28G KKICACK.t;. (lIKATH K.VMII.V.) 



flowered, disposed in compound more or lesH leufy j)anieled raeemes; fila- 

 ments liairy. — Margins nf s\v:unj)s. May. — Slirul) •■}°-4'^ high. JA-aves 2' 

 long. Flowers very small. 



9. OXYDENDRUM, DC. Solu-wood, Soukki.-tuke. 



Calyx 5-]»iirted. Corolla ovale, 5-to()tii«'d. Stamens 10: anthers awnlesB, 

 opening l>y terminal chinks; the cells acnminate. Capsule conical, 5-angled, 

 5-celled, many-seeded. Seeds a.scending. — A small tree, with decidudus ol)- 

 long .serrulate acuminate leaves, on sleniler petioles, and white flowers in long 

 and slender 1 -sided terminal ])auicled racemes. 



1. O. arboreum, DC. — Rich woods. April -May. — Tree 15*^-40° 

 high. Leaves 4' -6' long, sour. Corolla puhescent. 



10. KALMIA, L. L.^iREL. 



Calyx 5-parted. Corolla depressed-campanulate or rotate, 5-lol)ed, with 10 

 cavities at the .sides in which the anthers are lodged. Filaments elastic. 

 Style single. Stigma capitate. Capsule glohose, 5-celled, .5-valved, many- 

 seeded. — Shruhs, with entire alternate opposite or whorled evergreen leaves, 

 and showy white or rose-colored flowers. 



* Flowers in corymbs. 



1. K. latifolia, L. (Calico-bush.) Branches smooth; leaves mostly 

 alternate, petioled, elliptical, acute at each end, green on both sides ; corymbs 

 terminal, viscid ; corolla large, varying from white to deep rose-color. — Shady 

 banks. Florida, and northward. May- June. — Shrub 4°- 10° high. Leaves 

 shining. 



2. K. angustifolia, L. (Sheep LAiREr-.) Branches smooth ; leaves 

 petioled, opposite or three in a whorl, narrowly oblong, obtuse, pale or glau- 

 cous l)eneath ; corymbs lateral, glandular ; flowers small, deep rose-color. — 

 Barren hills, chiefly in the upjier districts. April- May. — Shrub 2° -3° high. 



3. K. cuneata, Michx. Branches pubescent ; leaves sessile, alternate, 

 wedge-oblong, pubescent beneath, bristle-pointed ; corymbs lateral ; flowers 

 white. — Swamps, South and North Carolina, not common. — A small shrub. 



* * Flowers solitari/, axillary. 



4. K. hirsuta, Walt. (Wicky.) Hirsute; stems low, very leafy ; leaves 

 small (.V long), oblong or oval, the margins revolute ; calyx lobes leafy ; flow- 

 ers numerous, pale or deep rose-color ; pedicels slender, longer than the leaves. 

 — Flat i)ine barrens, Florida and Georgia. June - Sept. — Shrub 6' - 1 8' high. 



11. MENZIESIA, Smith. 



Calyx 4toothed. Corolla ovoid, 4-toothed. Stamens 8, included : anthers 

 awnless, opening by terminal pores. Stigma obtuse. Capsule woody, 4- 

 celled, 4-valved, opening septicidally, many-seeded. — Shrubs, with entire 

 alternate membranaceous leaves, and nodding greenish white flowers in ter- 

 minal clusters, appearing with the leaves. 



1. M. globularis, Salisb. — Mountains of North Carolina. July. — A 

 straggling .shrub, 3° -6° high. Leaves deciduous, oblong, acute, hairy, glau- 

 cous beneath, glandular-pointed. 



