ORDER LXXir. ERICACE^. 419 



1. A. sPECio'sA, (Mich.) {Zenobia spcciosa, Don.) A email, branch- 

 ing, glabrous shrub. Leaves oval, obtuse, crcMuite. Floictrs in naked 

 terminal racemes. Corolla campanulate. Anthers 4-awned. — White. 

 ^ . May — June. Southern Car. and Geo. 3 — 4 feet. 



2. A. RACEMo'sA, (L.) {Zenobia raccmosa, D. C.) A small shrub, with 

 irregular branches. Leaves lanceolate, acute, serrulate, pubescent on 

 the under surface. Flowers in terminal racemes. Cah/x purple, ciliate. 

 Corolla oblong-ovatc, furrowed. Ant/iers 4-awned. — White. ^^ . March 

 — May. Wet places. 3 — 5 feet. 



3. A. floribun'da, (Pursh.) {Zenobia foribunda, D. C.) Stem gla- 

 brous. Leaves ovate-oblony;, coriaceous, acute, slightly serrulate ; ra- 

 cemes axillary, secuiid. — W' lute. ^ . May — June. Mountains. 



4. A. akbore'a, (L) {Oxi/dc7idruiu arboreum, D. C.) A shrub or tree, 

 much branched. Leaves lanceolate-oval, acuminate, finely serrate or 

 entire, glabrous, sour to the taste. Flowers in terminal racemose pani- 

 cl»-8. Corolla pubescent, ovate-oblong. Anthers unawned, linear. — 

 White. ^2 . Middle and upper Geo. and Car. June — July. 15 — 20 

 feet. Sorrel-trce. 



5. A. axilla'ris, (Mich.) {Lcv,cothoe spimdom, Don.) A shrub, with 

 flexuous branches, terete, sparingly branched ; young branches pubes- 

 cent. Leaves lanceolate-oval, acuminate, glabrous, somewhat coriace- 

 ous, finely serrulate, paler on the under surface, sprinkled with hairs. 

 Flowers in axillary racemes, numerous. Calyx deeply cleft. Corolla 

 cylindrical-ovate; bracteas pubescent. — W^hite. '^ . February — April 

 Margin of swamps. 2 — 4 feet. 



6. A. acumina'ta, (Willd.) {Leucothoe acuminata, D. C.) A glabrous 

 shrub : V)ranche3 fistular. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, nearly 

 entire, coriaceous, slightly serrate. Flowers in axillary racemes. Corolla 

 cylindrical. Anthers gibbous at the base. — White. ^^ . April. On 

 the margins of swamps. Middle and Southern Geo. 



7. A. nit'ida, (Mich.) {Leucothoe corcacea, D. C. A, rhomboidaJis, 

 Vaill ) A shrub, glabrous, with slender, angled branches. Leaves oval, 

 acuminate, entiie, 3-nerved. Flowers clustered in the axils of the 

 leaves, 6 — 10. Calyx purple; segments acute. Corolla cylindrical. 

 ^nr/<ers horned at the base. — White, tinged with red. ^2- March — 

 April. In wet lands, 3—6 feet. Sour-tcood. Sorrel-tree. 



8. A. Maeia'na, (L.) {Leucothoe Mariana, D. C.) A small shrub, 

 sparingly branched. Leaves broad-lanceolate, acute, entire, coriaceous, 

 sour to the taste. Flowers in clusters, near the summit of the old 

 branches; peduncles 1-flowored. Corolla ovate; filaments hairy at 

 the base. — White, tinged with red. ^ . May — Aug. Dry sandy soils. 



9. A- calycula'ta, (L.) {Cassandra calyculata, Don.) A shrub. 

 Leaves oval or lanceolate, oblong, obtuse, obsolctely serrulate, peren- 

 nial, sub-revolute, ferruginous beneath. Floicers in leafy, terminal ra- 

 cemes, secund ; peduncles axillary, solitary ; segments of the calyx 

 acute, bracteolate. Corolla cyhndrical. — White, ^i . April — May. 

 Mountains, 2 — 5 feet. 



10. A. angustifo'lia, (Pursh.) {Cassandra angustifolia, Don.) Ke- 

 sembles the preceding. Leaves slightly ferruginous beneath, with rev- 

 olute margins; segments of the eafyx acuminate. Corolla obloni^-oval 

 —White. ^ . April— Mav. In wet places. Middle Car. and Goo. 3 

 —5 feet 



