J 38 COMMON CANADIAN WILD PLANTS. 



3. Cblog'enes. Stamens 8, each anther 2-pointed at the apex. Corolla 



bell-shaped, deeply 4-cleft, Limb of the calyx 4-parted. Flowers 

 very small, nodding from the axils, with 2 bractlets under the 

 calyx. Berry white, 4-celIed. A trailing slender evergreen. 



Suborder II. ERICINE.SI. (Heath Family Proper.) 

 Calyx free from the ovary. Shrubs or small trees. Corolla 

 gamopetalous, except in No. 11. 



4. Arctostapb'ylos. Corolla urn-shaped, the limb 5-toothed, revolute. 



Stamens 10, the anthers each with 2 reflexed awns on the back. 

 Fruit a berry-like drupe, 5-i:-seeded. A trailing thick-leaved 

 evergreen, with nearly white flowers. 



6. F,pigse'a> Corolla salver-shaped, hairy inside, rose-coloured. Sta- 

 mens 10 ; filaments slender ; anthers awnless, opening lengthwise. 

 Calyx of 5 pointed and scale-like nearly distinct sepals. A trail- 

 ing evergreen, bristly with rusty hairs. 



6. Oaaltbe'rla* Corolla ovoid or slightly urn-shaped, 5-toothed, 

 nearly white. Stamens 10, the anthers 2-awned. Calyx Scleft, 

 closing the pod and becoming fieshy and berry-like in fruit. Stems 

 low and slender, leafy at thS summit. 



?. Cassan'dra. Corolla cylindrical, 5-toothed. Stamens 10, the 

 anther-cells tapering into beaks with a pore at the ape-t, awnless. 

 Calyx of 5 overlapping sepals, and 2 similar bractlets. Pod with 

 a double pericarp, the outer of 5 valves, the Inner cartilaginous 

 and of 10 valves. A low shrab, with rather scurfy leaves, and 

 white flowers. 



8. Audrom'eda. Corolla globular-urn-shaped, 6-toothed. Calyx of 5 



nearly distinct valvate sepals, without bractlets. Stamens 10 ; 

 the filaments bearded ; the anther-cells each with a slender awn. 

 A low shrub, with white flowers In a terminal umbel. 



9. Cnllii'nn. Corolla bell-shaped, 4-parted, persistent, becoming 



scarious. A low evergreen shrub, with numerous minute oppo- 

 site leaves. Flowers rose-coloured or white, in mostly 1-sided 

 racemes. 



10. Kal'mla* Corolla broadly bell-sbaped, with 10 pouches receiving as 



many anthers. Shrubs with showy rose-purple flowers. 



11. Ke'diim. Calyx 6-toothed, very small. Corolla of 5 obovate and 



ifimsAmg distinct petals. Stamens 5-10. Leaves evergreen, m)z<A 

 revolute margins, covered beneath with rusty wool. 



12. Bbododcn'dron. Corolla Irregular fin our species), nearly an 



Inch long, 2-lipped, the upper lip 3-lobed, the lower of 2 oblong- 

 linear curved nearly or quite distinct petals. Stamens 10, as long 

 as the rose-coloured corolla. A shrub with alternate oblong 

 somewhat pubescent leaves.— Atl. Prov. 



