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3. Leaves large. 



a. Flower of Azalea type. Rhododendron 362 



b. Flower saucer-shaped. Kalmias 367 



4. Leaves two to three inches long ; woolly beneath. Labra- 



dor Tea 343 



f Mountain Heath . 374 



5. Arctic-Alpine plants < Cassiope 375 



( Alpine Azalea ... 367 



6. Stems creeping or trailing. 



a. Flowers fragrant, white or pink; fruit dry. Mayflower. 392 



b. Flowers greenish white bells ; fruit a white berry. 



Snowberry 341 



c. Plant making thick mats ; fruit an astringent red berry. 



Red Bearberry 396 



d. Flowers nodding, pale pink ; fruit the cranberry of com- 

 merce. Cranberry 341 



7. Flowers bell-shaped or urn-shaped. Several genera of the 



Heath Family 343 



Plants with evergreen leaves not mentioned above : Inkberry, 

 Evergreen Thorn, Daphne cneorum, Sand Myrtle. 



SIGNS USED IN THIS BOOK. 



(') Acute accent over a vowel marks the short sound. 

 Grave accent over a vowel marks the long sound. 

 () The sign of degree is used for feet. 

 (') When used with figures means inches. 



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