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1. Pyrola Tourn. 



Calyx 5-partecl. Corolla 5-petalous. Sta- 

 mens 10. Style filiform. — U- In forest shades. 



1. P. APHYLLA Smith. Parasitic without 

 chlorophyll; petals white. — Lagunitas Creek. 

 Summer. 



Family 2. RHODORACE^. 



Ovary free. Fruit a capsule, septicidal. 



1. Rhododendron L. 



Corolla fuunel-shaped, 5-lobed. Stamens 

 ascending. Cells of anthers dehiscent by an 

 apical pore. Seeds oo, minute. — ^. 



1. K. OCCIDENTALE Gray. Corolla white, 

 upper lobes yellow. — Point Bonita. Taylor- 

 ville. Sonoma. Summer. (Azalea.) The root 

 of this shrub contains a powerful narcotic. 



Family 3. ERICACE^. 



Gamopetalous. Fruit either baccate or a 

 loculicidal capsule. 



1. Gaultheria L Wintergreen. 



Calyx 5-cleft, petaloid. Corolla urceolate. 

 Stamens 10. Cells of anthers dehiscent by an 

 apical pore. Fruit a spurious berry, i. e.,a 

 capsule, 5-celled, co-seeded, enclosed by the 

 enlarged and fleshy calyx. — Leaves evergreen. 

 Flowers white, rosy. — ^ . 



