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126 FLORA OF MOUNT DESERT.
EPIGAEA, L. TRAILING ARBUTUS.
E. repens, L. MAYFLOWER. TRAILING ARBUTUS. Freq. in woodlands, but seldom very abundant.
GAULTHERIA, L. AROMATIC WINTERGREEN.
G. procumbens, L. CREEPING WINTERGREEN. CHECKERBERRY.
Common everywhere in woods, shady places, and clearings.
ANDROMEDA, L.
A. polifolia, L. Bog; infrequent. Swampsy roadside, south of Salisbury Cove; Hadlock Upper Pond; Sunken Heath (Rand);—Pond Heath (Greenleaf, Lane & Rand);—Great Heath (Redfield).
CASSANDRA, Don. LEATHER LEAF.
C. calyculata (L.), Don.
Bogs and marshy borders of ponds; common.
KALMIA, L. AMERICAN LAUREL.
K. angustifolia, L. SHEEP LAUREL. Lambkill.
Hillsides, pastures, and thickets in dry or damp ground; common. Also abundant on the mountains.
K. glauca, Ait. PALE LAUREL.
Sphagnum bogs; frequent. Pond Heath (Greenleaf & Rand, E. Faxon);—Freeman Heath (Faxon & Rand);—Sea Wall Swamp; Sunken Heath; Great Heath (Rand);—bog by roadside west of Sea Wall; The Heath, Great Cranberry Isle (R. & R.).
RHODODENDRON, L. ROSE-BAY. AZALEA.
R. Rhodora, Don. Rhodora Canadensis, L. RHODORA.
Common in damp thickets and swamps, and in wet or even in dry places on the mountains. Very variable in color of flowers. Sometimes three to five feet high.