APPENDIX I 



RUBIACE^. Madder Family. 



Cephalanthus occidentalis — Button-Bush. Four -fif- 

 teen feet; Can., Fla., Tex. to Pacific Coast; July and Aug.; 

 along streams and swamps; white; ball of small capsules; 

 dull yellow; deserves cultivation. 



ERICACE^. Heath Family. 



Gaylussacia resinosa — High-Bush Huckleberry. One- 

 three feet; Can., Minn., Ga. ; May and June; rocky woods 

 and swamps; greenish pink; black; scarlet, crimson, and 

 orange; edible fruit. 



Vaccinium corymbosum — High-Bush Blueberry. Five- 

 ten feet; Can., Va., Minn.; May and June; swamps and low 

 thickets; white to pale pink; generally blue with bloom; 

 brilliant scarlet and orange ; good for shrub borders. 



Andromeda polifolia — Wild Rosemary. One-three feet; 

 Can., N. J., Penn., Mich.; May and June; cool bogs; white 

 and light pink; dull capsules; dull green, glaucous beneath; 

 thrives under cultivation. 



Andromeda floribunda — Mountain Fetter-Bush. Two- 

 six feet; Alleghanies, Va., Ga.; April and May; moist hill- 

 sides ; white ; capsule ; evergreen ; irregular hedge. 



Andromeda calyculata — Cassandra, Leather-Leaf. Two- 

 four feet; Can., Ga., Mich., 111.; April; wet meadows; white; 

 capsule; covered with scaly dots; very early bloom. 



Kalmia latifolia — Mountain-Laurel. Two-four feet; 

 Can., Penn., Minn.; May and June; moist soil; white, pink, 

 and red; capsule; stiff, evergreen leaves; effective in masses. 



Kalmia angustifolia — Sheep-Laurel. One-three feet; 

 Can., Penn., Minn.; May and June; moist soil; lilac purple; 

 capsule ; Hght green, pale beneath ; poisonous to animals. 



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