508 ERICACE^. (heath FAMILY.) 



1. T. tiibsilosum, Boiss. If .1 to .25, pale greon, hispidulous 

 or glabrous ; stems slender, eiidini/ in an umbel-like corymb. Leaves 

 glossy, sessile, oblong to elliptical, .03 to .035 long, .005 to .008 broad, 

 spreading, acutish, sparingly denticulate. Pedicels capillary, 1-3 times 

 as long as flower ; calyx glabrous, lobes subulate, longer than obconi- 

 cal tube ; corolla white, tubular, .006 long, with short, ovate-oblong 

 lobes — October — Clefts of rocks ; from coast to 1,300 m. 



2. T. Postii, Boiss. (in litt.) 24! .15 to .25; stems stout, pan- 

 nous, ending in a caintate corymb. Leaves olive-green, elliptical, .02 to 

 .03 long, .015 to .02 broad, glossy and sparingly hispidulous at upper, 

 tomentellous at lower surface, more or less irregularly serrate, obtuse, 

 rejlexed, overlapping. Pedicels slender, longer than flower ; calyx 

 hispidulous, lobes linear-lanceolate, twice to thrice as long as turbinate 

 tube ; corolla tubular-funnel-shaped, blue, .008 long, lobes half as long 

 as tube, linear — August — iiamah. Near T. Ramelicum, Hampe, but 

 distinguished by pannous indument, broad leaves, and long pedicels. 



Order LIX. ERICACEAE. Lindl. (Heath Family). 



Shrubs or small trees ^ with calyx free from ovary as in 

 Gorollifloroe, Stamens not adherent to corolla — Calyx 4-5- 

 lobed or parted, free from ovary, persistent. Corolla g-amo- 

 petalous, 4-5-lobed. Stamens 4-5, alternate with lobes of 

 corolla, or 8-10, hypoo^^ynous, free ; anthers 2-celled, 2-horned, 

 or with 2, terminal pores. Ovary free, 4-5 -celled ; seeds 5 

 or more in a cell ; placentse central. Style 1, stigma undi- 

 vided or 3-lobed. Fruit a berry or capsule. 



* Fruit an indehiscent berry. Corolla small, ovoid-urceolate, deciduous. 



1. AEBTJTUS. Shrubs or small trees with reddish bark and leathery leaves. 



* * Fruit capsular, loculicidal. Corolla ovoid-urceolate, marcescent. 



2. PENTAPERA. Lobes of calyx and corolla 5. Stamens 10. 



3. ERICA. Shrubs with minute leaves. Lobes of calyx and corolla 4. Stamens 8, 



* * * Fruit capsular, septicidal. Corolla large, showy, deciduous. 



4. RHODODENDROiSr. Leaves leathery. Lobes of calyn and corolla 5. Stamens 5-10. 



1. ARBUTUS, L. Arbutus. QocHb. 



Calyx 5-lobed. Corolla ovate or globular-urceolate, 5-toothed. 

 Stamens 10, inserted on hypogynous disk. Anthers vs^ith 2 pores at 

 tip. Berry with five, 4-5-seeded cells — Tall shrubs or small trees, vsrith 

 persistent, leathery leaves, and small, panicled racemes of white, waxy 

 flowers, resembling Lilies of the Valley. ^ig. 238. 



1. A. Uiiedo, L. 5 1 to 3 ; branches 

 straight, with rough, rusty bark. Leaves 

 obovate to elliptical-oblong, .03 to .09 long, 

 serrate, acutish or obtuse. Racemes some- 

 what panicled, nodding, glabrous ; berries 

 few, .01 to .016 in diameter, rough-warty, 

 scarlet, edible — October to early spring — 

 Palestine ; Lebanon below Beit-Meri. 



Fruit of A Unedo. 



