ERICACEAE. LVI. AGAPETES. LVII. CERATOSTEMA. LVIII. PYROLA. 



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well as the calyxes, downy. t; . G. Native of Java, on Mount 

 Gede, where it is called by the natives Jatigie-betul. Thibaudia 

 varinglsefolia, Blum, bijdr. p. 860. 



Varingia-leaved Agapetes. Fl. Year. Shrub. 



13 A. LU'CIDA ; stem sometimes parasitical ; leaves small, 

 obovate, rather retuse, with recurved margins, coriaceous, gla- 

 brous, a little veined ; racemes, calyxes, and corollas downy. 



tj . G. Native of Java, in the higher woods. Thibaudia 

 lucida, Blum. 1. c. 



Shining Agapetes. Fl. Year. Shrub parasitical. 



14 A. CORIA'CEA ; stem parasitical ; leaves elliptic or oblong- 

 lanceolate, much acuminated, coriaceous, somewhat 3-nerved, 

 and are, as well as the racemes, calyxes, and corollas, glabrous. 



T?. G. Native of Java, on the mountains, upon trees, where it 

 is called Kilagiday by the natives. Thibaudia coriacea, Blum. 

 1. c. 



Coriaceous-leaved Agapetes. Shrub parasitical. 



15 A. cuNEirotiA ; leaves cuneiform, obtuse, sometimes re- 

 tuse, with recurved margins, coriaceous, nearly veinless, and are, 

 as well as the racemes and calyxes, glabrous. ^ G. Native 

 of Java, on the higher mountains, in woods. Thibaudia cunei- 

 folia. Blum, bijdr. p. 861. 



Wedge-leaved Agapetes. Fl. Year. Shrub. 



16 A. MYRTO!DEA ; branchlets downy ; leaves ovate-elliptic, 

 bluntish, with recurved margins, coriaceous, nearly veinless, 

 downy on both surfaces at the midrib ; racemes glabrous. I? . 

 S. Native of the Moluccas, on the tops of the burning moun- 

 tains. Thibaudia myrtoidea, Blum, bijdr. 861. 



Myrtle-like Agapetes. Shrub. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Agarlsta, p. 838. 



LVII. CERATOSTE'MA (from urepae, keras, a horn, and 

 mrtfitiiy, stemon, a stamen ; in reference to the anthers being 

 bluntly spurred at the base). Juss. gen. p. 163. Ruiz et Pav. 

 fl. per et Chil. vol. 4. ined. 



LIN. SYST. Decdndria Monogynia. Limb of calyx large, 5- 

 parted, foliaceous. Corolla tubular, coarctate at the apex, 5-lobed. 

 Stamens 12 ; filaments very short. Anthers bluntly spurred at 

 the base ; cells elongated at the apex, filiform, almost wholly 

 free, dehiscing by a terminal pore each. Stigma simple, obtuse. 

 Berry 5-celled, many-seeded. Seeds small, angular. Evergreen 

 shrubs, natives of Peru. Leaves oblong, on short petioles, almost 

 veinless, coriaceous, rounded and subcordate at the base. Flow- 

 ers almost sessile, lateral and terminal, pedunculate. Corollas 

 large, scarlet. 



1 C. GRANDIFLORA (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 4. t. 383. f. b.) 

 branchlets and peduncles downy ; leaves lanceolate or ovate, 

 usually mucronate ; calycine segments acuminated ; corollas 

 longer than the peduncles. ^ . G. Native of Peru. Leaves 

 an inch or an inch and a half long, obtuse. 



Great-flowered Ceratostema. Shrub. 



2 C. HIRSU'TA (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 4. t. 383. f. a. ined.) 

 branchlets and peduncles downy ; leaves ovate-oblong, ob- 

 tuse ; calycine segments ovate, mucronate, reticulated ; corollas 

 about equal in length to the peduncles. Jj . G. Native of 

 Peru. C. cordifolia, Dunal, in herb. Lamb. Leaves 1^ inch 

 long. 



Hairy Ceratostema. Shrub. 



Cult. See Agarlsta, p. 838, for culture and propagation. 

 Elegant shrubs, worth cultivating in every collection. 



Tribe IV. 

 PYRO'LE^ (this tribe only contains the genus Pyrola). D. 



Don, inedinb. phil. journ. 17. p. 152. Anthers 2-celled. Ova- 

 rium free. Hypogynous disk naked. Seeds peltate, samaroid. 

