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Sheep's Laurel. Kalmia angustifolia. 



Found on upland slopes and hilly pastures, in June. 



This branching, very leafy, bush is 18 inches to 2 or 3 feet in 

 height, with a woody fibre, and tough bark. The new shoots are green, 

 the older growths turning to reddish-brown. 



The leaf is a long oval, with a rolled-under edge ; not large, but 

 otherwise like that of the Mountain Laurel. It is evergreen, the old 

 growths dark and dull, with rusty spots of weather-wear ; the fresh 

 leaves are bright green, the midrib being yellow, with a hint of pink 

 underneath. The leaves are set on short stems, and placed in little 

 groups near together. 



The blossom is smaller and more shallow than the Mountain 

 Laurel ; it is in color a strong dark pink, with the star design outlined 

 in dark crimson. The 10 stamens are shining, and pale pink, with 

 crimson tips ; the curved pistil is light pink. The flowers, on tiny foot- 

 stems, are arranged in loose clusters, of a dozen or more, upon a short 

 stem ; these clusters are placed in a whorl about the stalk, at the 

 summit of last year's growth, and beneath the over-topping new shoot. 



The old leaves bend downward, while the new stretch themselves 

 upward, holding their tips nearly erect. 



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