262 ERICACEAE. (HEATH FAMILY.) 



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

 Elliott, and mountains of North Carolina, Curtis, April. Shrub 3 -12 

 high. Leaves reticulated. 



* * Anther-cells 1 - 2-awned at the apex : racemes terminal, lomjer than the. serrulate 



pubescent deciduous leaves : calyx bracted. 



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. (A. race- 

 mosa, L. ) Margins of ponds and swamps, Florida to Mississippi, and north- 

 ward. April and 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 recurva, Buckl.) Moun- 

 tains of North Carolina, Buckley. April. Shrub 3- 4 high. 



6. CASSANDRA, Don. 



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

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

 Capsule depressed, 5-celled, many-seeded ; the pericarp separating 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. (Andromeda calyculata, L.) Varies with the 

 leaves and calyx-lobes narrower. (Andromeda angustifolia, Pursh.) Swamps 

 in the mountains of South Carolina, and northward. April. Shrub 2 - 3 

 Mgh. Leaves 1' long. 



7. ANDROMEDA, L. 



Calyx deeply 5-parted, valvate in the early bud. Corolla 5-toothcd. Stamens 

 10 : anther-cells opening by a terminal pore. Capsule 5-celled, 5-valved, many- 

 seeded. Seeds pendulous or spreading. Shrubs. Leaves alternate. Flowers 

 in lateral and terminal racemes or clusters, nodding. 



* Flowers in racemes: corolla ovoid or urn-shaped: anther-cells l-awned on the 



back: leaves coriaceous, evergreen. 



1. A. floribunda, Pursh. Young branches, leaves, and racemes hirsute ; 

 leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute, bristly-serrulate ; racemes dense-flowered, crowded 

 in a terminal panicle ; calyx-lobes ovate, acute. Damp soil along the moun- 

 tains. April. Shrub 3 - 10 high. Flowers very numerous. 



2. A. phillyresefolia, Hook. Smooth ; stem alternately leafy and 

 bracted ; leaves oblong or lanceolate-oblong, obtuse, glandular-serrate near the 

 apex ; racemes solitary, axillary, loosely 4- 12-flowered ; calyx-lobes lanceolate ; 

 corolla ovoid ; capsule depressed-globose. Shallow ponds in the pine barrens, 

 chiefly near the coast, West Florida. January - March. Shrub 1 - 2 high. 



