238 THE FLOEA. 



Gr. procnm'bens. Common Gheckerierry, or Wintergreen. Branches ascending 3' 

 from the prostrate, slender root-stock, which is usually concealed. ' Leaves 

 obovate, and few nodding flowers, all clustered at top of the stem, and spicy in 

 flavor. Berries scarlet. Mowers in Summer, white. 



4. EAL'MIA. Calico-bush. Mountain Laurel. 



Oalyx 5-parted. OoroUa witli 10 prominences beneath, and 10 corre- 

 sponding pits within, holding the 10 anthers. Filaments recurved. Bor- 

 der with 5 shallow lobes. Capsule 5-celled, many-seeded. — Beautiful 

 shrubs, with entire, evergreen, leathery leaves. Flowers white and red, 

 in racemed corymbs. Mwy-June. 



1 Flowers in terminal corymbs. Leaves smooth, thick 2, 8 



1 Flowers in lateral corymbs. Leaves rusty or downy beneath. . . .4, 5 

 1 K. hirsu'ta. Sairy L. Flowers axillary, solitary, stalked, red. Plant hairy. 

 Leaves mostly scattered, acute, sessile. l-2f. S. 



2 E. latifo'lia. Great L. Leaves scattered, green both sides. Corymbs large, rose- 



white, numerous and very showy. S-20f. 



3 K. glau'ca. Poluhei L. Leaves opposite, glauoous-white beneath, irevolute on 



the margin. Corymbs small, lilac. 2-3f. 



4 E. cunea'ta. Wedffe-kaved L. Leaves scattered, wedge-oblong. Corymbs 



small, roseate, each of 4-0 flowers. Plant 8-5f. S. 



5 E. anguBtifo'Ba. Sheep-poison. Leaves opposite and in 3's, blunt at each end. 



Corymbs small, deep purple. 3-4f. 



5. EPIGr^'A. May-flower. 



Oalyx large, 5-parted, with 3 bracts at base. OoroUa salver-form, tube 

 hairy within, limb of 5 spreading lobes. Stamens 10. Anthers open by 

 slits. Capsule 6-celled, 5-valved. — Little trailing shrubs. 



E. repeus. Trailmg Arbutus. Leaves cordate-ovate, entire. Corolla tube cylin- 

 drical. Stems slender, fl&t on the ground, 10-15' loiig. Leaves' evergreen, 

 rounded at the end, 2' or more long. Flowers tinged with red, very fragrant. 

 April, May. 



6. AZA'piA. Azalea. 



Calyx small, 5-parted. Corolla funnel-form, somewhat irregular, with 

 5 spreading lobes. Stamens 5, and, with the 1 style, long exserted, 

 curved toward the lower side. Anthers open by pores. Capsule 5-celled, 

 5-valved. — Erect shrubs. Leaves alternate, deciduous, entire. Flowers 

 large, showy, fragrant, clustered. April-Jul/y. 



