284 ERTCACEJE. (HEATH FAMILY.) 



6. LEUCOTHOE, Don. 



Calyx deeply 5-parted, imbricated in the bud, unchanged in fruit Corolla 

 ovate or cylindrical, o-toothed. Stamens 10- anthers awuless, or the cells 

 1 - 2-awned at the apex, opening by a terminal pore Stigma capitate. Cap- 

 sule depressed-globose, not thickened at the sutures, 5-celled, 5-valved, nianv- 

 seeded. Seeds pendulous. Shrubs, with alternate leaves, and white fluwers 

 in axillary or terminal one-sided racemes 



* Anthers awnless or nearly so : racemes axillary, shorter than the evergreen leaves. 



1. L. axillaris, Don. Leaves oval or oblong, abruptly acute, spinulose- 

 serrulate toward the apex, OH short petioles ; racemes short, dense flowered ; 

 calyx lobes ovate, acute ; anther cells 2-horued. (Andromeda, Lun.) Sandv 

 swamps and banks of streams in the lower districts. Feb. - March. Stem 

 and branches curving. Leaves '2' -4' long. 



2. L. Catesbsei, Gray. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, spinulose- 

 serrulate throughout, on conspicuous petioles ; racemes dense-flowered; calvx 

 lobes ovate-oblong , anther cells not horned. Banks of streams along the 

 mountains, Georgia and North Carolina. March -April. Stem ^-4 

 high. 



3. L. acuminata, Dunal. Stem tall, with straight and hollow branches ; 

 leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, nearly entire ; corolla cylindrical ; anthers 

 gibbous near the base. Margins of swamps, East Florida to South Carolina. 

 April. Shrul) 3- 12 high. Leaves reticulated. 



* * Anther cells 1 -2-aicnfd at tlie a/ter: racemes terminal, longer titan flte ser- 



rulate jiulicKcent deciduous leaves: calyx brncted. 



4. L. racemosa, Gray. Branches and racemes straight ; leaves ovate- 

 lanceolate, acute, soon smooth ; racemes long, single or somewhat paniculate ; 

 corolla cylindrical-ovate ; anther cells 2-awned ; capsule not lobed. Margins 

 of ponds and swamps April- May. Shrub 4- 10 high. 



5. L. recurva, Gray. Branches and racemes recurved ; leaves ovate, 

 acuminate, pubescent on the veins; racemes long, single; corolla cylindrical; 

 anther cells 1-awned; capsule 5-lobed. (Andromeda, Bitckl.) Mountains 

 of North Carolina (Buckle//). April. Shrub 3- 4 high. 



7. CASSANDRA, Don. 



Calyx deeply 5 parted, imbricated in the bud, 2-bracted. Corolla cylindri- 

 cal oblong, 5-toothed. Stamens 10: anthers awnless, opening by terminal 

 pores. Capsule depressed, 5-celled, many-seeded ; the pericarp sepnratiug at 

 maturity into 2 layers, the outer one 5-valved, the inner 10-valved. A 

 small shrub, with evergreen serrulate leaves, and solitary axillary nodding 

 flowers. 



1. C. calyculata, Don. Leaves oblong, mucronate, paler and scurfy 

 beneath, the floral ones oval; flowers in the axils of the upper leaves, small, 

 white ; calyx lobes ovate, acute. Swamps in the mountains of South Caro 

 lina, and northward. April. Shrub 2 - 3 high. Leaves 1' long. 



