452 Sai'otace-t:. 



LrniTx evererffii, oorinci'Oiis. fntin\ short-in'ticlat'^ Floim-s mostl.v axillary in umbel;?, 

 n-ith sli'ii.l.-i- iiHilii-i-ls frniii the axils uf iit'i'sistent hi'acts : ralyx ."i-pai-tecl. imlirioatrd in ihe 

 luiil, iiri-sistfiir ; corolla ."-IoIumI. saucvr-sha|peil. pink, purple or white, and containing ten 

 poiiehes Willi keeU exteiicliu- finni the pouches to the lolies and siuuses: stamens 1(1, short-r 

 than till' corolla, with oldons anthers retained in the pouches of the corolla until the flo--, r 

 opens, iheii lilierated hv straiuhteninj; of the elastic filiform filaments causing a discharse ef 

 the pollen; disk KMohed: ovary suhslobose, 5-celled, with HIiform exsevted style and capii-r- 

 stisnia : ovules numerous in each cell, anatropons. attacheil to an axile idacenta. Fruit a si',- 

 flohose crustaceous, ,"i-celleil capsule, obscurely .j-lobi'd tardily se|iticidally dehiscent from the 

 persistent axis: seeds ininulc-, subglobose. emlu'yo in fleshy allniiiien. 



The name is in honor of I'lJir Kuhu . a Swedi>h botanist of the LSth century. 



For species Sic pp. S'iii-'S'il. 



THE SOUE-WOOD OE SOEEEL-TEEE, Gexus r)XYDEXDRUM pi; C. 



A ^iMius of ;i siiiLiit-' .Viiii-iiraii spe^it^'s of tln^ sontli .\.Tl;nirii.' ainl Kiilf states and the lower 

 Mississiiipi basin. Tlio}" are tn'es with roughly furruwuiJ bark, somewhat acidulous juices 

 anil twii^s with segmented pith. 



Lcu-i's deeiduous. revolute in bud. petiolate. narrow-oblong, about equally pointed at both 

 ends, subentire or denticulate, lustrous dark g-reen above, paler and with yellowish veins 

 beneath. Floirrrs (in summer i in terminal unilateral racemes, with bibracteolate pedicels; 

 sepals 5. persistent: corolla ovoid-cylindric. white, i.iuberulous. with 5 minute retiext-d hilies : 

 stamens Hi. with broad filaments and narrower linear anthers opening by clefts: ovary ovoiil. 

 ."-cpUhiI. with numerons amjihitropous ovules and thirk exserted style having terminal stigma. 

 Fruit a .".-aimled. -"-ci'llnd. n-\-( dd-pyramidal capsule, tipp'-d wirh the remnants of the style. 

 loculicida'ly dehiscent, and ar ninruriiy liberating nunieimw elongated seeds pointed at botli ends. 



The name i,s from two Gnndv words referring to a sliehtly tart flavor of the leaves. 



For S/n.ri,..s .M.r j>p. Sl^S^S. 



THE BLUEBERRIES. ETC. Gexus A\\CCIXir^I L. 



This genus cunsists of shruiis isnmc epiphytal) and a few small trees wirh slender branch- 

 lets and many of its representatives with edible fruits. They are of wide distribution in the 

 north temperate and boreal regions and at high altitudes within the tropics. About one 

 hundred and twenty-hve species are known, uf which twenty-rtve and se\"eral varieties are 

 Xortli American. Only one of these is arboreseeut. 



Li ar' s alternate and mostly small. FJiyin. rs small, win re nr pink, wirh bibracteolate 

 pedicels, in axillary racemes or clusters or rarely solitary: calyx 'I-Ti-lobed. \alvate. persistent 

 and the tube adnate to the ovary: corolla gamopetalous. epii;ynuus. mostly urn-sha]ied or cam- 

 panulate. 4-."-](>bed. imbricated: stamens twice as nutuy as the lobes of the corolla and inserted 

 on its base undei- the edge of the thick disk: filaments short: anthers awned on the back and 

 cells iiroionued ujiwards intii tuiies openinu" by terniiiial pores: ovary 4-."-celhMl or imjterfecrly 

 8-10-celled : style filifurm. erect. \\\\\\ terminal stiiima : tuules numerons. anatropons. attached 

 to inner an^le of tlie re]]. Fruit a lierry 4-.''i or S-li'-celled containing many compressed seeds 

 with minute emiiryo surrouudeil with fleshy albumen. 



Tlie name is the classical Latin name of the Kuroi)ean Bilhrrry. 



For siiccics .sec pp. .'j'7-}-.:?7.5. 



SAPODILLA FAMILY, S.VPOTACK,^: Rriciihxd, 



Trees, shrubs and \iues with uiilk^ juici- and .if wide ilistribui ion throuirhout the warmer 



regions of the i;lolie, some s|iecies |U'oduciiiL' wiliiable tiiiibiu-s or fruiis and one ]iroducins the 



putta jicrcha of commen'o. The family consists ,,{ about 400 si.eiaes of ,^,1 p-enera, of which ."i 



genera are i-i'presenteil iu the trees id' the I iiited States, all subfrojucal excr'ptiuit Ihiinrlia. 



Lrnri ■•: allernate or seuin'l iiues clustiu-cd, simple, enlir.', piiinalely-veini>il, mostly cori- 

 aceous, petiidate, wiilioiit sti]Miles, I'inicri siiiall, re;;ular, tierfect, ill axillary clusters': cnlvx 

 of ,"eS |,ersisieul se|i,ils, imbricated: cor.dl.a liy)H.uenous, ,"eS-c|efi with an lutiM'nal lobedik" 

 aiiiieuilaae siaiiiiiiodiuni al eiudi sinus and a short tube: disk none: stamtuis as iiianv as the 

 lobes of the Corolla and lU'posile them inserted on the nib,': anthers l2-celled, snh'extrorse. 

 lonsitndinally dehiscein : pistil with o\ar\ sessile, usiiallv ."-celled, witli simple style ami 

 terminal stigma, and contaiuim: a s.ditary aualropous ovule. I'riiit a berrv with persistent 

 calyx at base and tipiied with remnants of the style, usually 1-seeded, the s.'cil containing; a 

 large straight embryo with cu- without albnmeu. 



