206 ORDER 73. ERICACEAE. 



5 P. rofundlfolia L. Lva. round-ovate, shorter than the petiole, thick; scape 3 



angled, bracted below, 00-flowered ; sepals ovate, obtuse ; anther pores distinctly 

 tubular. Woods, Can. to Car., and W. 8 14'. Flowers large. June, July. 

 /3. tilisrinbfia. Lvs. dull, H', the stalk much longer ; sep. acute ; fls. smaller. 



6 P. asarifolla MX. Lvs. round-reniform, thick, shining, shorter than the petiole ; 



scape angular ; rac. lax, GO-flowered ; sepals lanceolate, acute; anther pores blunt. 

 Old woods, N. States and Can. 6 12'. Flowers purple. June. 



27. CHIMAPHILA, Ph. PIPSISSIWA. Gal. 5-parted. Pet. 5, spread- 

 ing. Stamens 10, fil. dilated in the middle, anth. cells produced into tubes, 

 opening by a 2-lipped pore at apex. Style very short, thick. Capsule 5- 

 celled, opening from the summit. > Small, glabrous. Leaves cauline, ser- 

 rate, thick. Ped. scape-like. Flowers terminal, nodding, roseate. Fig. 255. 



1C. umbelltita Nutt. Prince's Pine. Lvs. cnneate-lanceolate, shining, 1-colored, 

 serrate, in 4's 6's ; umbel 4-7-flowered. Dry woods. 8 12'. July. 



2 C. macnlata Pursh. Lvs. lanceolate, acuminate, rounded at base, remotely ser- 

 rate, discolored, opposite or in 3's ; ped. 2-3-flowered. Sandy woods. 68'. Jn., Jl. 



28. MONESES, Salisb. Calyx 5-parted. Cor. 5-parted, rotate. Sta. 

 10, regular, 2-spurred at base, opening by 2 tubular pores at apex. Style 

 straight. Stig. 5-lobed. Caps. 5-valved, 5-celled, co-seeded, u Low, sim- 

 ple, smooth. Lvs. at top of the stem, roundish, serrulate, petiolate, veiny. 

 Peduncle terminal, longer than the stem. 



Jtt. <ira ml iflora Salisb. -Mossy \roods, N. Eng., N. Y. : rare (com. in Oreg.) 3'. Scape 

 with a bract in the midst, and a single, terminal nodding white flower, 6" broad. Jn. 



29. SHORTIA, Gray. (This genus was founded upon an imperfect 

 specimen in the Herbarium of Michaux, labelled, " High mountains of 

 Carolina." It has never been seen in this country, but grows in Japan.) 



30 ? GALAX, L. BEETLE-WEED. Cal. of 5 distinct, persistent sepals. 

 Cor. of 5 oblong-obovate, distinct petals. Fil. 10, united into a tube with 

 as many teeth, those opposite the petals sterile. Anth. 5, 1-celled, open- 

 ing across the top. Caps. 3-celled. Seeds GO, enclosed in a loose, cellular 

 testa, if Roots tufted, creeping, deep red, sending up roundish-cordate, 

 long-stalked, glabrous leaves and a scape bearing a dense raceme of white 

 flowers. (Shortia and Galax have been lately referred to Diapcnsiaceae.) 

 C. apliylla L. Damp woods, Md. to Tenn., and S. Lvs. 23'. Scape 1 2f. Jl., Aug. 



31. MONOTROPA, L. INDIAN PIPE. PINE SAP. Sep. 15, bract- 

 like. Pet. 45, connivent in a bell-shaped corolla, gibbous at base. Sta. 

 g 10, anthers opening transversely at apex. Stig. 5-rayed. Caps. 4--, 1 : - 

 celled, 4-5-valved. Seeds GO, minute. Low, parasitic herbs, destitute 01 

 green herbage, furnished with scale-like bracts instead of leaves. 



Sepals (or bracts) 13. Flowers solitary, scentless. Style very short No. 1 



Sepals 4 or 5. Flowers in a secuud raceme, fragrant. Style long No. 2 



1 VK. uniflora L. Indian Pipe. Bird's-nest. St. short; scales approximate.' ; ll. 



nodding; fr. erect. Common in woods. 68'. Plant whitish. June Sept. 



2 HI. Hypopitys L. Pine Sap. Bird's-nest. More or less downy ; pedicels as Ion * 



ae the flower; caps, subjs'lobous. Woods: com. G 10'. Plant tawny. June Aii 



