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1, Pyrola Tourn. 
Calyx 5-parted. Corolla 5-petalous. Sta- 
mens 10. Style filiform.—2f. In forest shades. 
1. P. apHytua Smith. Parasitic without 
chlorophyll; petals white.--Lagunitas Creek. 
Summer. : 
Family 2, RHODORACEZ. 
Ovary free. Fruit a capsule, septicidal. 
1, Rhododendron L. 
Corolla funnel-shaped, 5-lobed. Stamens 
ascending. Oells of anthers dehiscent by an 
apical pore. Seeds , minute.— bh. 
1. BR. occmpenTaLE Gray. Corolla white, 
upper lobes yellow.—Point Bonita. Taylor- 
ville. Sonoma. Summer. (Azalea.) The root 
of this shrub contains a powerful narcotic. 
Family 3, ERICACEZ. 
Gamopetalous. Fruit either baccate or a 
loculicidal capsule. 
1. Gaultheria L. WINTERGREEN, 
Calyx 5-cleft, petaloid. Corolla urceolate. 
Stamens 10. Cells of anthers dehiscent by an 
apical pore. Fruit a spurious berry, i. e., a 
capsule, 5-celled, o-seeded, enclosed by the 
enlarged and fleshy calyx.—Leaves evergreen. 
Flowers white, rosy.— bh. 
