B89 



SMOOTH LABRADOR-TEA 



Le'dum glandulo'sum 



Stamens usually 10, protruding; an- 

 thers opening by end pores 



Petals 5, distinct, rounded, spreading 



Outer flower parts (sepals) 5, almost 

 distinct, very small, egg-shaped, blunt, 

 persistent 



Flowers small (usually Y\ to Kin. wide), 

 white, slender-stalked, in clusters arising 

 from large scaly buds usually at ends 

 of branches 



Leaves alternate, evergreen, leathery, 

 oblong to oval, up to 2K in. long, short- 

 statked, hairless, dark green above, light 

 and dotted with tiny golden glands 

 beneath, edges entire 



Stems usually 2 to 5 ft. high, branched, 

 mostly smooth, densely leafy towards 

 the ends 



Seed pod (capsule) -on recurving stalk, 

 small (about % in. wide), oval, 5-celled, 

 many-seeded, becoming dry and" split- 

 ting upward from base along edge of. 

 each cell when ripe 



