L ; 80 ERICACEAE. (HEATH FAMILY.) 



TRIBE II. KHODORE JE. Capsule septicidally dehiscent. 

 * Corolla nionopetalous. 



10. KALMIA. Corolla wheel-shaped, with 10 cavities in which the anthers are lodged. 



11. MENZIESIA. Corolla (small) ovoid, 4-toothed. Stamens S, included. 



12. RHODODENDRON. Corolla (large) funnel or bell-shaped, 5-lobed. Stamens 5 or 10, 



exserted. 



* * Corolla of 4 - 7 separate petals. 



13. LEIOPHYLLUM. Corolla 5-petalous. Anthers opening lengthwise. 



14. BEJARIA. Corolla 7-petalous. ' Anthers opening at tlie apex. 



15. ELLIOTTIA. Corolla 4-petalous. Anthers opening lengthwise. 



SUBORDER III. PYROLINE^E. Calyx free from the ovary. Corolla 

 polypetalous, hypogyuous. Anthers 2-horned, lesupiuate in the bud. Cap- 

 sule loculicitlal. 



1C. CLETHRA. Flowers racemose. Capsule 3-celled. Leaves deciduous. 



17. PYROLA. Flowers racemose. Style filiform. Leaves persistent. 



18. CHIMAPHILA. Flowers umbellate. Style broadly turbinate. Leaves persistent. 



SUBORDER IV. MONOTROPE.E. Calyx of 4-5 scale-like or bract-like 

 sepals. Corolla 5-lobed or 5-petalous. Seeds very minute. Fleshy scaly 

 herbs, parasitic ou roots, and destitute of green foliage. 



19. SCHWEINITZIA. Corolla monopetalous, bell-shaped, 5-lobed. Anthers 2-celled. 



20. MONOTROPA. Corolla 4 -5-petalous. Anthers kidney-shaped, opening across the 



top. 



SUBORDER I. VACCINIE^E. THE WHORTLEBERRY FAMILY. 



1. GAYLUSSACIA, Kuuth. HUCKLEBERRY. 



Corolla tubular, ovoid, or bell shaped, 5-cleft. Stamens 10: anthers awn- 

 less. Fruit a berry -like drupe containing 10 seed-like nutlets. Low branch- 

 ing mostly resinous-dotted shrubs, with white or reddish nodding flowers, in 

 lateral braeted racemes. 



1. G. frondosa, Torr. & Gray. Leaves entire, oblong or obovate, obtuse, 

 rugose, glaucous, and like the spreading branches slightly pubescent; corolla 

 small (2"), short-bell-shaped, reddish ; berry depressed-globose, blue, glaucous ; 

 bracts small, oblong. Low ground. April. Shrub l-5 high. 



2. G. dumosa, Torr. & Gray. Branches and racemes pubescent ; leave s 

 thick, oblong-obovate, serrulate, mucronate, soon smooth and shining ; corolla 

 (4" long) bell-shaped, angled, white ; bracts ovate, leafy ; berry globose, smooth > 

 black. Var. HIRTELLA. Stem taller (l-2 high) ; branches, leaves, and 

 berries hirsute or hairy. Low sandy pine barrens and swamps. April- 

 May. Shrub 6'- 12' high. Berry 4"- 6" in diameter. 



3. G. resinosa, Torr. & Gray. Stem much branched ; leaves oblong or 

 obovate, entire, coated, like the branchlets, etc., with resinous viscid globules j 

 racemes few-flowered ; bracts small, deciduous ; corolla small, ovoid or cylin- 

 drical, reddish; berry black, smooth. Sandy woods in the upper districts. 

 April - May. Shrub 2 - 3 high. 





