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Azalea nudiflora L. Pinkster, Pink Azalea 



In sterile or acid soils of open woods, thickets arid 

 swamps, in this region chiefly on the upper slopes and 

 ridges. This is the Azalea prionophylla Small (N. Y. 

 State Mus. Bui. 254: 545. 1924), recently recognized 

 by Rehcler as Rhododendron roseum (Lois.) Rehder, 

 Monog. Azaleas. Publ. Arnold Arb. 9:138, 1921 

 and by Wiegand, Rhodora 26 :4. 1924, as R. nudi- 

 florum var. roseum (Lois.) Wiegand. 



Rhododendron maximum L. Great Laurel 



Formerly along the Bradford road on the Pennsyl- 

 vania side of the state line, and to be looked for else- 

 where in the park. 



Kalmia latifolia L. (frontispiece, figure 1) Mountain 

 Laurel, Calico Bush 

 On gravelly and rocky banks and bluffs on the road 

 toward Elko, Gardener's rock etc. Rare. 



Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench. Leather-leaf, 

 Cassandra 

 In very wet portions of the sphagnum bogs along 

 the edge of the glacial drift near Steamburg. Not 

 found within the park area. 



Gaultheria procumbens L. Aromatic Wintergreen, 

 Checkerberry 

 In acid gravelly or sandy soil of open woods, banks 

 and clearings, chiefly along the higher ridges and 

 slopes, occasionally elsewhere as in the "Balsam 

 swamp" in Red House valley, the bogs of the glacial 

 drift near Steamburg and the bluffs and benches 

 along the Allegheny valley. 



