evergreen. 
1. A. floribunda, Pursh. Young branches, leaves, and racemes hirsute ; 
leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute, bristly-serrulate ; racemes dense-flowered, crowded 
in a tc a panicle ; calyx-lobes ovate, acute. — Damp soil along the moun- 
tains. April. — Shrub 3? — 10? high. Flowers very numerous. ; 
LEX phillyreefolia, Hook. Smooth; stem alternately leafy and 
bracted ; leaves oblong or lanceolate-oblong, obtuse, glandular-serrate near the 
apex; racemes solitary, axillary, loosely 4—12-flowered ; calyx-lobes lanceolate; 
corolla ovoid ; capsule depressed-globose. — Shallow ponds in the ving Mt 
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