XLII. ERICACEE: LE‘DUM. 603 
2 1. LZ. patu’stre ZL. The Marsh Ledum. 
Identification. Lin. Sp., 651.; Pursh Sept., 1. p. 300. ; Don’s Mill., 
3. p. 851. 
Synonymes. L&dum silesiacum Clues. Pan. 68. ; Rosmarinum syl- 
vestre Cam. Epit. 546. A 
Engravings. Schmidt Baum., t. 136. ; Bot. Cab., t. 560, ; and our 
Jig. 1150. 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves linear, with revolute mar- 
gins, clothed with rusty tomentum beneath. 
Stamens 10, longer than the corolla, Leaves 
resembling those of rosemary. (Don’s Mill.) An 
erect evergreen shrub. Canada, in swamps, and 
round the mountain lakes of New York; in 
Kotzebue’s Sound, &c. ; also the North of Europe, 
as Denmark, Silesia, &c. Height 2 ft. Introduced 
in 1762. Flowers white; April and May. 
Variety. 
2 L. p. 2 dectimbens Ait. Hort. Kew. ed. 2. 
vol. ili, p. 48.— A decumbent shrub, a #& 
native of Hudson’s Bay. 1150. L, paltistre. 
2 2.Z. vatiro'Lium Ait. The broad-leaved Ledum, or Labrador Tea. 
Identification. Ait. Hort. Kew., 2. p. 65.; Pursh Sept., 1. p.300.; Don’s 
Mili., 3. p. 861. ; . 
Si L. greenland Retz. Obs. 4. p..26.; L. paltistre Miche. 
Fl. Bor. Amer. 1. p. 259.,; Labrador Tea, Amer. 
Engravings. Schmidt Baum., t. 164.; Bot. Cab., t. 534.; and our 
fig. 1151. 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves linear-oblong, with replicate 
margins, clothed with rusty tomentum beneath. Sta- 
mens 5, about the length of the corolla. Flowers 
white. (Don’s Mill.) A larger and _broader-leaved 
evergreen shrub than Z. paldstre. Canada, in mossy 
swamps ; and Greenland, Labrador, Newfoundland, and ¢ 
Hudson’s Bay. Height 2ft. to 4ft. Introduced in 
1763. Flowers white; April and May. 
The leaves are said to be used in Labrador, as a sub- 
stitute for tea. Bees are very fond of the flowers. M51. 
f, latifolium, 
w 3. L. cANADE’NSE Lodd. The Canadian Ledum, 
Identification. Lodd. Bot. Cab., t. 1040. ; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 851. 
Engravings. Lodd. Bot. Cab., t. 1049, ;_and our fig. 1152 
Spec. Char., §c. . Leaves ovate-petiolate, white beneath. 
Flowers disposed in terminal umbellate corymbs, 
large. (Don’s Mill.) A low evergreen shrub, Canada, 
in swamps. Height 6 in. Introduced in 1812. Flowers 
(ise pscacaades: white; April and May. 
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Sect. III. Vacctniz‘z D. Don. 
Identification. D. Don in Edinb. Phil. Journ., 17. p. 152. ; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 851. 
Sect. Char., §c. Anthers 2-celled. Ovary connate with the calyx. Disk peri- 
gynous, nectariferous. Fruit baccate. Gemmation scaly. The genera in 
this section agree with Vaccinium in the ovary adhering to the calyx. 
(Don’s Mill.) Deciduous and evergreen shrubs, natives of Europe and 
North America; cultivated in peat soil, and propagated, generally, by di- 
vision of the plant, but sometimes by layers, and, when necessary, by 
cuttings or seeds. 
