LEIOPHYLLUM 



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cum (R. dauricum), — with small leaves rolled at the edges and brownish 

 beneath. 



[Seeds; twig cuttings; layers; grafting of varieties on seedlings of 

 hardy species.] 



LSdum. The Labrador Teas are erect 

 branching shrubs with alternate evergreen 

 narrow entire, rolled-edged, fragrant leaves. 

 The small white 6-petaled flowers are in ter- 

 minal clusters, umbels, in early summer. 

 There are two species : Narkow-leaved Lab- 

 rador Tea (449) — 

 Lfedum paWstre, — 

 vrith leaves less than J 

 inch wide and 10 sta- 

 mens to the flowers ; 

 Broad-leaved Lab- 

 rador Tea (450) — 



Ledum groenUndioum . _,„-. ». 



rr laffM' 1 V^5®o\ v"^ Fig. 447. — Dotted-leaved 



^ ' -'' ^7^ I ^ (^ v! n Rhododendron, 



with leaves ^ to f inch , , _ 



wide and 5 to 10 sta- 

 mens. The flowers of 

 both species are from J 

 to J inch wide and the 

 5-celled capsules are 

 nodding, about J inch 

 long, and contain 

 many minute seeds. 

 Neither of these plants 

 reaches the height of 

 over 3 feet, but the 

 broad-leaved one is somewhat the taller. 

 There is a taller California species. Glandu- 

 lar Labrador Tea (451) — Ledum glandulb- 

 sum, — but probably not in cultivation. 



[Seeds ; layers; divisions.] 



Fig. 448. — Dahurian 

 Rhododendron. 



Leiophyllum (D^ndrium) buxifblium. 

 Sand ' Myrtle ' (452) is a hardy small, 1 to 

 3 feet, densely branched evergreen shrub sim- 

 ilar to the Ledums, with small thick oval rolled- 

 edged leaves (i inch long). The 5-petaled flowers are only about J inch 



449. — Narrow-leaved 

 Labrador Tea. 



