PENTANDRIA M 0 N 0 GYNIA. Azalea. 155 
Ledum being an upright little shrub, with decandrous 
flowers which are white, w-hereas the present species 
has procumbent stems and pentandrous red flowers. 
It most certainly ought to be taken from this genus, 
or else all the rest but this one united with Rhodo • 
dendron. 
191. BUMELIA. Gen. pi. 1736. 
1. B. spinosa, erecta 5 foliis deciduis lato-lanceolatis utrin- lycioides. 
que glabris, pedunculis aggregatis unidoris, laciniis 
corollae trifidis .~~Mich.fi. amer. J. p. 122. 
Sideroxylum lycioides. Willd. sp. pi. I. p. IGCjO. 
Sideroxylum laeve. Walt. Ji. car. 1 00. 
Icon. Duham. arb. 2, t. 68. 
In shady woods : Carolina and Georgia. T? . July, Aug. 
v. v. s. fl. A small tree, with minute greenish 
flowers, 
2. B. spinosa, dumosa, diffuse reclinata ; ramis sterilibus 
divaricato-ramosis, foliis parvis obovalibus glaberrimis. 
Pers. syn. 1. p. 237- 
Sideroxylum reclinatum. Mich.Jl. amer . 1. p. 122. 
Icon. Vent, choice 'de plant, t. 22. 
On the banks of rivers in Georgia. Michmx. Tj . 
it July, Aug. v. v. s.Jl. A small straggling shrub. 
3. B. subspinosa ; ramulis patentissimis pubescentibus, 
foliis ovali-lanceolatis, supra glabris, subtus lanugino- 
sis. Pers. syn. 1. p. 237» 
Sideroxylum lanuginosum. Mich.fl. amer. 1. p. 122. 
Sideroxylum tenax. IVult. fl. car. 100. 
In wet copses of Georgia. Michaux. Tj • 4-* 
4. B. subspinosa ; foliis cuneato-lanceolatis plerumque ob- 
tusis, subtus sericeo-nitentibus. Pers. syn. L. p.23?. 
Willd. sp.pl. 1. p. 1085. 
Sideroxylum tenax. Linn. syst. veg, 
Sideroxylum sericeum. Wall. ft. car. 100. 
Sideroxylum chrysophylloides. Mich.fl.amer. 1 . p. 123. 
In hedges and copses near the sea-coast of Carolina and 
Georgia, . June. v.v. A small tree 5 leaves very- 
handsome. 
reclinata. 
lanuginosa. 
cliry sophy l- 
loides. 
5. B. inermis ; foliis sempervirentibus oblongo-lanceolatis serrata l 
utrinque acutis glabris subaculeato-serratis, racemis 
axillaribus sessilibus multifloris. 
On the banks of the Missouri. Nut tall Tj . July. v. s. 
in Herb. Nuttall. Berries black, large. 
