238 THE FLORA. 
G. procum’bens, Common Checkerberry, 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. Flowers in Summer, white. 
4, KAL'MIA. Calico-bush. Mountain Laurel. 
Calyx 5-parted. Corolla with 10 prominences beneath, and 10 corre- 
sponding pits within, holding the io 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. May-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. Hairy ZL. Flowers axillary, solitary, stalked, red. Plant hairy. 
Leaves mostly scattered, acute, sessile. 1-2f. 8. 
2K. latifo’lia. Great L. Leaves scattered, green both sides. Corymbs large, rose- 
white, numerous and very showy. 8-20f. 
8 K. glau’ca, Polished L. Leaves opposite, glaucous-white beneath, revolute on 
the margin. Corymbs small, lilac. 2-3f. 
4 K. cunea’ta. Wedye-leaved LZ, Leaves scattered, wedge-oblong. Corymbs 
small, roseate, each of 4-6 flowers. Plant 8-5f. S. 
5 K, angustifo’lia, Sheep-poison. Leaves opposite and in 3’s, blunt at each end, 
Corymbs small, deep purple. 3-4f. 
5. EPIGA’A. May-flower. 
Calyx large, 5-parted, with 3 bracts at base. Corolla salver-form, tube 
hairy within, limb of 5 spreading lobes. Stamens 10. Anthers open by 
slits. Capsule 5-celled, 5-valved.—Little trailing shrubs. 
HB. repens, Trailing Arbutus. Leaves cordate-ovate, entire. Corolla tube cylin- 
drical. Stems slender, flat on the ground, 10-15’ long. Leaves evergreen, 
rounded at the end, 2’ or more long. Flowers tinged with red, very fragrant, 
April, May. 
6. AZA'LEA. 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—July. 
