ORDER 73. ERICACEAE. 487 



b Anther cells each 2-a\vned at apex. Cor. b^ll-shaped. Panicle terminal No. 6 



b Anthers with 2 reflexed lor*; awns on the back. Evergreen Nos. 7, 8 



b Anthers with 2 deflex-spreading bristles at the back. Capsule with 5 



narrow vaivelets applied to the sutures. (PiBRis) Xos. 9, 10 



b Anthers awnless, cells often minutely '2-toothed at apex, (c) 



C Corolla cylindric. liacemes sessile. Valvelets 0. (LKUCOTHOK). .Nos. II 13 

 C Corolla globular. Vaivelets of capsule 5, conspicuous (LvosiA).Nos. 1416 



1 A. polifolia. WILD ROSEMARY. Erect; Ivs. entire, linear-lanceolate, cori- 

 aceous, revoluto on the margins, glaucous beneath ; fls. subglobous, in a dense, 

 terminal corymb. A low, smooth, evergreen shrub, 1 to 2f high, growing by tho 

 side of ponds and in swamps, N. Eng. to Wis., N. to Arc. Am. Lvs. very smooth, 

 2 to 3' long, on very short petioles, dark green and smooth above, bluish white 

 beneath. Clusters of flowers drooping. Cal. white, tipped with red. Cor. rose- 

 colored. Jn. 



2 A. calyculata L. LEATHER-LEAF. Erect ; Ivs. oval-oblong, obtuse, obseletely ser- 

 rulate, flat, ferruginous beneath ; rac. terminal, leafy, subsecund ; fls. short-pedi- 

 celled, solitary, axillary, forming leafy racemes ; cor, oblong-cylindrical. An ever- 

 green shrub, 2 to 4f high, flowering early in wet situations, Can. aud most of tho 

 U. S. Tho Ivs. are coriaceous, shining, dotted, about an inch long and half aa 

 wide, those of the raceme not half as large. Fls. 20 to 30 in each raceme, white. 

 Cal. double, the outer of 2 bracts, the inner of 5 acute sepals. Apr., May. 



3 A. angustifolia Ph. Lvs. linear-lanceolate, acute, margins revolute, somewhat 

 ferruginous beneath; rac. terminal, leafy, secuud; pedicels short, solitary, axil- 

 lary ; cal. acuminate ; bractlets minute, acute ; cor. oblong-oval. Open swamps, 

 Car., Ga. Evergreen. Nearly allied to the preceding. Apr., May. (Cassandra, 

 G. Don.) 



4 A. racemosa L. (Fig. 203.) Lvs. oval-lanceolate, acute or slightly acuminate, 

 glabrous, serrulate ; rac. terminal, secund, elongated, one-sided, strict, ascending ; 

 cal. ovate-acuminate, cor. cylindric ; anth. cells each 2-awned at apex ; seeds wing- 

 less. Shrub 4 to 6f high, wet woods, Can. to Fla. W. to Ky. It is remarkable 

 for its naked racemes 2 to 4' in length, each with its 12 to 30 white fls. all turned 

 downwards. Lvs. 1 to 2' in length, deciduous. Pedicels short, with 2 ovate- 

 acuminate bracts at the base of tho colored calyx. Jn., Jl. (Zenobia, G. Don.) 



5 A. reciirva Buckley. Branches and rac. recurved-spreading ; Ivs. ovate or 

 lanceolate, acuminate ; cal. segm. ovate ; anth. cells each \-awned ; caps, con- 

 spicuously lobed ; seeds flat, winged. Mts. and hills, Va., N. Car. A straggling, 

 deciduous-leaved shrub, much resembling tho last. Apr., May. 



6 A. speciosa MX. Lvs. oval, obtuse, mucronate, serrate, reticulate-veiny; 

 flowering branches raceme-like, aggregated, leafless ; cor. campanulate ; anth. cells 

 each 2-awned. Swamps'Va. to Fla. An ornamental shrub 3 to 4f high. Lvs. 

 glabrous, deciduous. Fls. several from each bud, large (4'' long), shorter than 

 their pedicels, white. Jn. 



6. PULVERULEXTA. Lvs. roundish-ovate, crenate. and with the branches whit- 

 ish pulverulent. Grows with the other form. 



7 A. floribunda Lyon, (Ph.) Lvs. glabrous, thick, evergreen, oblong-ovate, acute 

 or acuminate, petiolate, serrulate, often ciliate ; rac. dense-flowered, paniculate ; 

 pedicels bracted, secund ; caL bractlets minute. Va. to Ga. along the Mts. Shrub 

 2 to lOf high, very handsome, with a terminal panicle of numerous white fls. 

 Anth. each with 2 long, reflexed, white awns. Apr. 



8 A. Croomia Torr. Lvs. oval and oblong, obtuse, coriaceous, veiny, serrate 

 towards the apex, petiolate ; rac. short, in the axils of the upper Ivs. ; pedicels 

 bractless ; cal. naked, sep. triangular-lanceolate, f as long as the ovoid corolla ; 

 anth. each with 2 long, black, reflexed awns at the back. Damp woods, Quincy, 

 Fla. A slender shrub, 1 to 3f high. 



9 A. nitida Bartram. FETTER-BUSH. Lvs. thick, evergreen, elliptic:;!, slightly 

 acuminate at each end, perfectly smooth, with a vein running close to each revolute 

 margin; fls. in pendulous clusters of 6 to 10, in the axils of divaricate Ivs. ; cor. 

 ovoid-oblong ; vaivelets linear. By streams and in sandy swamp.*, N. Car. to 

 Fla. A singularly elegant shrub, 3 to 6f high. Branches sharp-angled. Fls. 

 numerous. Cal. green, tipped with purple, much smaller than the rose-colored 

 orolla. Mar., Apr. 



