LEIOPHYLLUM 



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cum (R. datiricum), — with small leaves rolled at the edges and brownish 

 beneath. 



[Seeds; twig cuttings; layers; grafting of varieties on seedlings of 

 hardy species.] 



Ledum. The Labrador Teas are erect 

 branching shrubs with alternate evergreen 

 narrow entire, rolled-edged, fragrant leaves. 

 The small white 5-petaled flowers are in ter- 

 minal clusters, umbels, in early summer. 

 There are two species : Narrow-leaved Lab- 

 rador Tea (449) — 

 LMum palustre, — 

 with leaves less than i 

 inch wide and 10 sta- 

 mens to the flowers ; 

 Broad-leaved L 

 rador Tea (450) — 

 Ledum groenlandicum 



(L. latifblium),- ^^^rl\ '^' F'°-«;-Dotted-leaved 

 • . , , , "^' / { vfsi v) I'l Rhododendron, 



with leaves ^ to f nich _ 



wide and 5 to 10 sta- 

 mens. The flowers of 

 both species are from ^ 

 to f inch wide and the 

 5-celIed capsules 

 nodding, about ^ inch 

 long, and contain 

 many minute seeds. 

 Neither of these plants 

 reaches the height of 

 over 3 feet, but the 

 broad-leaved one is somewhat the taller. 

 There is a taller California species. Glandu- 

 lar Labrador Tea (451) — Ledum glandul6- 

 sum, — but probably not in cultivation. 



[Seeds ; layers; 'divisions.] 



Fig. 448. — Dahurian 

 Rhododendron. 



Leiophyllum (Ddndrium) buxifblium. 

 Sand 'Myrtle' (452) is a hardy small, 1 to 

 3 feet, densely branched evergreen shrub sim- 

 ilar to the Ledums, with small thick oval rolled- 

 edged leaves (| inch long). The 5-petaled flowers are only about i inch 



Fig. 



449. — Narrow-leaved 

 Labrador Tea. 



