ORDER 73. ERICACEAE. 20o 



x -seeded, enclosed by the calyx. J)5> Lvs. alternate, petlolate. Flowers 

 white, in downy-cancscent racemes. Bracts deciduous. 



t C. alnifolla L. Lvs. cuneiform-obovate, acute, acnminately serrate, green on both 

 sides, *:, >oth or slightly pubescent beneath ; racemes terminal, elongated, simple or 

 branched ; bracts subulate. Swamps, N. Eng. to Ga. 3 8f. Fragrant. July, Aug. 

 ft. tomeiitosa, Lvs. tomentous beneath ; spikes subpanicled ; fls. 3". S. Apr.-Jn. 

 y. icabra. Lvs. coarsely serrate, rough-downy both sides. Ga. (Bainbridge). Pet. 2". 



2 C. acuminata MX. Arborescent : Ivs. glabrous, glaucous beneath, oval, acuminate 

 abruptly acute at base, finely serrate, on slender petioles ; rac. terminal, solitary 

 bracts long, caducous. Mts., Va., Ky., to Car. 10 ISf. Lvs. 46'. July, August. 



23. ELLIOTTIA, Muhl. Calyx small, 4-toothed. Corolla of 4 petals 

 slightly cohering at base. Stamens 8, anth. sagittate. Style slender, with a 

 capitate, undivided stig. Caps. 3-celled, 3-seeded. J> With virgate-branched, 

 alternate, lanceolate, entire leaves, and terminal racemes of white flowers. 

 K. racemosa Muhl. Dry, rich soils, S. Ga. 4 Sf. Racemes bractless. Jane. 



24. CYRILLA, L. Cal. 5-parted, minute. Pet. 5, distinct, spreading. 

 Sta. 5, anth. opening lengthwise. Style short, with 2 stig. Caps. 2-celled, 

 2-seeded, indehiscent. Seeds suspended. 5 Branches irregularly whorled, 

 with entire, elliptic-oblanc. Ivs., and the white fls. in slender clustered rac. 

 C. racemlflora Walt. Sandy swamps, S. 12 ISf. Lvs. 23'. Rac. 46'. June. 



25. MYIiOCARIUM, Willd. BUCKWHEAT TREE. Calyx 5-toothed, 

 minute. Pet. 5, obovate, obtuse. Sta. 10, very short, fil. thickened below. 

 Caps, corky, 2- or 3-winged, 3-celled, with 3 subulate seeds. 5 Very 

 smooth, with branches irregularly whorled, elliptical leaves, and terminal 

 racemes of white, fragrant flowers. 



]W. llgust riii urn Willd. Borders of swamps, Ga. and Fla. 4 8f. April, May. 



26. PYROLA, Salisb. WLNTERGREEN. Cal. 5-parted. Pet. 5, equal. 

 Sta. 10, anth. large, pendulous, fixed by the apex, 2-horned at base, open- 

 ing by 2 pores at top. Style thick, as if sheathed. Stig. 5, appearing as 

 rays or tubercles. Caps. 5-celled, opening at the angles, many-seeded. H 

 Low, scarcely shrubby, evergreen herbs. Lvs. radical or nearly so, entire. 

 Scapes mostly racemous, from a decumbent stem or rhizome. Fig. 99. 



Stamens and style straight. Stigmas peltate, 5-rayed. June, July Nos. 1, 2 



Stamens ascending. Style declined and curved. Stigma 5-tubercled . . . (a) 



a Leaves dull (not shining). Petals greenish-white Nos. 3, 4 



a Leaves thick and shining. Flowers white or rose-colored Nos. 5, 6 



1 P. minor L. Lvs. round-ovate, repaud-creuulate, longer than their petioles; rac. 



epike-like; corolla globular 1 , including the short style. Woods, N. II.. an1 N. July 



2 P. secunda L. Lvs. broadly ovate, acute, subserrate, longer than the petiole: rr.c 



sccund ; cor. oblong ; style exserted. Woods. N. States 5 8'. Lvs. near the base 

 |3. pnmila (Paine). Lvs. nearly orbicular, thin ; scape 3-6-flowered 48' N 'S . 



3 P. chlorantha Swartz. Lvs. orbicular, crenulate, shorter (!') than the petiole ; 



scape tall ((' 12'), few-flowered ; segm. of thecal. very short, obtuse ; pet. half-opi-i., 

 oval, greenish ; auth. conspicuously tubular. Woods, N. States and Can. .'nne, July. 



4 P. elliptlca N. Leaves oval or elliptical, thin, longer than their petic es ; scape 



naked, G-10-flowered ; eep. very short and obtuse ; anth. pores blunt ; flu noddinjr 

 fragrant. Woods, N. States and Can. 3-9'. Petioles white. June, July 



