262 ERIC AC E^. (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 bructed. 



4. L. raeemosa, 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 lobcd. (A. raee- 

 mosa, L.) — Margins of ponds and swamps, Florida to Mississippi, and north- 

 ward. April and May. — Shrub 4° - 10° high. 



5. L. reeurva, Gray. Branches and racemes recurved : leaves ovate, 

 acuminate, pubescent on the veins ; racemes long, single ; corolla cylindrical ; 

 anthcr-cclls 1-awncd; capsule .5-lobcd. (Andromeda reeurva, BhcK) — 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, openijig 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 2° - 3° 

 high. Leaves 1' long. 



7. ANDROMEDA, L. 



Calyx deeply .5-parted, valvate in the early bud. Corolla 5-toothcd. Stamens 

 10 : anther-cells opening by a terminal pore. Capsule 5-celled, 5-valved, manv- 

 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 \-awned on the 

 hack: leaves coriaceous, evergreen. 



1 . A. fioribunda, Pursh. Young branches, leaves, and racemes hirsute ; 

 leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute, bristly-serrulate ; racemes dense-flowered, crowded 

 in a terminal panicle; calyx-lobes ovate, acute. — Damp soil along the moun- 

 tains. April. — Shrub 3° - 10° high. Flowers very numerous. 



2. A. phillyreeefolia. 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 pine barrens, 

 chiefly near the coast, West Florida. January - March. — Shrub 1° - 2° high. 



