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51 . ERICA CE2E. 
stip. FI. more or less conspicuous w., pink or purple, rarely 
b. or y., mostly scentless. 
Tribe I. ERICEJE. 
The Heath Tribe. 
Cor. marcescent 4- very rarely o-merous. Stam. hypogynous 
mostly free. Fr. dry capsular mostly loculicidally dehiscent. — 
Evergreen slir. or undershrubs, rarely subarboreous. Buds 
naked. 
1. Erica. Cal. 4-partite rarely 4-fid, herbaceous or coloured. 
Cor. gamopetalous 4-lobed or 4-toothed much longer than 
the cal. Stam. 8 free very rarely submonadelphous. Caps. 
4-celled loculicidally dehiscent at the middle of each valve. 
Seeds in each cell numerous. — European or chiefly S. 
African shr. (very rarely tr.) stiff dry rigid much branched 
•with acerose or stiff linear revoluto-marginate crowded 1. 
FI. mostly drooping on short 3-bracteolate 1-fld. pedic., 
axillary or terminal. 
Tribe II. AXDROMEDE/E. 
The Andromeda Tribe. 
Cor. deciduous o- very rarely 4-merous. Stam. mostly free, 
hypogynous. Fr. capsular loculicidally dehiscent. — Shr. or 
undershrubs, rarely tr., mostly evergreen. Buds almost always 
scaly. 
2. Clethra. Cal. 5-partite persistent. Cor. deeply 5-par- 
tite almost 5-petalous, the lobes obcuneate or obovate- 
oblong. Stam. 10, fil. smooth flattened and adnate to the 
pet. at their base ; anthers 2-caudate presently inverted. 
Style triquetro-filiform 3-fid; stigmas 3 subcapitate. Caps. 
3-celled. Seeds numerous fungosely angular or winged. — 
Tr. or slir., all American except C. arbor ea Ait. L. alter- 
nate oval or oblong toothed or entire mostly evergreen. 
FI. w. in simple or panicled rac. with caducous hr. 
Tribe I. Ericece. 
1. Erica L. 
* Stamens included, 
a. Anthers caudate. 
1 . E. cinerea L. 
Suffr., branches somewhat loosely erect or ascending minutely 
puberulous; 1. temate crowded smooth shining bright gr. narrow- 
