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II. KALMIA L. 



Erect and branching shrubs. Leaves alternate, opposite 

 or in threes, entire, leathery, evergreen. Flowers showy, in 

 corymbs, or 1-3 in the axils. Calyx o-parted. Corolla llat- 

 bell-shaped or wheel-shaped, 5-lobed. Stamens 10, the anthers 

 placed in pouches in the corolla, filaments straightening elas- 

 tically at maturity and so bringing the anthers in contact with 

 any large insect-visitor. Style long and slender. Capsule glo- 

 bose, 5-celled, many-seeded. 



1. K. latifolia L. Calico Bush, Mountain Laurel. A shrub, 

 4-10 ft. high. Branches stout, smooth. Leaves mostly alternate, 

 petioled, elliptical or oval, acute at each end, smooth and green on 

 both sides. Corymbs terminal, compound. Flowers white to rose 

 color, showy, 1 in. broad. Calyx and corolla glandular; pedicels 

 long, slender, sticky-giaudular, erect in fruit ; calyx and style per- 

 sistent. Shady banks on rocky or sandy soil.* 



2. K. angustifolia L. Sheep Laurel, Lambkill. A shrub, 1-3 ft. 

 high, with smooth, nearly erect branches. Leaves petioled, opposite 

 or in threes, oblong, obtuse at both ends, dark green above, paler 

 beneath. Corymbs lateral, glandular. Flowers purple or crimson, 

 ^-^In. broad. Pedicels slender, recurved in fruit. Calyx downy, per- 

 sistent. Style persistent; capsule depressed-globose. On hillsides; 

 abundant northward.* 



III. LYONIA Nutt. 



Shrubs or small trees. Leaves alternate, persistent or fall- 

 ing late. Flowers mostly wdiite, in panicles, racemes, or umbels. 

 Calyx 5-parted ; corolla urn-shaped. Stamens 10 ; filaments 

 hairy, often with teeth or appendages ; anthers oblong or ovoid. 

 Capsule globose or nearly so, 5-angled. Seeds sawdust-like, 

 with a loose outer coat. 



B. Fl. species 1 (Pieris) ; species 2 (Xolisnia). 



1. L. mariana D. Don, Staggerbush. A smooth shrub, 20-40 

 in. high. Leaves oval or oblong, smooth above, slightly downy on 

 the veins beneath. Flowers nodding, on leafless shoots. Filaments 

 with 2 teeth near the apex. Capsule ovoid-pyramidal, truncate at its 

 apex. Low, sandy soil. Foliage said to be poisonous. 



2. L. ligustrina DC . I\I ale Berry. A minutely downy shrub, 1 1-IO 

 ft. high. Leaves varying from obovate to ovate, finely serrate or entire. 

 Racemes usually leafless, crowded in terminal panicles. Filaments flat, 

 without appendages. Capsule globose. Moist thickets and swamps. 



