HaXUKOOK 0|,' TkKKS op TIIK WoRTTTKi; lY RtATKS A .\ U C^ANAUA. 4^1 

 Lear,.-; ali('rn:ii,., p.-l iohn,.. ,-..n(liipli.:i Ic in llii^ Imd. l-'hnrrr>: siiinll. mvpiiisli ii..l\ unnio- 



dlOPOlOUS, ni .■n|.ll;llr rllislrrs (.,!■ Ilir h-rlilr iilirs soiiir, , liics s,,lil;ir\ I «■ 1 1 1 1 sicllllr,' | hm'i i iicl,. -■ 



from t-lic :ixils .,r llic l,,wri- Ir.ni's (.1- ..r culiirmis brnds, Hic shiiiiinalc llowm's iiiinici-i.iis : 

 oalyx iiinuih'lN' ..h.l.c'il; pc'ials ... ininMlr nml Ihick ni- ih.ih' ; slamiMis ."i-l.'i in (lie staniinan- 



riowcrs, r\srl-|,Ml alhl insrllr.l will, 111,' |„.|als ,111 111,. ,.,lt;,. iif |li,. ..mil-,, nv 1,.I„.|1 ,li,sk- |iislilial.. 



fl.iwi-.rs s,.ssil,. al 111,. .-11,1 ,.r III,. |.,., hill, I,., r,.N\' l,,-,.iii,.i\ hi-a,l,',l : shiiiii.iis iii,'lii,l,-.,l ■ ,,\ary 



l-2-c,MI,.,l ami slyl,. ,.|,.ii-a I ,.,l. sl,.ii,l,.|-. ,aii-\vil an, I stimiiali,- (nHarils II iipx (ill on,' si,],'. 



Fruit an , ,1,1, an; ,,i' ,,\-.ii,l ,lrn|i,' willi lliiii lai'l jiiii'v H,.sli ,aii,l I lii,k-\vall,.,l lajian' <-nin|a-,.ss,.,I 

 rnl^^cl ,,!■ \\ini;,',l sinii,'; ,.|iil)ry,) si r;i ii;iil . 



\iixxa is ill,, nam,' ,,!' a wal,'!- n\iii|,li ami a|i|,li,.,l l,i tli,. ^'ciuis l^'cause ot its sii,.ci,.s 

 j;r,i\\'inii in w,.! plan's. 



KEY 'I'O TIIF. SPECIES. 



a E,\i\,'s ,.ntir,.: fruit Inss than '■'• ^ in. I,.,ie' 



Sinn,, lilll,' llatli-'ni'd and imiisi iii,'l I y rilili,.,! N. sylvatrr- 



Shiil,. ilistini'lly Hall, '11,-., I anil |irniii im'Mtly rililii'd N. biflorp- 



a' Leaves r,.mnl,'lj ,I,.nlal,': frnii 1 in. ,,i- nmr,' liini;-; sinn,. with a.-iil," riili^vs. N. aquatic^, 



'■'"'■ ■■<i'>ri,s ..',■,' ,,/,. .,'(;,.'-, ;(;7. 



Bivisiom 3. GAMOPETALiE. 

 Plants \yith jietals in, ire or l,.ss niiii,.,l, nr s,nii,.| im.'s s,.|iaral,> or wanting. 



HEATH FAMILY. l-.RIC.Xt'R.K DC. 



A Inrse ami int,.r,.s(iiiu- ramily of lr,.,'s an,l shrnlis ,,f «orl,l-\vi,le disl rihntion in tropi,'aI 



nnd tenip.'i'at,. r.'Liimis. A f,'W ,i\,'r a I liniisiiid s|,,','i,'s ar,' kii,,\\ii. ;;r,,iip,.,l in almnl sixi . 



genera. (If ilii.s,. tweiily-niie ,i;-,.|i,'ra ar,' louml wilhiu the I'liitcd Stati'S, seven liaving arlior- 



escent r,.])r,.s,^iita(i\'es. 



Li'iinx all,'lnil ,'. siinpl,., an,l will,, ail stipuh'S. F/o,r,r.s- r, 'pillar, nerf,','! : ,'alyx fr,',' fr,aii 

 the jiistil. 4-.",-l,il„',l ; ,',H',illa n'.milar. Ii,\ p,i-,'n,,iis, .")-l,,li,.,l ,,i' pari,', I ( ,.N,',.pl i.nia liy 4-l,ih,'d oi' 

 soine\vhar Ll-lijipch iiiil,,'i,'al,',l ; s(aii,,.is as many <>y Iwi,',. as many as 111,. I<,l),.s ,,1" 111,' cirnlli 

 and mostly fvrr : anili,.rs iiitr,,rs,.. L'-,-,.|l,.,!, < a,li ,','11 ,i|i,'nin;;- by a tin'miaal p,,r,' ,',aiini,iiil,\ 

 prolong'e,] ami b,.arim; ;iii appnlidau,': ,,\;ir\ Mip,'rinr I inf,. .,"■ in 1 iiffiiii iii" } . 4-lli-,','ll,"l. w tl 

 iinmernns aiialr,)p,,iis ,i\iit,'s; si \ i,' simpl,', cnlnninar ami wilh eapllate sli^ina. I'^niif a ,'aii- 

 sul,'. drnp,' or ln'rry ; s Is with small ,.mbr\,i ami album, 'ii. 



i^:ev ■[•() THE <;exi-:i;a. 



a Einil a se],( i,iilally ,l,.|iis, enl ,apsiil,.; I,.aves |:i.i-sisl,iil ; flow,.rs in 



Ti'i-niimil ,'lnsl,.rs: I'nndia la'lbslia pi'il. ."i-.'b.fl : l,.a\-,.; i,.\-,,l"l,' R^'ododendron. 



