112 DICOTYLEDONOUS. 



nou3 beneath, with revolute margins; segments of the calyx acuminate. 

 Corolla oblong-oval. 



White. T2 April— May. In wet places. Middle Car. &, Ga. 2-5 ft. 



3. A. NiTiDA. A shrub, glabrous, with slender angled branches. Leaves 

 oval, acuminate, entire, 3 nerved. Flowers clustered in the axils of the 

 leaves, 6-10. Calyx purple ; segments acute. Corolla cylindrical. Anthers 

 horned at the base. Sour wood. Sorrel tree. 



White, tinged with red. T2 March— April. In wet lands. 3-6 ft. 



4. A. Rhomboidalis. A small shrub much branched, flower uaaring 

 branches 3-angled. Leaves rhomboidal, lanceolate, entire, glabrous, cartila- 

 ginous, terminated by a gland. Flowers clustered in the axils of the leaves. 

 Cali/x minute. Corolla cylindrical, teeth small. 



White, h June— July. Middle Ga. & Car. 1-3 ft. 



5. A. Axillaris. A shrub, with flexuous branches, terete, sparingly 

 branched, young branches pubescent. Leaves lanceolate-oval, acuminate, 

 glabrous, somewhat coriaceous, finely serrulate, paler on the under surface, 

 sprinkled with hairs. Flowers in axillary racemes, numerous. Calyx deeply 

 cleft. Corolla cylindrical-ovate, bracteas pubescent. 



White. T^ February — April. Margin of swamps. 2-4 ft. 



6. A. Acuminata. A glabrous shrub, branches fistular. Leaves ovate- 

 lanceolate acuminate, nearly entire, coriaceous, slightly serrate. Flowers 

 in axillary racemes. Corolla cylindrical. Anthers gibbous at the base. 



White. ^2- April. On the margins of swamps, middle and Southern Ga. 



7. A. Floribuxda. Stem glabrous. Leaves ovate-oblcng, coriaceous, acute, 

 slightly serrulate ; racemes axillary, secund. 



White. T^ May — June. Mountains. 



8. A. Ferruginea. A shrub with flexuous branches. Leaves obovate, 

 entire, scaly beneath, coriaceous, on long petioles with revolute margins. 

 Flowers axillary, clustered. Corolla globose, ferruginous on the outside. An- 

 thers unawned. 



White. T^. June — July. Pine barrens. 3-5 feet. 



9. A. RiGiDA. A small tree with risid branches. Leaves lanceolate, on 

 short petioles, crowded, tomentose underneath, margins revolute. Flowers 

 in axillary clusters. Corolla globose, ferruginous. 



Yellowish. T^. June — July. Southern Geo. and Florida. 15-20 ft. 



10. A. LiGL'STRixA. A shrub with irregular branches, pubescent. Leaves 

 obovate, lanceolate, acuminate, nearly entire, or finely serrulate. Flowers 

 in terminal panicles ; peduncles 3-6 at each bud, 1-flowered. Corolla near- 

 ly globose, pubescent. 



White. ^2- May — June. Damp soils. 3-15 feet. 



11. A. Froxdosa. a small shrub, pubescent. Leaves obovate-lanceolate, 

 nearly sessile, acute or acuminate, tomentose. Flowers on leafiy paniculate 

 branches ; pedicels axillary, 2-5 at each bud. Corolla globose. Anthers 

 awned. 



Whitish. T2. May — June. Damp soils. 3-5 feet. 



12. A. Arborea. a shrub or tree, much branched. Leaves lanceolate- 

 oval, acuminate, finely serrate, or entire, glabrous, sour to the taste. Floic- 

 ers in terminal racemose panicles. Corolla pubescent, ovate-oblong. An- 

 thers unawned, linear. Sorrel Tree. 



White. >2- Middle and upper Geo. & Car. June— July. 15-20 feet- 



13. A. Racemosa. a small shrub, with irregular branches. Zeoves lan- 

 ceolate, acute, serrulate, pubescent on the under surface. Flowers in termi- 

 nal racemes. Calyx purple cihate. Corolla oblong-ovate, furrowed. An^ 

 thers 4 awned. 



White. "I7. March — May. Wet places. 3-5 feet. 



14. A. Speciosa. a small branching glabrous shrub. Leaves oval, ob- 

 tuse, crenate. Flowers in naked terminal racemes. Corolla campanulate. 

 Anthers 4 awned. 



White. T^. May— June. Southern Car. «Sc Geo. 3-4 feet. 



