418 ORDER LXXn. ERICACEAE. 



1. G. trocum'bens, (Pursh.) A very small shrub. Stem procumbent ; 

 branches erect. Leaves obovate, acute at the base, crowded toward 

 the summit, coriaceous, with fine serratures. Flowers few, terminal, 

 nodding. Fruit a berry, red, eatable.— White. ^. May— July. 

 Mountains. 



Genus V.— CLETHRA. L. 10—1. 

 (.From klethra, name of the Alder.) 



Calyx 5-parted, persistent. Petals 5. Stamens 10. Style 

 1 — 3-cleft at the summit, persistent. Capsule 3-celled, 3-valved, 

 inclosed by the calyx. 



1. C. alnifo'lia, (Pursh.) A small under-shrub. Leaves cuneate, 

 obtuse, acute, serrate, glabrous, of the same color on both surfaces. 

 Flowers in simple, terminal racemose spikes, bracteate, tomentose. — 

 White. ^ . July— Aug. Middle Car. and Geo. 



Spiked Alder. White-bush. 



2. C. tomento'sa, (La Marsh) A shrub, with the young branches 

 clothed with a stellular pubescence. Leaves cuneate, obovate, acute, 

 serrate, scabrous, pubescent on the upper surface, tomentose and white 

 underneath. Flowers in terminal racemose spikes, bracteate. Fetal* 

 obovate, double the length of the calyx. Anthers sagittate. Seeds nu- 

 merous, compressed.— White. ^ . July— Aug. Common. 2—4 ft. 



3. C. sca'bra, (Pers.) Similar to the preceding. Leaves scabrous on 

 both surfaces, with large uncinate serratures. Flowers in somewhat 

 paniculate spikes, tomentose.— White. \ . July. Near Flint Kiver, 

 Middle Geo. 3—4 feet. 



4. C. panicula'ta, (Pursh.) Leaves narrow, cuneate, lanceolate, acute, 

 with acuminate serratures, glabrous on both surfaces. Panicle termi- 

 nal, with the branches racemose, tomentose, and white. 



5. C. acuminata, (Mich.) A small tree. Leaves on long petioles, 

 oval, acuminate, serrate, glabrous, somewhat glaucous beneath. Flow- 

 ers in racemose s; ikes, bracteate, with bracts longer than the flowers.— 

 White. ^ . Mountains. 



Genus VI.— MENZIE'SIA. Smith, 8—1. 



(In honor of Archibald Menzies.) 



Calyx 4-cleft. Corolla globose, 4— 5-cleft. Stamens 8, 

 hypogynous. Style 1. Capsule 4-celled ; dissepiments pro- 

 duced by the inflexed margins of the valves. Seeds numerous, 

 oblong. 



1. M. globula'ris, (Salis.) A small shrub. Leaves lanceolate, very 

 pubescent when young, and glaucous beneath, except the nerves. Floxo- 

 crs globose. — Yellowish-brown. *? . Mountains. 2 — 4 feet. 



Genus VII.— ANDROM'EDA. L. 10—1. 

 (From Andromeda.) 



Calyx small, 5-parted, inferior. Corolla ovate or cylin- 

 drical ; border 5-cleft. Stamens 10. Capsule 5-celled, 5-valved ; 

 Btyle 1. 