,V\iM;ir\ ,'hisl,'rs; ,'nr,illa .~-l,il,,',l sa ne,.r-sli:i p,',l ami ,',,nta inini,^ ii,im'li,.s; l,.a\-,'s tiat. 



a' Fruit a lo,aili'i,lally ik^liisi-i'iit eapsnl,.; I1,)\y,.rs in t,.riiiiiial ii;ini,l,.s ; l,'a\-,s ,l,.,'i,lnons. 



a» Fin!' •' bi'i'i",- : anlli,'r-,','lls pr,,l,in,;;,.,l ; ciivilla eampannlat,' or nr,-,.nlat,'. whit,'; l,'av,.s 

 d,', i,ln,.ns .' T/\icc:iiit:"-. 



THE RHODOBENDEONS. Ckm's RI U »!)( )l)l<:xnK( ).\' L. 



Small livi'S ami shrills «illi billir aslrin^vnl pr,ip,al i,'s ami sh.iwy ll,,w,'rs, ,,l' s,aiii' nxa'r 

 ,,ne hini,lr,',l ami iil'ly sp,','i,'s ,,r ,.isl,.rii ami sninhi'ln Asia ami 111,' a,ijae,'nl islamls ami Xm-I'i 

 Ani,.ri,','i. 'rh,'\- ar,' l:i,'u,'ly ;;r,,\\ii tor ,,riiami.|,l :i I pnr|i,is,'s ami iiianx- -ar,l,.n xari,.| i,.s Irr." 



I n pr,.,lii,',',l by li\ bri,lii-.a 1 i,,M ami s,.|,','l :,,ii. (It I li,' ,i;;li I s|i,.,a,'s f,,nnd in la,' Fnih.il Sal-'; 



on,' is arb,iivs,','iil on lli,' .Vlhinfi,' ,',,asl i','-ioii ami aeollu'r rar,.l.\' ,n 111,' I'a'ili,- si,.),,.. 



/a',(r,.v ,'lrsl,.r,.,l al 111,, ,'mls .,f 111,' br.im'hi,'! s, p.'rsisl ,'n I ami (',,ria,-,.,iiis wilh r,.\-,il n I -. 



Piil-ji-,'' ,||",".i"^- mhli'ibs l.r,.i,l. p,.|inl,'s s /•'/,,/,■, r.s' in l,.riiiiiial .',,r,Miris nr niiib,'ls tr,, 



P'|.i,,iii..l s-,"h ,'nn,'-lil.-,' bin's; .'alw '",-l,,b,',l ,,r p::rl,',l. i„-rsisl,'ii I ; , ■,.!■,, 11a ,'aiii|i;i iiiihi I ,' \m' 



- ii,"i|'|^ 1 nl'ir hibi's- ilisk ll,.sli\' lob,;l; slam, .lis nsiialh HI .'iml s,,iii,'\\hal nm'.pial, ,1,','lr" ' 



anil spi'na,lin"' lihi Ills pdns- a l' h'>s,. a,',l al('n'h,.,l In lb,' bnks .-f llin aiilli,.rs; ,,vary .-,-,','11,'' 



\\ilh si, '11,1, 'I- ,'\s..rl,',l p,'rsisl,.iil s;\l,' 1 ii'any a m'l I r, ,l.,,ns ,,\ail,'s in ,.a,'li e.'ll atla,:'li,.,l l,i 



the axil,. pla,','i,ia. /■'.,■„,/ a w,.,„|v , -a,, side, .---'ii-vah ,"1. s,'i,l aiilally ,i, his,','iii li,,.u I ,' 

 j^mip.'.ii ami ,',,i,i.',iiiiiia nr'niy s s wilh I'nat la,'iiiiate,l al Ihe I'mls. 



Til,, name is rnmi (;i',','k \\,,r,'s i::,'iniim- /,',,.v,-/e, ,'. 



/■'„r s:„ri, x srr ,,/,. iiCS-;-!!;!). 



THE L-^URELS. ("ib.xi's K \\M]\ L. 



;^ii,.i|l ii',',s ami shiiibs ,,f i; or T sp,','i,'s .ill oT wh:,li .'ir,' I'mmil in th,' T'nileil Shib-'-- 

 p,,,,,|,liim ,,11,.. wbii'h is a nali\-e ot Cuba. Th,' t,,ll,,\yin,;;- on,' sp,'ii,'s is I ii,. only arbor,. s,',.,ii 

 ,.,.pr,'.s,.nlalive. 



