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1. Pyrola Tourn. 



Calyx 5-parted. Corolla 5-petalous. Sta- 

 mens 10. Style filiform. If. In forest shades. 

 1. P. APHYLLA Smith. Parasitic without 

 chlorophyll; petals white. Lagunitas Creek. 

 Summer, 



Family 2, RHODORACEJE. 

 Ovary free. Fruit a capsule, septicidal. 

 1, Rhododendron L. 



Corolla funnel-shaped, 5-lobed. Stamens 

 ascending. Cells of anthers dehiscent by an 

 apical pore. Seeds oc, minute. . 



1. E. OCCIDENTALE Gray. Corolla white, 

 upper lobes yellow. Point Bonita. Taylor- 

 ville. Sonoma. Summer. (Azalea.) The root 

 of this shrub contains a powerful narcotic. 



Family 3, ERICACEAE, 



Gamopetalous. Fruit either baccate or a 

 loculicidal capsule. 



1, Gaultheria L- WINTERGREEN. 



Calyx 5-cleft, petaloid. Corolla urceolate. 

 Stamens 10. Cells of anthers dehiscent by an 

 apical pore. Fruit a spurious berry, i. e.,a 

 capsule, 5-celled, oo-seeded, enclosed by the 

 enlarged and fleshy calyx. Leaves evergreen. 

 Flowers white, rosy. *? . 



