ORDER 73. ERICACEAE. 



5 P. rotundlfftlla L. Lvs. ronnd-ovate, shorter than the petiole, thicK; scnpc 8 



angled, bracted below, 00-flowered ; sepals ovate, obtuse ; anther pores distirictlj 

 tubular. Woods, Can. to Car., and W. 8 14'. Flowers large. June, July. 

 /3. ulis'inofta. Lvs. dull, U', the stalk much longer; sep. acute ; fls. smaller. 



6 P. asarifolla MX. Lvs. round-reniform. thick, shining, shorter than the petiole; 



scape angular : inc. lax, GO-flo\vcr:d ; sepals lanceolate, acnte ; anther pores blunt 

 Old woods, N. States and Can. 612'. Flowers purple. June. 



21. CHIMAPHILA, Ph. PIPSISSIWA. Cal. 5-parted. Pet. 5, sprea 1- 

 ing. Stamens 10, fil. dilated in the middle, anth. cells produced into tubes, 

 opening by a 2-lipped pore at apex. Style very short, thick. Capsule 5- 

 celled, opening from the summit. > Small, glabrous. Leaves caul in e, ser- 

 rate, thick. Ped. scape-like. Flowers terminal, nodding, roseate. Fig. 255 



1 . nmbellata Nntt. Princes Pine. Lvs. cuneate-lanceolate, shilling, 1-colornd. 



serrate, in 4's 6's ; umbel 4-7-flowered. Dry woods. 8 12'. July. 



2 C. maculata. Pursh. Lvs. lanceolate, acuminate, rounded at base, remotely sei 



rate, discolored, opposite or in 3's; ped. 2-3-flowered. Sandy woods. 68'. Jn., Jl. 



28. MONBSES, Salisb. Calyx 5-parted. Cor. 5-parted, rotate. Sta. 

 10, regular, 2-spurred at base, opening by 2 tubular pores at apex. Style 

 straight. Stig. 5-lobed. Caps. 5-valved, 5-celled, oo-seeded. U Low, sim- 

 ple, smooth. Lvs. at top of the stem, roundish, serrulate, petiolate, veiny. 

 Peduncle terminal, longer than the stem. 



M. grandiflora Salisb. Mossy woods, N. Eng.,N. Y. : rare (com. in Oreg.) 3'. Scape 

 with a bract in the midst, and a single, terminal nodding white flower, 6" broad. Jn. 



29. SHORTIA, Gray. (This genus was founded upon an imperfect 

 specimen in the Herbarium of Michaux, labelled, " High mountains of 

 Carolina." (See Addenda.) 



30 ? GALAX, L. BEETLE-WEED. Cal. of 5 distinct, persistent sepals. 

 Cor. of 5 oblong-obovate, distinct petals. Fil. 10, united into a tube with 

 as many teeth, those opposite the petals sterile. Anth. 5, 1-celled, open- 

 ing across the top. Caps. 3-celled. Seeds oo, enclosed in a loose, cellular 

 testa. U Roots tufted, creeping, deep red, sending up roundish-cordate, 

 long-stalked, glabrous leaves and a scape bearing a dense raceme of white 

 flowers. (Shortia aiid Galax have been lately referred to Diapensiacese.) 

 C. apliylla L. Damp woods, Md. to Tenn., and S. Lvs. 23'. Scape 1 2f. Jl., Aug. 



31. MONOTROPA, L. INDIAN PIPE. PINE SAP. Sep. 15, bract- 

 like. Pet. 4 5, connivent in a bell-shaped corolla, gibbous at base. Sta 

 8 10, anthers opening transversely at apex. Stig- 5-rayed. Caps. 4-{ 

 celled, 4-5-valved. Seeds oo, minute. Low, parasitic herbs, destitute ot 

 green herbage, furnished with scale-like bracts instead of leaves. 



Sepals (or bracts) 1 3. Flowers solitary, scentless. Style very short No. 1 



Sepals 4 or 5. Flowers in a secund raceme, fragrant. Style long No. 3 



1 ML uniflora L. Indian Pipe. Bir<Ts-nest. St. short; scales approximate; fl. 



nodding; fr. erect. Common in woods. 68'. Plant whitish. June Sept. 



2 ML. Hypopltys L. Pine Sap. BircTs-nest. More or less downy ; pedicels as lona; 



as the flower ; caps, suhsloboim. Woods : com. 6 1(X. Plant tawny. June Aug 



