Oedbe T3.— ERICACE^. 487 



b Anther cells each 2-awned at apex. Cor. bell-shaped. Panicle terminal No. 6 



b Anthers with 2 reflexed ioii{j awns on the back. Evergreen Nos. T, 3 



b Anthers with 2 dettex-spreading bristles at the back. Cnpsulo with 5 



narrow valvolots applied to the sutures. (PlEsis) Jfos. 9, 10 



b Anthers awnless, cells often minutely 2-toothed at apex, (c) 



C Corolla cylindric. Kacemes sessile. Valvclets 0. (Leucotuoe). .Nos. II — 13 

 Corolla globular. Valvelots of capsule 6, couspicuous (Lyonia). Nos. 14— 16 



3L A. poUfolia. Wild Rosemary. Eroct ; Ivs. entire, linear-laucoolate, cori- 

 aceous, , revolute on the margins, glaucous beneath ; fls. subgloboua, in a dense, 

 terminal corymb. — A low, bmooth, evergreen shrub, 1 to 2f high, growing by tho 

 side of ponds and la swamps, N. Eng. to Wis., N. to Arc. Am. Lvs. very amootli. 

 2 to 3' long, on very short petioles, dark green and smooth above, bluish whitu 

 beneath. Clusters of flowers drooping. Cal. -white, tipped with rod. Cor. ro.?o- 

 oolored. Jn. 



2 A, calycTildta L. Leatiiek-leaf. Erect; lvs. oval-oblong, ottuse, obsoleiely set- 

 rtiluie, flat, ferruginous beneatli ; rac. 'terminal, leafy, subsecund ; fls. short-podi- 

 celiod, solitary, axillary, forming leafy racemes ; cor. ohlong-cylind/rical. — An ever- 

 green shrub, 2 to 4f high, flowering early iu wot situations. Can. and most of the 

 U. S. The lvs. are coriaceous, shining, dotted, about an inch long and half as 



• wide, those of tho raceme not half as large. Fls. 20 to 30 in each raceme, whitti. 

 Cal. double, the outer of 2 bracts, the inner of 5 acute sepals. Apr., May. 



3 A. angustifolia Ph. Lvs. linear-lanceolate, acute, margins revolute, somewhat 

 forruginoua beneath; rac. terminal, leafy, secund; pedicels short, solitary, axil- 

 lary ; cal. acuminate ; braotlets minute, acute ; ccr. oblong-oval. — Open swamps, 

 Car., Ga. Evergreen. Nearly allied to the preceding. Apr., May. (Cassandra, 

 G. Don.) 



4 A. racemosa L. (Fig. 203.) I/os. oval-lanceolate, acuie or slightly acuminate, 

 glabrous, serrulate ; rac. terminal, secund, elongated, one-sided, strict, ascending ; 

 cal. ovate-acuminate, cor. cylindric ; anth. cells each 2-awned at apex ; seeds wing- 

 less. — Shrub 4 to 6f high, wet woods. Can. to Fla. W. to Ky. It is remarkable 

 for its naked racemes 2 to 4' in length, each with its 12 to 30 white fls. all turned 

 downwards. Lvs. 1 to 2' in length, deciduous. Pedicels short, with 2 ovate- 

 acuminate bracts at tho base of the colored calyx. Jn., Jl. (Zenobia, 6. Don.) 



5 A. reourva Buckley. Branches and rac. recurved-spreading ; lvs. ovate or 

 lanceolate, acuminate; cal. segm. ovate; anth. cells each 1-awned ; caps, con- 

 spicuously lobed ; seeds flat, winged. — Mts. and hills, Va., N. Car. A straggling, 

 deciduous-leaved shrub, much resembling the last. Apr., May. 



6 A speciosa Mx. Lvs. oval, obtuse, mueronate, serrate, reticulate-veiny ; 

 flowering branches rojxmc-like, aggregated, Teafiess ; cor. campanulaie; anth. cells 

 each 2-awned. — Swamps Va. to Pia. An ornamental shrub 3 to 4f high. Lvs. 

 glabrous, deciduous. Pla. several from each bud, large (4" long), shorter than 

 their pedicels, white. Jn. 



3. PULVERULENTA. Lvs. roundish-ovate, crenate, and with the branches wliit- 

 ish pulverulent. — Grows with the other form. 



7 A floriblinda Lyon, (Ph.) Lvs. glabrous, thick, evergreen, ohlong-ovaie, acuP: 

 or acuminate, petiolate, serrulate, often ciliate ; rac. dense-flowered, paniculate ; 

 pedicels bracted, secund ; caL bractlets minute. — ^Va. to Ga. along the Mis. Shrub 

 2 to lOf high, very handsome, with a terminal panicle of numerous white tis. 

 Anth. each with 2 long, reflexed, white awns. Apr. 



8 A. Croomia Torr. Lvs. oval and oblong, obtuse, coriaceous, veiny, serrate 

 towards the apex, petiolate ; rac. short, in the axils of tho upper lvs. ; pedicels 

 bractleas ; cal. naked, sep. triangular-lanceolate, f as long as the ovoid corolla : 

 anth. each with 2 long, black, reflexed awns at the back. — Damp woods, Quincy, 

 Fla. A slender shrub, 1 to 3f high. 



9 A. nitida Bartram. Fbttee-eush. Lvs. thick, evergreen, ' elliptical, slightly 

 acuminate at each end, perfectly smooth, with a vein running close to each revolute 

 margin; fls. in pendulous clusters of 6 to 10, in the axils of divaricate lvs. ; cor. 

 ovoid-oblong ; valvelets linear. — By streams and in sandy swamps, N. Car. to 

 Fla. A singularly elegant shrub, 3 to 6f high. Branches sharp-angled. Fls. 

 numerous. Cal. green, tipped with purple, much smaller than the ro36<!olored 

 corolla. Mar., Apr. 



