ERICACEAE. 703 



Racemes in the axils of persistent leaves of the previous season. 



Shoots puberulent; petioles 4-8 mm. long; sepals imbricated in flower. 



1. L. axillaris. 

 Shoots glabrous; petioles 8-16 mm. long; sepals not imbricated in flower. 



2. L. Catesbaci. 

 Racemes terminating the branches; flowers appearing wither before the leaves. 



Racemes mostly recurved; capsule 5-lobed. 3. L. recurva. 



Racemes erect or spreading ; capsule not lobed. 4. L. racemosa. 



1. Leucothoe axillaris (Lam.) D. Don. DOWNY LEUCOTHOE. (I. F. f. 

 2763.) Leaves evergreen, oval to oblong-lanceolate, glabrous above, sparsely 

 beset with minute hairs beneath, acute or acuminate, serrulate, 5-15 cm. long, 

 12-35 mm. wide; racemes many- flowered, dense; bracts ovate, concave, borne 

 near the bases of the short pedicels; anthers awnless; corolla about 6 mm. long; 

 stigma" depressed, 5-rayed. In moist woods, Va. to Fla. and Ala. April. 



2. Leucothoe Catesbaei (Walt.) A. Gray. CATESBY'S LEUCOTHOE. (I. F. f. 

 2764.) Similar to the preceding. Leaves lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, ever- 

 green, acuminate, sharply serrulate with bristle-pointed teeth, 7.5-15 cm. Icng, 

 18-35 mm - wide; racemes dense, many-flowered; bracts borne at the bases of the 

 short petioles; corolla narrowly cylindric, about 5 mm. long; capsule depressed, 

 strongly 5-lobed, about 4 mm. in diameter. Along streams, Va.^to eastern Tenn. 

 and Ga. April. 



3. Leucothoe recurva (Buckl.) A. Gray. MOUNTAIN LEUCOTHOE. (I. F. f. 

 2765.) Widely branched, 6-30 dm. high, similar to the following species. Leaves 

 deciduous, ovate or oval, often acuminate, pubescent on the veins beneath, 5-10 cm. 

 long; calyx 2-bracteolate, the bracts persistent; corolla about 6 mm. long; anther- 

 sacs i-awned; capsule depressed, about 4 mm. in diameter and 2 mm. high; seeds 

 winged. In dry woods, mountains of Va. to Ala. April-May. 



4. Leucothoe racemosa (L.) A. Gray. SWAMP LEUCOTHOE. (I. F. f. 

 2760.) Leaves oblong to ovate, mostly acute at each end, deciduous, short-petioled, 

 glabrous, or with some short hairs above, pubescent, at least on the veins beneath, 

 serrulate, 2.5-7.5 cm. long, 12-25 mm. wide; calyx 2-bracteolate at the base, the 

 bractlets firm, persistent; pedicels about 2 mm. long, jointed with the rachis; 

 corolla nearly cylindric, 6-8 mm. long; anther sacs 2-awned; stigma capitate; 

 capsule depressed-globose, slightly grooved, 3 mm. in diameter; seeds smooth, 

 wingless. In swamps and moist thickets, Mass, to Penn., Fla. and La. April- June. 



12. ANDROMEDA L. 



A glabrous shrub. Leaves coriaceous, linear or oblong, entire, revolute-mar- 

 gined, evergreen, short-petioled, white-glaucous beneath. Flowers white, drooping, 

 in terminal umbels. Calyx 5 -parted, persistent. Corolla globose-urceolate, 

 5 -toothed, the teeth recurved. Stamens 10, included; filaments bearded; anthers 

 attached to the filaments at about the middle, ovate, obtuse, the sacs opening by 

 large terminal pores, each with a reflexed awn. Disk lo-lobed. Ovary 5 -celled; 

 style columnar; ovules numerous. Capsule subglobose, 5-angled. 5-valved, many- 

 seeded. Seeds oval, the testa smooth, coriaceous, shining. [Named for Andro- 

 meda of mythology.] A monotypic genus. 



i. Andromeda Polifolia L. WILD ROSEMARY. MARSH HOLY ROSE. 

 MOORWORT. (L F. f. 2767.) A shrub, 3-9 dm. high, the foliage acid. Leaves 

 mucronulate, narrowed at the base, 2.5-6.5 cm. long, 4-8 mm. wide; petioles about 

 2mm. long; umbels few-flowered; bracts small, ovate, persistent; pedicels 8-12 

 mm. long; calyx lobes triangular-ovate, acute; corolla 4-6 mm. in diameter; cap- 

 sule about 4 mm. in diameter, about as long as the style. In bogs, Newf. to 

 Alaska, N. J., Penn., Mich, and Br. Col. Also in Europe and Asia. May-June. 



13. PIERIS D. Don. 



Shrubs or small trees. Leaves alternate, persistent or tardily deciduous. 

 Flowers mostly white, in bracted racemes or umbels, the pedicels commonly 1-3- 

 bracteolate. Calyx 5-parted, the segments ovate, acute, valvate in the bud, per- 

 sistent. Corolla urceolate-cylindric, 5 -toothed, the teeth recurved. Stamens 10, 

 included; filaments often pubescent or ciliate; anthers oblong or ovoid, the sacs 

 opening by large oval pores. Disk lo-lobed. Ovary 5 -celled; ovules numerous; 



