418 ORDER LXXII. ERICACEAE. 



1. G. procum'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.— CLE'THRA. 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. Petals 

 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 



Saniculate spikes, tomentose. — White. ^ . July. Near Flint River, 

 [iddle 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 spikes, 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 6mall shrub. Leaves lanceolate, very 

 pnbesodnt when young, and glaucous beneath, except the nerves. Flow- 

 ers globose. — Yellowish-brown. ^ . Mountains. 2 — 4 feet. 



Genus VII.— ANDROMEDA. 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 ; 

 style 1. 



