288 ERlCACK.i:. (lIKATir KAMILV.) 



8. R. punctatum, Andr. Leaves elliptieal, iitute sit each Piid.glabnms ; 

 tlie ImviT siiilaie, uml ileiise coryiiilis, tliicklv dotted wiili resinous globules 

 or scales; calvx lulies small, roiuided ; corolla small, somewhat fumiel-sliaped, 

 rose-color, spotted within. — Along streams on the mountains. Also at Ku- 

 faula, Alabama, and Augusta, Georgia. — Stems 4°-G° liigh, with spreading 

 branches. Leaves 2' - 3' long. 



9. R. Chapmanii, Gray. Stem 2° -4° high, with erect rigid branche.s; 

 leaves 1'- 1 .\' long, sliort-petioled, obovate, obtuse, dotted beneath, the sides 

 revtilute; corolla 1' long, pale rose-color, spotted within, the lolics a.s long as 

 the funnel-shaped tube. — Sandy pine liarrens near the coast, West Florida. 

 — April. 



13. LEIOPHYLLUM, I'er.s. 



Calyx ."j-parted. Corolla of 5 s]jieading jjetaLs. Stamens 10, exserted : 

 anthers opening lengthwise. Style filiform. Capsule 3-celled, 3-valved, many- 

 seeded. — A low, smooth, much branched shrub, with very numerous thick 

 oval entire evergreen leaves, and small white fiowers in terminal clu.sters. 



1. L. buxifolium, Ell. — Sandy pine barrens, and on the mountains of 

 Carolina. May. — Shrub 6'- 10' higli. Leaves ^' long, alternate or opposite, 

 glossy. 



14. BEJARIA, Mutis. 



Calyx 7-lobed or 7-toothed. Corolla of 7 oblong spreading petals. Stamens 

 14: anthers versatile, opening by terminal pores. Style elongated: stigma 

 depressed. Capsule depressed-globose, 7-celled, 7-Yalved, many-seeded. — 

 Shrubs, with alternate entire coriaceous leaves, and white or purple flowers 

 in racemes or corymbs. 



1. B. racemosa, Vent. (T.\r-Fi.owek.) Branches rough with scat- 

 tered rigid hairs ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, smooth ; racemes terminal, elon- 

 gated ; calyx 7-tootlied. — Dry sandy soil, Georgia and East Florida. Juue- 

 Julv. — Shrub 3° - 4° high. Flowers white, showy, glutinous. 



15. ELLIOTTIA, Muhl. 



Calyx minute, 4sepalous. Petals 4, oblong-linear, slightly adhering at the 

 base. Stamens 8, included : anthers sagittate, thickened at the apex, open- 

 ing lengthwise. Style slender, slightly exserted : stigma capitate. Ovary 

 4-celled, the cells many-ovuled. Fruit unknown. — A smooth shrub, 4°- 10® 

 high. Leaves elliptical-lanceolate, acuminate at each end, glaucous beneath. 

 Racemes terminal, In-actless, simple or compound. 



1. E racemosa, Muhl. —Near Waynesboro' and Augusta, Georgia 

 (Elliott, 0/«ej/), — June. 



Suborder III. PYROLlNEvE. The Pyrola Family. 



16. CLETHRA, L. 



Calyx 5-parted, imbricated in the bud. Corolla 5-petalous. Stamens 10: 

 anthers obcordate, inverted in the bud, opening by terminal pores. Style 