 Embryo dicotyledonous. Plants leafy, terrestrial. 



LVIII. PYRO'LA (a diminutive of Pyrus, a pear-tree ; 

 resemblance in the leaves). Lin. gen. no. 554. Tourn. inst. 

 t. 134. Juss. gen. 161. Gsertn. fruct. 3. p. 303. t. 63. D. 

 Don, in werm. mem. 5. p. 224. 



LIN. SYST. Decandria Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted. Petals 

 5. Stamens 10. Anthers dehiscing at the base by 2 holes. 

 Stigma 5-lobed. Capsule 5-celled ; valves connected by fine 

 intricate tomentum. Placentas lunate, with simple lobes. Cells 

 many-seeded. Seeds narrow, scobiform, winged at both ends. 

 Embryo transverse. Humble evergreen herbs with wide creep- 

 ing roots. Leaves petiolate, alternate, smooth, and usually 

 shining, coriaceous, crenulated, toothed or serrated. Scapes 

 erect, furnished with a few scales, usually triquetrous or quad- 

 rangular, convolute. Flowers pedicellate, bracteate, pendulous, 

 globose or campanulate, white or red, disposed in terminal 

 racemes. All the Pyrolce are possessed of strong astringent 

 qualities, and were formerly much esteemed for supposed heal- 

 ing properties ; they are now wholly disused. 



1. Stamens ascending. Style declinale, longer than the 

 petals : stigma annular. Scapes erect. Flowers campanulate, 

 pendulous, racemose, scattered, rarely somewhat secund. 



1 P. ROTUNDIFOUA (Lin. spec. 567.) leaves roundish, quite 

 entire or crenulated, shorter than the dilated petioles ; scape tri- 

 quetrous ; calycine segments lanceolate, acute ; stigma clavate, 

 bluntly 5-toothed. I/. H. Native of Asia, Europe, and North 

 America, in old woods, in stony or sandy soil. In Britain, in 

 dry heathy woods, but rare ; in the north of England and High- 

 lands of Scotland. Smith, engl. bot. 213. exclusive of the syn. 

 of fl. dan. Lam. ill. t. 367. f. 1. P. grandiflora, Radd. diss. 

 p. 27. t. 3. f. 2. Riv. mon. t. 137. and 136. f. 2. Mor. ox. 

 sect. 12. t. 10. f. 1. Leaves numerous. Scapes furnished with 

 2-3 lanceolate-acute scales. Racemes 10-16-flowered. Pedi- 

 cles secund, rather remote, scattered. Flowers rather large, 

 milk-white. 



Round-leaved Winter-green. Fl. June, July. Britain. PI. 

 foot. 



2 P. ASARIFOLIA (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 251.) leaves re- 

 niform, coriaceous, repandly crenated, twice shorter than the 

 dilated petioles ; scapes acutely triquetrous ; racemes many- 

 flowered ; calycine segments ovate, acuminated, adpressed ; 

 stigma clavate, with an elongated 5-lobed disk. 1 . H. Na- 

 tive of Canada, in pine woods ; and on the mountains of Penn- 

 sylvania, in beech woods. Leaves numerous. Scapes fur- 

 nished with a few scarious convolute scales. Racemes elon- 

 gated. Pedicels remote, scattered. Flowers greenish-white or 

 yellowish-green, about the size of those of the preceding. 



Asarum-leaved Winter-green. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1810. 

 PI. i foot. 



3 P. CHLORA'NTHA (Swartz, in Stockh. trans. 1810. t. 5. 

 Nutt. gen. amer. 1. p. 273.) leaves orbicular, retuse, obsoletely 

 crenulated, twice shorter than the narrow petioles ; raceme 

 few-flowered ; calycine segments very short, obtuse ; petals 

 oblong ; openings of anthers tubular ; stigma clavate, with an 

 elongated 5-lobed disk. If.. H. Native of Sweden and Upper 

 Canada. Lodd. bot. cab. 1542. P. convoluta, Bart. prod. fl. phil. 

 p. 50. P. asarifolia, Rad. diss. p. 23. t. 4. f. 1. exclusive of the 

 synonyme of Michaux. P. rotundifolia, ft, ntimmularia, Muhl. 

 cat. P. minor, Pursh. mss. and perhaps of fl. amer. sept. 

 1. p. 299. Scapes tetragonal, furnished only with one minute 

 scale in the middle. Pedicels curved, scattered. Flowers cam- 



