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5. (jenus AN-DROM'-E-DA. Calyx of '> nearh- distinct sepals; 

 corolla urceolate, o-toothed, 10 stamens, anthers fixed near the 

 middle, opening by a terminal pore; capsule globular. 



An-drom'-e-da po-li-fo'-li-a L. Wild Rosemary. — Glabrous, 6-8 ft, 

 high; leaves thick and evergreen, linear to lanceolate - oblong, 

 strongly revolute, white beneath. 



6. Genus CHAM-ZE-DAPH'-NE. (Cassandra.)— ^aXyi^ of o, distinct 

 rigid, ovate and acute sepals; corolla cylindrical-oblong, 5-toothed; 

 anther-cells tapering into a tubular beak; low and much-branched 

 shrubs; leaves coriaceous, scurfy, especially beneath; flowers white, 

 in the axils of the upper small leaves. 



Cham-ae-daph'-ne ca-lyc-u-la'-ta (L.) Moench. (Cassandra calyculata 

 Don.) Leather Leaf. — Leaves oblong-obtuse; flowers white, in the axils 

 of the upper small leaves. 



7. Genus OX-Y-DEN'-DRON. — Calyx of 5 almost distinct sepals; 

 corolla ovate, 5-toothed, puberulent, stamens 10, linear, tapering up- 

 ward; capsules oblong-pyrimidal ; flowers white, in long one-sided 

 racemes; leaves like the peach. 



Ox-y-den'-dron ar-bo'-re-um (L.) UC. Sorrel Tree; Sourwood. — Tree, 

 15-40 ft. high. 



8. Genus EP-I-G^'-A. — Sepals ovate-lanceolate; corolla salver- 

 form; anthers 10, opening lengthwise; plant prostrate, scarcely 

 shrubby, bristly with rusty hairs; leaves evergreen, rounded and 

 cordate ; flowers rose-colored. 



Ep-i-gae'-a re'-pens L. Ground Laurel: Trailing Arbutus. — Flowers in 

 early spring, very fragrant. 



!>. Genus GAUL-THE'-RI-A. — Corolla cylindric-ovoid or slightly urn- 

 shaped, 5-toothed; anther-cells each '2-awned at the summit; fruit 

 enclosed by the thickened, fleshy, red calyx, appearing like a globular 

 berry; shrubby or almost herbaceous. 



Gaul-the'-ri-a pro-cum'-bens L. Wintergreen. — Stems creeping on or 

 below the surface, the flowering branches ;!-5 in. high ; flowers in the 

 axils, nodding; the bright-red berries and the obovate or oval leaves 

 spicy-aromatic. 



