1152 ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM. PART 111, 
# 2, K, ancustiro’iia L. The narrow-leaved Kalmia. 
Identification. Lin, Sp., 561.; Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept., 1. p. 296. ; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 850. ; Lodd. Cat., 
ain tioees Sheep Laurel, Amer. s 
Engravings. Curt. Bot. Mag., t. 331.; Lodd. Bot. Cab., t. 502.; Catesb. Car., 5. t.17. f£.1.; Trew 
hrh., t.°38. f.2.; and our fig. 960. 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves petiolate, scattered, or 3 in a 
whorl, oblong, obtuse, rather rusty beneath. Corymbs 
lateral. Bracteas linear. Peduncles and calyxes clothed 
with glandular pubescence. (Don’s Mill. iti. p. 850.) 
Flowers dark red. This shrub is called sheep laurel, 
because it is considered poisonous to sheep. A shrub, 
growing from 1 ft. to 2 ft. high; a native of North 
America, from Canada to Carolina, in bogs, swamps, 
and sometimes in dry mountain lands. It was intro- 
duced in 1736, and flowers from May to July. 

Variety. 
a K. a. 2 ovata Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept., i. p. 296., is a native of New 
Jersey, on the mountains, with broader leaves and a taller stem. 
» 3. K. exau’ca Ait. The glaucous-leaved Kalmia. 
Identification. Ait. Hort. Kew., ed. 2., p. 64. ; Pursh Fl. Amer, Sept., 1. p. 296.; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 850. 
Synonyme. XK. polifdlia Wangh. Act. Soc. Berol., 8. p. 129. t. 5. di: $ . ae 
Engravings. Curt. Bot. Mag., t. 177. 5 Lam. IIL, t. 363. ; L’Hérit. Stirp. Nov., 2. t.9.; Lodd. Bot. 
Cab., t. 1508.; Wangh. Act. Soc. Berol., 8. p. 129. t.5.; and our fig. 961, 
Spec. Char., Sc. — Branchlets somewhat 2-edged. 
Leaves opposite, on short petioles, oblong, smooth 
glaucous beneath, with revolute edges. Corymbs 
terminal, compound, bracteate. Pedicels and calyxes 
glabrous. (Don’s Mill., iti. p. 850.) A very hand- 
some, upright, small shrub, from 1 ft. to 2 ft. high, with 
pale red flowers. According to Nuttall, the flowers 
are disposed in terminal compound corymbs, each 
corymb composed of 3 racemose corymbules ; and 
the pedicels and calyxes are said by him to be clothed 
with powdery viscid pubescence. A native of the 
bogs of Canada, and on the borders of the mountain aalhy 
lakes of New York and Pennsylvania, and of the + 
Island of Sitcha. It was introduced in 1767, and = 2 
flowers in April and May. The flower is comparable 
to a miniature parasol: the corolla to the covering, 
the stamens to the rays that keep the covering dis- 
tended, and the style to the handle. 
Variety. 
« K. g. 2 rosmarinifolia Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept., i. p. 296.— Leaves linear, 
more revolute on the margins, and having the under surface green, 
Mr. Pursh discovered this variety in a bog near Albany, and is 
inclined to think it a distinct species. 




w 4. K. cunza’ra Michr. The wedge-shaped-leaved Kalmia. 
Identification. Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer. 1. p. 257.; Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept., 1. p. 296.; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 850. 
Spec. Char., Sc. Leaves scattered, sessile, cuneate-oblong, glandularly pu- 
bescent beneath, minutely armed at the apex. Corymbs lateral, few-flowered. 
Branches twiggy. Leaves deciduous. Flowers white, red at the bottom, 
disposed in sessile, lateral, fastigiate clusters. (Don’s Mill., iii. p. 850.) A 
shrub, 1—2 ft. high, a native of Carolina, on the mountains. It was intro- 
duced in 1820, and flowers in May and June. 
# 5. K. urrsu‘ra Walt. The hairy Kalmia. 
Identification. Walt. ¥\. Carol., 138.; Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept., 1. p. 296. ; Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer., 1. 
p. 257. ; Curt. Bot. Mag., t. 158. 
Synonyme. XK. cilidta Bartr. Itin., 18. 
Engravings. Curt, Bot. Mag., t. 158. ; and our fig. 962. 
