10-4 ERICACE.K. 



bluck dots undcrncntlj, dceidiKnis. I'Iowovh large and showy, nodding, 

 from axilliiry Hoiily biidH, often forming elongated racemes ; the fascicles 

 4- to l()-llo\v('r( (1 ; tlicy iipiicar in June and Jnly. 



llabital. — In low sandy soil, from llliodo Island southward, along the 

 coast. 



This, and some other indigenous sj^ecics of andromeda, are said to be 

 poisonous to land)S and calves, i)rodu(;ing symptoms termed stafjfjers. The 

 jtlaiitH iiro interesting from this fact, and from their being apparently anal- 

 ogous to KuUnia, which see, 



OXYDENDllON.— SouuEn Tube. 



Oxydendron arboreum De CandoUe {Andromeda arhorea Linne). — 



SoD'i'l J'ri'i; Suit)' Wood. 



JJn/icnption. — Calyx without l)ractlets, very deeply 5-cleft, the segmcnta 

 valvate in the bud. Corolla ovate, 5-toothed puberulcnt. Stamens 10 ; an- 

 thers lineal', awnless ; the cells tapering upward, and opening by a long 

 chink. Capsule ol)loiig-pyi'amidal, 5-celled, 5-valved, many-seeded. 



A tree 15 to 50 feet high. Leaves alternate!, ol)l(»ng-lanceolate, reumi- 

 nate, seri'ulate, at tir.st downy, then smooth, on slender petioles, deciduous. 

 FlowiU's in long one-sided racemes, clustered in an open panicle, terminat- 

 ing the branches of the season ; they appear in June and July. 



llnhital. — In rich woods from Pennsylvania to Georgia and Avestwai'd. 

 Though ('omn)only u small tree, ]\[iehaux states that in the fertile valleys at 

 the foot of the lofty mountains of North Carolina he measured specimens 

 which were 50 feet high and 12 or 15 inches in diameter. 



Part Used. — The leaves — not official. 



ConstUueids. — Unknown. 



Frcpnndunifi. — Infusion and decoction. 



Medival Properties and f^ses. — The leaves of this tree have a pleasant 

 acidulous taste, and are said to be tonic, ref^' "craut, and diuretic. They 

 are used in doriiestic i^rac^tice, i)i the form . infusion or decoc'ion, as a 

 refrigerant drink in fevers. 



KALMIA. — American Lauuel. 



Kalmia latifolia Linne. — (hJicolinxh, Mountain Laurel, Spoon-Wood. 



Deseription. — Calyx small, 5-parted, persistent, with oval, acute seg- 

 ments. Corolla-tube short, cylindrical, the limb spreading, and terminating 

 in an erect, 5-parted margin. Stamens 10 ; anthers lodged in dcin-essions 

 in the corolla in such a manner that as the flower exjjands the filaments 

 are bent strongly outward ; when tlie flower is fully expanded the anthers 

 are releastnl, and the filaments recoil elastically, throwing the anthers over 

 upon the stigma. Pod globose, S-valved, 5-cellcd, many-seeded. 



