284 ERICACE-E. (lIKATM FAMILY.) 



6. LEUCOTHOE, Don. 



Calyx deej>ly S-partcd, iiulniiated in llic l»iui, inulianged in fruit. Corolla 

 ovate or cylindriral, .o-tootlicd. iStaniens 10: anlliors awnless, or tlie cells 

 1 -2-a\vnt'd at the aj)e.\, openiiii; l»y a terminal pore. Stii^ina i-apitate. Cap- 

 sule dejiressed-fjlobuse, not tiiici^ened at the sutures, 5-eelleil, .Vvalved, many- 

 seeded. Seeds pendulous. — Shrubs, witli alternate leaves, and white Howers 

 iu axillary or terminal one-.sided racemes. 



♦ Anthers awnJess orneat li/ so : racemes axiUarij,shi)rler than the evergreen leaves. 



1. L. axillaris, Don. Leaves oval or oblong, abruptly acute, spinulose- 

 serrulate toward the ape.x, ou sliort petioles ; racemes short, dense-llowered ; 

 calyx lobes ovate, acute ; antlier cells 2-horued. (Andromeda, Lam.) — Sandy 

 swamps and banks of streams in the lower districts. Feb. -March. — Stem 

 and branches curving. Leaves 2' - 4' long. 



2. L. Catesbaei, Gray. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, spinulose- 

 serrulate tbr<->ughout, on cou.spicuous petioles ; racemes dense-Howeix'd ; calyx 

 lobes ovate-oblojig ; anther cells not horned. — Banks of streams along the 

 mountains, Georgia and North Carolina. March -April. — Stem 2° -4° 

 high. 



3. L. acuminata, Dunal. Stem tall, with straiglit and hollow branches; 

 leaves ovatc-lanceulatc, acuminate, nearly entire ; corolla cylindric;il ; anthers 

 gil)bt)us near tiie base. — Margins of swami)s, East Florida to South Carolina. 

 April. — Slirub 3°- 12° high. Leaves reticulated. 



♦ * Anther cells 1 -2-aicned at the apex : racemes terminal, lonrjer than the ser- 



rulate puhf'scent deciduous leaves: calyx bracted. 



4. L. racemosa, 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 lobed. — Margins 

 of ponds and swamps, April - May. — Shrub 4°- 10° high. 



T). Ij, recurva, Gray. Branches and racemes recurved ; leaves ovate, 

 acumiiiato, j)uhescent on tlie veins ; racemes long, single ; corolla cylindrical ; 

 anther cells 1-awned ; capsule 5-lobed. (Andromeda, Buckl.) — Mouutaius 

 of North Carolina (Buckle if). April. — Shrub 3°- 4° high. 



7. CASSANDRA, Don. 



Calvx deeplv .'j-parted, imbricated in the bud, 2-l)racted. Corolla cylindri- 

 cal-oblong, .5-toothed. Stamens 10: anthers awnless, opening 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 otips oval; flowers in the axils of the uijjjcr leaves, small, 

 white ; calyx lobes ovate, acute. — Swamps in the mountains of South Caro- 

 lina, and northward. April. — Shrub 2° - 3° high. Leaves 1 ' long. 



