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Mexico, Japan, Europe. 



Allegheuian and Carolinian areas. Nova Scotia, Ontario; New England west to 

 Michigan, south to Virginia, and along the mountains to Georgia, Texas, and 

 Arkansas; also iu Oregon. 



Alabama: Mountain region. Shady woods. Cullman County, 800 feet. Flowers 

 white. May, rare and local, under coniferous and amentaceous trees. Perennial. 



Type locality: "Hab. in Sueciae, Germaniae, Angliae, Canadae sylvie." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



ERICACEAE. Heath Family. 

 AZALEA L. Sp. I'l. 1 : 150. 1753. 



About 40 species, Himalayan India, China. North America, H; chiefly Appa- 

 lachian. 



Azalea arborescens Pursh, Fl. Am. Sept. 1 : 152. 1816. Sweet-scented Azalea. 



Ehododendron arhorescens Torr. Fl. N. & Mid. U. S. 425. 1824. 



Gray, Man. ed. 6, 320. Chap. Fl. 265. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2, pt. 1 : 40. 



Carolinian area. Southern Pennsylvania, Virginia, and along the mountains to 

 Georgia. 



Alabama: Mountain region. Rocky banks of streams. Dekalb County, Men- 

 tone, 1,800 feet. Clay County, Talladega Mountain, 2,200 feet. Cullman County, 

 800 feet. Flowers white with jiurple stamens, fragrant. Not inl'requent, particu- 

 larly on rocky banks of water courses on the Warrior table- land. Shrub 6 to 12 feet 

 high. 



Type locality: "On rivulets, near the Blue Mountains: Pensylvania." 



Economic uses: Ornamental. 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Azalea viscosa L. Si). PL 1 : 151. 1753. Clammy Azalea. Swamp Honeysuckle. 



nhododendron viseosum Torr. Fl. N. &. Mid. U. S. 424. 1824. 



Ell. Sk. 1 : 241. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 320. Chap. Fl. 265. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2, pt. 

 1:40. 



Carolinian and Louisianian areiis. Southern New England, along the coast to 

 P'lorida, west to Eouisiaua and Arkansas. 



ALAnA>L\ : Mountain region to Coast plain. Swampy banks of streams. Cullman 

 County, 800 feet. Clarke. Baldwin, and Mobile counties. Flowers white, fragrant ; 

 Jnne, July. Frequent. Shrub 15 feet high. 



Type locality : "Hab. in Virginia." 



Herb. (tcoI. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Azalea viscosa glauca (Lam.) Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 1 : 151. 1803. 



Cinnamon Honeysuckle. 



Azalea qlauca Lam. Tabl. Encycl. 1 : 493, 1. 110, f. 2. 1793. 



Elk Sk.' 1:241. Gray, Man. ed. G, 320. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2, pt. 1:41. 



Carolinian area. West Virginia along the mountains to Georgia. 



Alabama: Mountain region. Rocky banks of brooks. Clay County, waterfall 

 near I'ulpit Rock, 2,200 feet. Lee County, Auburn {Earle .S' Undertcood). Flowers 

 white, May; 3 to 5 feet high. 



Typo locality: "Ex America sept." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Azalea nudiflora L. Sp. PI. ed. 2, 1 : 214. 1762. 



PUKPLE Azalea. Common Honeysuckle. 



Jihododciidron nuditloriim Torr. Fl. N. &. Mid. U. S. 424. 1824. 



Ell. Sk. 1:240. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 320. Chap. FL 265. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 

 2 : 253. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2, ])t. 1 : 41. 



Carolinian and Louisianian areas. New England west to northern Oliio, south- 

 western Missouri, Arkansas, south to the Gulf from Florida to Texas. 



Alabama: Overthe State. From the Coast plain to the mountains. Dampcopses 

 and woods. Flowers white, pale pink, or orange ; April, May. Shrub 2 to 6 feet high. 

 Varies greatly in habit of growth, inflorescence, and color of flowers. On the table- 

 lands and in the mountains forms of lower auc. more compact growth, the flowers 

 in dense clusters, snowy white (var. alba Pursh; or incarnate, prevail. In the lower 

 country forms of taller growth, the flowers in looser clusters, pale piuk to rose-pink, 

 are prevalent. In the coast region (Mobile County, Springhill) forms with flame 

 or deep orange colored flowers are met with (var. riiiilaiis Pursh). 



Economic uses : The flowers of all the above species are rich iu honey, which is 



