Mnnese^f. ERICACEyI5. 459 



li. rAi-uarnE, I.iiin., wliioli ginws lomul tlin world fur iiorUi, nml \,. i,AliKni,iirM, Ait., wliicli 

 extends from Newloundland to Oregon (the only other species), nro not met with in California, 

 wliich has a peculiar species, viz. 



1. L. glandulosum, Niitt. Shrub 2 to G feet liigh, erect, glabrous or nearly 

 so : leaves oblong or oval, pale and dotted with resinous scaly dots beneath, and 

 when young somewhat resinous above, slender-petioled : corymbs terminal and 

 sometimes axillary, often compound : stamens 4 to 10 : capside oval. — 'JVans. Am. 

 Phil. Soc. n. ser. viii. 270 (subgon. Ledodoidrov) ; Watson, J5ot. King Exp. 211. 



Mendocino Co., along the coast range, to Oregon, and tlirougli the Sierra Nevada, at and above 

 4,000 feet : also in the Nevada and Rocky Mountains. I/cavcs an inch or two long, tiio margins 

 little or not at all revolute, the lower surface destitute of tiio wool of the other species. Flowers 

 resembling those of L. latifolinm. 



12. CHIMAPHILA, Pursh. Pipsi.ssrwa. 

 Corolla of 5 rotately spreading orbicular and concave petals. Stamens 10 : fila- 

 ments enlarged and hairy in the middle : anthers extrorso in the bud, introrse in 

 the flower, opening by a round hole at the tapering summit of each cell. Stylo very 

 .short, inversely conical, nearly immersed in the depressed umbilicato summit of tho 

 ovary : stigma broad, orbicular, its border somewhat R-crenato. Capsule doprcs.sod- 

 globose, 6-lobc(l, 5-celled, loculicidally dehiscent from tho apex downwards, tho 

 edges of the valves glabrous. — Low, nearly herbaceous, evergreen perennials: with 

 long underground shoots, ascending stems bearing thick and smooth shining shar])ly 

 serrulate leaves in irregular whorls or pairs, or scattered, and a terminal naked 

 peduncle supporting a few fragrant flowers in a corymb or umbel, tracts scaly. 

 Petals white or flesh-color, waxy : anthers violet or purple. 



A small North American genus, extending into Mexico, the commonest species also in Europe 

 an<l Japan : in the latter also a peculiar species very like one of ours. All grow in dry wooas, 

 especially on hillsides and in the shade of coniferous trees. 



1. C. Uiubellata, Nutt. A span to a foot high, branching : leaves oblanceolate 

 or wedge-shaped, entire towards the tapering base, bright green, not spotted : pe- 

 duncle 4-7-flowered: bracts narrow, deciduous: filaments hairy on the margins 

 only. — Barton, Veg. ]\Iat. Med. t. 1. G. conjmbosa, Pursh. Pyrola umbellata, 

 Linn. ; Bigel. Med. Jiot. t. 21. 



This, the common Pipsisscwa or Prince's Pine of tho Eastern States, Oregon, &c., also found 

 both on the eastern and western sides of the Old World and in Mexico, appears to be rare in 

 California and only in the north. Mount Shasta (^?-e?«cr) ; Mendocino Co. {Bolander); Sierra 

 Valley, Lemmon. 



2. C. Menziesii, Spreng. A span high, sparingly branched : leaves varying 

 from ovate to oblong- lanceolate, acute at both ends, small {h to 1^ inches long), 

 purplish beneath, sometimes variegated with white above : peduncle 1 - 3-flowered : 

 bracts ovate or roundi.sh : fdamonts villous on tho dilated middle portion. — Hook. 

 Fl. ii. 49, t. 1.^8. Pi/rola Menziesii, Don. 



Pino woods, in the Sierra Nevada, and from Mendocino Co. northward, through Oregon. 

 Most resembles tho eastern C. maculata and the recently discovered C. Jojjonica. 



13. MONESES, Snlisb. 

 Corolla as in C//fnm/)A?7a. Stamens 10: filaments not enlarged in the middle, 

 subirlate, naked : anthers as in Chimaphila, but tho cells contracted into a distinct 

 short tube at tho extremity. Style cxserted, straight : stigma large, peltate, and 

 with 5 short radiating lobes. Capsule as in Chimaphila. Parts of the flower occa- 

 sionally in fours instead of fives. -- A single specips known, viz. 



