492 Order 73.— ERICACEAE. 



White Mts. ! Not uncommon. A shrub 2 — 3f high, readily known by its leaves, 

 which are smooth above, clothed beneath with a dense, ferruginous down, and 

 strongly revoluto or replicate at the margin. Petioles and younger twigs also 

 downy. Leaves 1 — 2' long, nearly 4 as wide. Corymbs terminal, of about a 

 dozen white fls. July. 

 /J. ANGUSTiFoLiuii. Lvs. narrower, almost linear ; sta. mostly 1 0. 



20. LEIOPHYL'LUM, Pers. Sand Myrtle. (Gr Xuog, smooth, 

 (pvXXov, leaf.) Calyx 5-parted, equaling the length of the capsule; 

 pet. 5, ovate oblong, spreading; sts. 10, exserted ; fil. subulate ; cell* 

 of anthers dehiscing by a lateral cleft ; ovary globous ; sty. filiform ; 

 caps. 3-celled, 3-valved, many-seeded. — Small, smooth shrubs, with erect 

 branches. Lvs. alternate, entire, oval, coriaceous. Corymbs terminal. 

 Fls. white. 

 L. buxifolium Ell. — Pino barrens, K J. to Car. Shrub 8—12' high, much 



branched. Leaves 4 — 5" by 2 — 3", very smooth and shining, margin strongly 



revolute. Flowers numerous and small. May, June. 



2i. CLE'THRA, ®nert. Sweet Pepper-bush. (Gr. name of the Al- 

 der, which these plants somewhat resemble.) Calyx 5-parted, persistent ; 

 petals 5, distinct, obovate ; stamens 10, exserted, anthers suspended in 

 the bud, at length erect ; style persistent, stigma 3-cleft ; capsule 3- 

 celled, 3-valved, co-seeded, enclosed by the calyx. — Shrubs and trees. 

 Lvs. alternate, pctiolatc. Fls. white, in downy-canescent racemes. 

 Bracts deciduous. 



1 C. alnifdlia L. Lvs. cuneiform-obovate, acute, acuminately serrate, green orn 

 both sides, smooth or slightly pubescent beneath ; fls. in terminal, elongated, 

 simple or branched racemes ; bracts subulate. — A deciduous shrub 3 to 8f high, 

 in swamps. E. Can. to Ga. Lvs. 2 to 3' long, \ as broad above, with a long, 

 wedge-shaped base, tapering into a short petiole. Rac. 3 to 5' long. Ped. and 

 cal. hoary-pubescent, the former 2" in length, and in the axil of a bract about a» 

 long. Cor. white, spreading, sweet-scented. Jl., Aug. 



jtf. tomextosa. Lvs. downy or tomentous beneath ; rac. slender, often some- 

 what paniculate ; lis. smaller. — Common in the South. Apr. — Jn. (C. to- 

 mentosa Lam.) 



f. scabra. Lvs. coarsely serrato, scabrou3 both sides. — Near Bainbridgo, Ga. 

 Rac. and fls. as in 0. Petals about 2" long. (C. scabra Pers.) 



il paniculata. Lvs. euneate-lcsnceolats ; rac. collected into a panicle. — S. Car. 

 (Bartram). Wo have not seen this plant. (C. paniculata WilldL) 



2 C. acuminata Mx. Arborescent; lvs. glabrous, glaucous, beneath, ovale, acumi- 

 nate, abruptly acute at base, finely serrate, on slender petioles ; rac. terminal, soli- 

 tary ; bracts longer than the fls n caducous. — Mts. along streams, Ky., Va., to S. 

 Car. Shrub or tree, 10 to 18f high. Lvs. large (4 to 6 ' long), half as wide, thin, 

 Fls. often secund (turned upwards). Anth. dark purple, much exserted. JL 



Aug. 



Suborde III. CYPwILLE^E. The Cyp.illads. 



22. ELLIOTTIA, Muhl. (To Stephen Elliott, Esq., of Charleston, 

 S. C, the well known botanical author.) Calyx small, 4-toothed ; 

 corolla of 4 petals slightly cohering at base ; stamens 8, anthers sagit- 

 tate ; style slender, with a capitate, undivided stigma ; capsule 3-celled, 

 3-seeded. — A shrub with virgate branched alternate, deciduous, lanceo- 

 late, entire lvs. and terminal racemes of white fls. 



E. racemosa Muhl. — Dry, rich soib, S. Ga. Shrub 4 to 8f high. Lva. pubes- 

 cent and slightly glaucous on the under surface, on short petioles. Flowers in 

 Jn, — Unfortunately, this plant has not fallen under our observation. 



