roITLAIJ ri,()HA. 



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Ghkat R. or LArKKL. Leaves liincc-oViloii;,', 4' to 10' loii;,', green both sides ; flowen 1' wide, jmlw 



liposite, 

 [tifi'ili'i- 

 lilac- 

 !;//(( (('•". 



■lie side, 

 lidsome 

 Iz. : — 



rose or white, greeiush, and spotted in the throat. Damp, deep woods. 



Azalea. A:t'iha. 



i'. maxim Kill. 



Shnihs, like llhododendron. but willi tiiin imd deciduous leixves ; the long .stamens only 5. Our 

 two common wild sjjecies (wrongly called Honii/sui'kle) grow in swamps, 



1. PiurKK A. or I'lNXTKH-KLOWKlt. Tlowirs rntlier earlier than the leaves; corolla fnnnel-shap<d 



with long recurved lobes, piiik-)>nrple or rose-colour. A. tiiniijli'nii. 



2, Clammv or WillTK A. Flosvers wiiife, cliimmy, sweet-scented, later than the leave.^ whicii are 



whitisji oi' jiale l>eiieath, Ctminion K. A. viacdun 



Wintergreen (or Shin-leaf). Pi'/mhi. 



Leaves evergreen, rounded, all next the giound, around the base of a .^capo bearing a raceme of 

 greenish-white (or rarely rose-colouied ) nodding tlowtis. Petals 5, nil separate, not spreading. 

 Stamens 10 : fdanients awl-shaped, naked. Style Ion:;. Pod 5-lobed. 



* Style turned down and curveil. 



1. RouND-I.EAVKn W. Leaves orliicular, thick, shining; neemu m iny-flowered ; calyx-lobes 



lance-shajied. Moist woods. J\ rotuiiUi/dlin. 



2. Ov.\[,-I.KAVKT) W. Leaves liroadly oval, thin ; tlowers many ; calyx-lobes ovate, sliorL i'. elli/ili'H. 



3. Smai.lNV. Leaves roundisi), thick, small ;llowersfew; cells of the antlierpointeil. I'.chlunintli(t. 



* * Style straight. 



4. One-sided W. Leaves thin, ovate; flowers snndl, all on one side of the raceme. /'. sccuix/k. 



Pipsissewa. Chimdphila. 



Leaves evergreen, oblong or lance-shaped, toothed, crowded or scattered on short a.scending 

 stems, which bear at the summit from i to 7 fragrant tlesiiC(doured flowers in a corymb or 

 umbel. Petals orbicular, wiihdy Hineading. Stamens 10; their tihiinents enlarged an<l hairy in 

 the nuddle. Style very short : stigma broad and flat. Dry woods; fl. early sunwner. 



1. U.MBELI.ED P. (or Pkinck's 1'ink). Leaves lance-shaped with a tapering base, .serrate, bri^dit 



green, not spotted ; tlowers 4 to 7. C. umbel In ta. 



2. Spotted P. IMant smaller, 3' to 5' high : leaves lauce-ovate, obtuse at tlie base, blotched will 



white, flosvers i to 4. C. vtacu/ata. 



54. HOLLY FAMILY. Order AQUIF0LIACP:/E. 



Trees or slirui)s, with alteinate Icavt's, iiiul •■^iiiall voj,"ilui' (often ixdyKMiiioii.s) flowcri 

 ill the a.xils ; the niiiinte caly.x and tl;e 4-6-i>arted (;.^'i'eeiii.sli or uliiie) ci>rolhi fret; tVoin 

 tlie ovary. Stamen.s 4 to 6, attaelied to tlie very lja.se of the corolla, alteinate with its 

 tlivisions. Anther-s o[)eMiii<; leii^thwi.-e. Stiiima.s nearly se.ssilo. Fruit a berry-iik« 

 drupe, containing' 4 to 6 .snuiU .seedlike stone.<. Consists mainly of the genus. 



Holly. Ilex. ' 

 Containing sever.1l species, some with deciduous, others with evergreen leaves. 

 1. Amehican Holly. Leaves thick and evergreen, sjiiny-toothed, oval ; parts of the blo.ssom in 

 fours; fruit red. Tree with ash-c(dour<(l bark and white wood, /. opaca. 



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