266 ERICACEJX. (HEATH FAMILY.) 
color, spotted within with yellow or green. — Shady banks of streams on the ~ 
mountains of Georgia, and northward. July.— Stem 6°-20° high. Leaves . 
4'-10/ long. Corolla 1! in diameter. dri 
6. R. Catawbiense, Michx. Leaves elliptic-oblong, obtuse at each end, 
mucronate, smooth; the young ones and branchlets tomentose ; calyx-lobes .. 
small; corolla purple; pedicels and capsule rusty-pubescent. — Highest sum- 
mits of the mountains of North Carolina. June.— Shrub 3°-6° high. Leaves 
3! - 5! long. 
7. R. punctatum, Andr. Leaves elliptical, acute at each end, glabrous; 
the lower surface and dense corymbs thickly dotted with resinous globules; . 
calyx-lobes small, rounded; corolla somewhat funnel-shaped, rose-color, spot- ` 
ted within, longer than the pedicels; capsule elongated. — Varies with smaller - 
(1! - 13/) oval or obovate obtuse leaves, minute calyx-lobes, and shorter capsule ji 
(4" 5" long). — Mountains of Georgia and North Carolina; the variety im — 
the sandy pine barrens of West Florida. May and June. — Shrub 4°-6° high. — 
Leaves 2! - 3! long. c, ^al 
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13. LEIOPHYLLUM, Pers. 
Calyx 5-parted. Corolla of 5 spreading petals. Stamens 10, exserted: 
anthers opening lengthwise. Style filiform. Capsule 3-celled, 3-valved, many- 
seeded. — A low, smooth, much branched shrub, with very numerous thick, oval, 
entire evergreen leaves, and small white flowers in terminal clusters. 
1. L. buxifolium, Ell. — Sandy pine barrens, and on the mountains of aj 
Carolina. May.— Shrub 6'-10 high. Leaves j' long, alternate or opposite, 
glossy. 
14. BEJARIA, Mutis. 
Calyx 7-lobed or 7-toothed. Corolla of 7 oblong spreading petals. Stamens - 
14: anthers versatile, opening by terminal pores. Style elongated : stigma e 
pressed. Capsule depressed-globose, 7-celled, 7-valved, many-seeded. — Shrubs . 
with alternate entire coriaceous leaves, and white or purple flowers in racemes — 
or corymbs. 
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1. B. racemosa, Vent. Branches rough with scattered rigid hairs; leaves 
ovate-lanceolate, smooth ; racemes terminal, elongated ; calyx 7-toothed. aed 
sandy soil, Georgia and East Florida. June and July.— Shrub 3°-4° high - 
Flowers white, showy. : 
 $usorper Il. PWROLEA. Tue PxROLA FAMILY. 
15. PYROLA, L. 
Calyx 5-parted. Petals 5, concave, deciduous. Stamens 10: anthers some 
what 4-celled, opening by terminal pores, inverted in the bud. Style lo 
mostly declined : stigma 5-lobed or 5-rayed. Capsule globose, 5-celled, 5-valved, - 
opening through the cells from the base upward; the sutures pubescent. Sel 
