200 
DECANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. 
rep^iis'. 
lobed ; anthers opening by 2 oblique truncate 
pores ; stigma truncate entire.— 
K. polilblia, Wangh. (Pursh.) 
Icon. Bot. Mag, 177. Ait. Kew. 2. t. 8. 
Glaucous4eaved or Small Laurel. 
A shrub, flowering at a height of twelve inches to two feet. 
J'lowers fine deep-red, half the size of those of No. 1, and very 
handsome. Very common among shrubbery in Jersey. • 
May, June. 
197. EPIG^A. Gen. pi. 748. {Erica.) 
Calix large^ 5-parted^ tribracteate at the 
base. Corolla salverform^ border 5-parted^ 
spreading; tube internally villous. Cap- 
sule 5-celled ; Receptacle 5-parted. — JK^utt. 
1. E. branches, petioles, and nerves very hirsute: 
leaves cordate-ovate, very entire; corollas cy- 
lindric. — Willd. and Pursh. 
Icon. Bot. Rep. 102. 
Creeping Epigoea. Creeping Ground Laurel. 
A procumbent, creeping, evergreen shrub, bearing very 
fragrant white or pale blossom-red flowers. Tn shady and hilly 
woods, every where frequent, Often concealed under decayed 
leaves. Ij . April, May. 
198. HYPOPITHYS. Dillenius. {Monotropea. Nutt.) 
Calix 3 to 5-parted. Corolla pseudo-polype- 
talous, persistent; segments 4 or 5 , each 
with a cucullate nectariferous base. Jln- 
thers small, horizontal, 1 -celled, at length 
opening flat. Stigma orbicular, with a 
bearded margin. Capsule 5-celled, 5-valv- 
ed. Seeds very numerous, minute, subu- 
late. — JSTutt. 
