288 ERICACEAE. (HEATH FAMILY.) 



8. R. punctatum, Andr. Leaves elliptical, acute at each end, glabrous ; 

 the lower surface, aiid dense corymbs, thickly dotted with resinous globules 

 or scales ; calyx lobes small, rounded ; corolla small, somewhat funnel-shaped, 

 rose-color, spotted within. Along streams on the mountains. Also at Fu- 

 faula, Alabama, and Augusta, Georgia. Stems 4-G high, with spreading 

 branches. Leaves 2' -3' long. 



9. R. Chapmanii, Gray. Stem 2 -4 high, with erect rigid branches; 

 leaves I'-li' long, short-petioled, obovate, obtuse, dotted beneath, the sides 

 revolute ; corolla 1' long, pale rose-color, spotted within, the lobes as long as 

 the funnel-shaped tube. Sandy pine barrens near the coast, West Florida. 

 April. 



13. LEIOPHYLLUM, Pers. 



Calyx 5-parted. Corolla of 5 spreading petals. Stamens 10, exserted : 

 anthers opening lengthwise. Style filiform. Capsule 3-celled, 3-valved, many- 

 seeded. A low, smooth, much branched shrub, with very numerous thick 

 oval entire evergreen leaves, and small white flowers in terminal clusters. 



1. L. blixifolium, Kll. Sandy pine barrens, ami on the mountains of 

 Carolina. May. Shrub 6' - 10' high. Leaves ' long, alternate or opposite, 

 glossy. 



14. BEJARIA, Mutis. 



Calyx 7-lobed or 7 -toothed. Corolla of 7 oblong spreading petals. Stamens 

 14 : anthers versatile, opening by terminal pores. Style elongated : stigma 

 depressed. Capsule depressed-globose, 7-celled, 7-valved, many-seeded. 

 Shrubs, with alternate entire coriaceous leaves, and white or purple flowers 

 in racemes or corymbs. 



1. B. racemosa, Vent. (TAU-F LOWER.) Branches rough with scat- 

 tered rigid hairs; leaves ovate-lanceolate, smooth; racemes terminal, elon- 

 gated; calyx 7-toothed. l)r\ sandy soil, Georgia and East Florida. June- 

 July. Shrub 3-4 high. Flowers white, showy, glutinous. 



15. ELLIOTTIA, Muhl. 



Calyx minute, 4 sepalous. Petals 4, oblong-linear, slightly adhering at the 

 base. Stamens 8, included : anthers sagittate, thickened at the apex, open- 

 ing lengthwise Style slender, slightly exserted : stigma capitate. Ovary 

 4-celled, the cells mauv-ovnled. Fruit unknown A smooth shrub, 4- 10 

 high. Leaves elliptical-lanceolate, acuminate at each end, glaucous -beneath. 

 Racemes terminal, bract less, simple or compound. 



1. E racemosa, Muhl. Near Waynesboro' and Augusta, Georgia 

 (Elliott, Olwij). June. 



SUBORDER IIT. PYROLINE^E. THE PYROLA FAMILY. 



16. CLETHRA, L. 



Calvx 5-parted, imbricated in the bud. Corolla 5-petalous. Stamens 10-. 

 anthers obcordate, inverted in the bud, opening by terminal pores. Style 



