508 ERICACE^. (heath FAMILY.) 



1. T. tubulosiusn, Boiss. 2^ .1 to .35, pale green, hispidulous 

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

 glossy, sessile, oblong to elliptical, .02 to .035 long, .005 to .008 broad, 

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

 as long as flower ; cah'X glabrous, lobes subulate, longer than obconi- 

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

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



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

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

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

 tomentellous at lower sui'face, more or less irregularly serrate, obtuse, 

 rejtexed, 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 — Ilamah. T^fear T. Ratnelicum, Humpe, but 

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



Order LIX. ERICACE^. Lindl. (Heath Family). 



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

 CorolliflorcB. Stamens not adherent to corolla — Calyx 4-5- 

 lobed or parted, free from ovary, persistent. Corolla gamo- 

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

 corolla, or 8-10, liypogynous, free ; anthers 2-celled, 2-horaed, 

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

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

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



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



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



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



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



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



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



4. EHODODEISTDEON^. Leaves leathery. Lobes of calyx and corolla 5. Stamens 5-10. 



1. ARBUTUS, L. Arbutus. Qotlib. 



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

 Stamens 10, inserted on hypogynous disk. Anthers with 2 pores at 

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

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

 flowers, resembling Lilies of the Valley. Yiq. 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. 



