ERICE^E. 



ly ; margin ciliate ; flowers not viscous ; tube longer than the divisions ; 



teeth of the calyx short, somewhat rounded ; stamens much exserted. 



. Azalea nudiflora Linn. A. periclymenoides Mich. 



HAB. Woods. Can. to Geor. April, May. f^. Shrub 26 

 feet high. Flowers reddish, in terminal clustered racemes, ap- 

 pearing before the leaves. Of this species there are a number 

 of varieties. Among others mentioned by Pursh, is one which 

 has from 1020 stamens. Upright Honeysuckle. Pinxter Blom. 



4. R. viscosum Torr. : flowers leafy ; branches hispid ; leaves oblong- 

 oboyate, acute, smooth and green on both sides, ciliate on the mar- 

 gin ; midrib bristly ; flowers glutinous, hairy ; tube as long again as 

 the segments ; teeth of the calyx short, rounded ; stamens scarcely 

 longer than the corol. Azalea viscosa Linn, and A. glauca Pursh. 



HAB. Woods. Can. to Geor. June. 1?. Shrub 68 feet 

 high. Flowers white, in terminal clusters, sweet scented. Corol 

 viscous and pubescent, d. glauca of Pursh appears to be only a 

 variety, with the leaves glaucous beneath. 



5. R. calendulaceum Torr. : flowers rather naked ; leaves oblong, 

 pubescent on both sides, at length hirsute ; flowers large, not viscous ; 

 te eth of the calyx oblong ; tube of the corol hairy, shorter than the 

 segments. JJzalea calendulacea Mich. A. nudiflora var. coceinea Mt. 



HAB. Penn. to Car. May. *?. Shrub 2 6 feet high. Flowers 

 yellow or flame colour. Said to be the handsomest shrub in N. 

 America. 



6. R. arborescens Torr. : flowers leafy ; leaves obovate ; somewhat 

 obtuse, smooth on both sides, glaucous beneath, ciliate on the margin ; 

 nerve almost smooth j flowers not viscous; tube longer than the seg- 

 ments ; calyx leafy, with the segments oblong, acute j filaments ex- 

 serted. Azalea arborescens Pursh. 



HAB. Blue Mountains, Penn. May July. ^>. Pursh. Shrub 

 1020 feet high. Flowers large, reddish ; scales of the flower- 

 buds large, yellowish-brown, surrounded with a fringed white 

 border. Pursh. 



7. R. nitidum*Torr. : flowers leafy ; branches somewhat smooth; 

 leaves qbjanceolate, submucronate, coriaceous, smooth on both sides, 

 shining above ; nerve bristly beneath ; margins revolute-ciliate ; flow- 

 ers viscous ; tube a little longer than the segments ; calyx "very short. 

 Azalea nitida Pursh. 



HAB. Mountain swamps. N. Y. to Vir. June, July. T>. 

 Leaves dark green and shining, smaller than in any other species. 

 Flowers white, with a reddish tinge. Pursh. 



S. R. hispidum Torr. : flowers leafy ; branches straight, very hispid; 

 leaves long-lanceolate, hispid above, smooth beneath, glaucous on both 

 sides ; nerve bristly beneath ; margin ciliate ; flowers very viscous ; 

 tube scarcely longer than the segments ; teeth of the calyx oblong, 

 rounded ; filaments exserted. Azalea hispida Pursh. 



HAB. Margins of lakes. Blue Mountains, Penn. July, Aug. 1>. 

 Shrub 1015 feet high. Flowers white, with a red border. 



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