4:22 ORDER Lxxii. — p:ricace^. 



as the stamens. Style pers'stent. Capmle globular. — White. ^ 

 June — July. Southern Geo. 3 — 4 feet. 



Genus XIIL— AZA'LEA. L. 5—1. 

 (From asaleos, arid ; inappropriate to our species.) 



Calyx small, 5-parted. Corolla campanulate, with somewhat 

 unequal segments. Stamens 5, inserted on the receptacle. 

 Style 1, straight. Capsule 5-celled, 5-vaIved, dehiscing at the 

 summit. 



1. calexdula'cea, (Mich.) A small shrub. Leaven ovate, pubescent 

 on both sides. Flowers in clusters, large, not viscid ; teeth of the caiyx 

 oblong. Corolla with rather a short tube. Flowers vary in color from 

 deep red variegated with yellow to bright yellow and rose colored, all> 

 of which are oftt-n found growing near each other. — ^. Aj^ril — June. 

 Abundant near Culloden, Geo. 2 — 6 feet. 



2. A. CANEs'cENS, (Mich.) A small shrub. Leaves obovate, pubes- 

 cent above, tomentose beneath. Floicers not viscid, rather n;died ; teeth 

 of the calyx short, rounded. — Rose-color. ^ . April — May. Lower 

 Car. and Geo. 3—4 feet. 



3. A. Bi'coLOR, (Pursh.) A small shrub, with the young branches 

 hairy, hisjad. Leanes oblong, hairy on both sides. Flowers small, na- 

 ked, not viscid. Calyx very short, with one long narrow segment. 

 Stamens longer than the tube. — Nearly white, with red tube. U 

 May — June. Sandy hills. Car. and Geo. 2 — 3 feet. 



4. A. nudiflo'ra, (L.) A small shrub, producing many stems from 

 the root. Stem branching toward the summit, young branches pubes- 

 cerit. Leaves pubescent, lanceolate-oblong, the veins beneath bristly, 

 alternate, crowded toward the summit, margins of under surface pubes- 

 cent. Flowers in terminal racemes; tube of the corolla pubescent, vis- 

 cid ; segments of the border unequal, filaments longer tlian the corolla. 

 Capsule hairy. A very variable plant, from which has arisen numer- 

 ous varieties, but the preceding description, we believe, will include all 

 the essential characteristics. — White, pale red, deep red, scarlet, and 

 yellow. ^ . March — May. Common. 



5. A. visco'sA, (Walt.) A small shrub, with young hispid branches. 

 Leaves lanceolate, oval, or obovate, with scabrous margins; nerves of 

 the leaves hispid. Floicers in terminal racemes. Calyx minute. Co- 

 rolla hispid and viscid. Stamens hardly as long as the corolla. Style 

 longei- than the stamens. — White or red. ^ . May — July. Damp soils. 

 3 — 6 feet. 



Gem-s XIV.— PYRO'LA. 10—1. 

 (Origin of the name uncertain.) 



Calyx minute, 5-parted. Stamens 10, slightly united at the 

 base. Anthers opening by 2 pores at the base. Corolla rotate, 

 5-lobed. Capsule 5-celled. Seeds arilled. 



1, P. rotundifo'lia, (Mich.) A small, creeping plant. Zeaves nearly 

 round, entire or crenulate, coriaceous, perennial. Floicers in spikes ; 

 scape triquetrous, many-flowered ; segments of the calyx lanceolate, 

 acute. — White. 1i. July. Sandy soils. Near Macon, Geo. 



Round-leaved Winterqreen, 



