Ordkr 73.— ERICACEAE. 48*7 



b Anther cells each 2-awned at apex. Cor. bell-shaped. Panicle- terminal No. 6 



b Anthers with 2 reflexed Ion-:; awns on the back. Evergreen Nos. 7, it 



b Anthers with 2 deflex-sprending bristles at the back. Capsule with 5 



narrow valvelets applied to the sutures. (I'ieris) Nos. 9, 10 



b Anthers nwnleas, cells often minutely 2-toothed at apex, (c) 



C Corolla cylindric. liacemes sessile. Yalvelets 0. (LF.ucoTnor.). .Nos. II — 13 

 C Corolla globular. Yalvelets ol' capsule 5, conspicuous (Lvosia).Nos. l^lft 



1 A. polifdlia. "Wild Rosemary. Erect ; lvs. entire, linear-lanceolate, cori- 

 aceous, revolute on the margins, glaucous beneath ; fls. subglobous, in a dense, 

 terminal corymb. — A low, smooth, evergreen shrub, 1 to "2f high, growing by th© 

 side of ponds and in swamps, N. Eng. to Wis., N. to Arc. Am. Lvs. very smooth, 

 2 to 3' long, on very short petioles, dark green and smooth above, bluish whito 

 benoath. Clusters of flowers drooping. Cal. white, tipped with red. Cor. rose- 

 colored. Jn. 



2 A. calyculata L. Leather-leaf. Erect ; lvs. oval-oblong, obtuse, obsoletely ser- 

 rulate, flat, ferruginous beneath ; rac. terminal, leafy, subsecund ; fls. short-pedl- 

 celled, solitary, axillary, forming leafy racemes ; cor. oblong-cylindrical. — An ever- 

 green shrub, 2 to 4f high, flowering early in. wet situations, Can. and most of the 

 U. S. Tho lvs. aro coriaceous, shining, dotted, about an inch long and half aa 

 wide, those of the raceme not half as large. Fls. 20 to 30 in each raceme, whito. 

 Cal. double, the outer of 2 bracts, the inner of 5 acute sepals. Apr., May. 



3 A. angustifdlia Ph. Lvs. linear-lanceolate, acute, margins revolute, somewhat 

 ferruginous beneath; rac. terminal, leafy, secund; pedicels short, solitary, axil- 

 lary ; cal. acuminato ; bractlets minute, acute ; cor. oblong-oval. — Open swamps. 

 Car., Ga. Evergreen. Nearly allied to tho preceding. Apr., May. (Cassandra, 

 G. Don.) 



4 A racemosa L. (Fig. 203.) Lvs. oval-lanceolate, acute or slightly acuminate, 

 glabrous, serrulate; rac. terminal, secund, elongated, one-sided, strict, ascending; 

 cal. ovate-acuminate, cor. cylindric ; anth. cells each 2-awned at apex ; seeds wing- 

 less. — Shrub 4 to 6f high, wet woods, Can. to Fla. W. to Ky. It is remarkable 

 for its naked racemes 2 to 4' in length, each with its 12 to 30 white fls. all turned 

 downwards. Lvs. 1 to 2' in length, deciduous. Pedicels short, with 2 ovate- 

 acuminate bracts at the base of the colored calyx. Jn., Jl. (Zenobia, G. Don.) 



5 A. recurva Buckley. Branches and rac. recurved-spreadiug ; lvs. ovale or 

 lanceolate, acuminate; cal. segm. ovate; anth. cells each \-awned ; caps, con- 

 spicuously lobed ; seeds flat, ivinged. — Mts. and hills, Ta., N. Car. A straggling-, 

 deciduous-leaved shrub, much resembling the last Apr., May. 



6 A speciosa Mx. Lvs. oval, obtuse, mucronate, serrate, re ticulate- veiny ; 

 jiowering brandies raceme-like, aggregated, leafless; cor. campanulate ; auth. cells 

 each 2-awned. — Swamps Ya. to Fia. An ornamental shrub 3 to 4f high. Lva 

 glabrous, deciduous. Fls. several from each bud, large (4" long), shorter than 

 their pedicels, white. Jn. 



ft pulverulenta. Lvs. roundish-ovate, crenate, and with the branches whit- 

 ish pulverulent. — Grows with the other form. 



7 A floribunda Lyon, (Ph.) Lvs. glabrous, thick, evergreen, oblong-ovate, acute 

 or acuminate, petiolate, serrulate, often ciliate ; rac. dense-flowered, paniculate; 

 pedicels bracted, secund ; caL bractlets minute. — Va. to Ga. along the Mts. Shrub 

 2 to 1 Of high, very handsome, with a terminal panicle of numerous whito fla. 

 Anth. each with 2 long, reflexed, whito awns. Apr. 



8 A. Crobmia Torr. Lvs. oval and oblong, obtuse, coriaceous, veiny, serrate 

 towards the apex, petiolate ; rac. short, in the axils of the upper lvs. ; pedicels 

 bractless ; cal. naked, sep. triangular-lanceolate, $ as long as the ovoid corolla ; 

 anth. each with 2 long, black, reflexed awns at the back. — Damp woods, Quincy, 

 •Flu. A slendur shrub, 1 to 3f high. 



9 A. nitida Bartram. Fetter-eusii. Lvs. thick, evergreen, elliptical, slightly 

 acuminate at each end, perfectly smooth, with a vein running close to each revolute 

 margin; fls. in pendulous clusters of 6 to 10, in the axils of divaricate lvs. ; cor. 

 ovoid-oblong ; valvelet3 linear. — By streams and in sandy swamps, N. Car. to 

 Fla. A singularly elegant shrub, 3 to 6f high. Branches sharp-angled, Fla. 

 numerous. Cal. green, tipped with purple, much smaller than the rose-colored 

 corolla. Mar., Apr. 



