372 LXXVII. ERICACEA. " ANDROMEDA. 
§2. Cal. bracteate at base. Capsule valves double. Lws. evergreen, 
entire. CASSANDRA. 
2. A. caLycuLATa. (Cassandra. G. Don.) Bracted Cassandra. 
Erect; luvs. oval-oblong, obtuse, obsoletely serrulate, subrevolute, ferrugi- 
nous beneath; rac. terminal, leafy, subsecund—An evergreen shrub, 2—4f 
high, flowering early, in wet situations, Can. and most of the U.S. The leaves 
are coriaceous, shining, dotted, about an inch long and half as wide, those of 
the racemes not half as large. Flowers numerous, 20—30 in each raceme, 
white, each from the axil of a small leaf. Calyx double, the outer of 2 bracts, 
the inner of 5 acute sepals. April, May. : 
§ 3. Cal. naked. Anth. 2-awned. Lvs. evergreen, revolute. HuaNDROMEDA. 
3. A. Potirotia. Marsh Andromeda. Wild Rosemary. 
Erect; vs. entire, linear-lanceolate, coriaceous, revolute on the margins, 
glaucous beneath; fls. subglobose, in a dense, terminal corymb.—A beautiful 
evergreen shrub, 1—2f high, growing by the side of ponds and in swamps, N. 
Eng. to Wisc. Lapham! N. to Arc. Am. Leaves very smooth, 2—3’ long and 
less than 3/ wide, on very short petioles, dark green and smooth above, bluish- 
white beneath. Flowers in pendulous clusters, Calyx white, tipped with red. 
Corolla rose-colored. June. 
§ 4. Cal. naked. Anthers 4-awned. Leaves mostly deciduous. ZENOBIA. 
4, A. racemosa. (Zenobia. G. Don.) Clustered Zenobia. 
Lvs. oval-lanceolate, acute, glabrous, serrulate; rac. terminal, secund 
elongated, sometimes branched; cal. acute; cor.cylindric; anth. 4-awned at the 
summit.—A shrub 4—6f high, growing in wet woods, Can. to Flor. W. to Ky. 
It is remarkable for its naked racemes, 2—4/ in length, consisting of about a 
dozen flowers, which are arranged in a single row, with much regularity. 
Leaves 1—2’ in length, } as wide, minutely notched. Pedicels short, with two 
ovate-acuminate bracts at the base of the colored calyx. Corolla white, 4 or 5 
times as long as the calyx. Anthers 2-cleft, about half as long asthe corolla. Jn. Jl. 
§ 5. Cal. naked. Anthers awnless. Caps. valves sumple. Leaves 
(mostly) deciduous. LxevucoTHok. 
5. A. Mariana. (Leucothoé. G. Don.) Maryland Leucothoé. 
Glabrous; Jvs. oval, subacute at each end, flat, entire, subcoriaceous, paler 
beneath ; flowering branches leafless ; pedicels fasciculate ; calyx lobes linear, foli- 
aceous; cor. ovate-cylindric; sta. 10; fil. villous——W oods and dry, sandy soils, 
N. J. to Flor., common. A beautiful shrub, 2—3f high, with very smvoth, 
deciduous foliage, and large, white or pale red flowers. Capsule depressed-glo- 
bose. Seedsangular. June, July. 
§6. Corolla subglobose. Capsule with 5 supernumerary valves. Lonta. 
6. A. ticustrina. Muhl. (Lyonia paniculata. Nutt.) Panicled Lyonia. 
Pubescent ; lus. obovate-lanceolate, acuminate, finely serrulate; fs. some- 
what paniculate, in terminal, leafless racemes; anth. awnless.—A_ deciduous 
shrub, 4—8f high, in swamps, &c., Middle and Southern States. Leaves ab- 
ruptly acuminate, paler beneath, 2—3’ long and nearly half as wide, on short 
ape Flowers small, nearly globose, white, in dense panicles, succeeded 
y globular capsules. June. 
§ 7. Sepals acuminate. Capsule pyramidal, pentangular. Leaves 
acid. OxYDENDRON. 
7. A. arBoreA. (Oxydendron. DC. Lyonia. Don.) Sorrel Tree. 
Arborescent ; branches terete; lvs. petiolate, oblong, acuminate, serrate; 
panicles terminal, consisting of numerous spicate racemes; fis. pedicellate, 
secund, spreading, at length reflexed ; cor. ovate-oblong, pubescent externally.— - 
Ohio, Penn., along the Alleghany Mts. to Flor. A fine tree, 40—50f high, 
trunk 10—15/ diam. Bark thick and deeply furrowed. Leaves 4—5’ by 14—2’, 
villous when young, at length smooth, with a distinctly acid taste, Flowers 
white. Capsule pyramidal, 5-sided. June, July. t 
