"A genus of Andromeda polifolia of plants of the natural order Ericaceae, distinguished by a 5-valve naked capsule, which splits up through the back of the cells; anthers with two awns, and a globose corolla with the orifice contracted." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Andromeda

"A genus of Andromeda polifolia of plants of the natural order Ericaceae, distinguished by a 5-valve…

Of the Heath family (Ericaceae), the trailing arbutus (Epigaea repens).

Trailing Arbutus

Of the Heath family (Ericaceae), the trailing arbutus (Epigaea repens).

Of the Heath family (Ericaceae), the flame azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum).

Flame Azalea

Of the Heath family (Ericaceae), the flame azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum).

Of the Heath family (Ericaceae), the bearberry (Arctostaphylos Uva-ursi).

Bearberry

Of the Heath family (Ericaceae), the bearberry (Arctostaphylos Uva-ursi).

Slice across a Checkerberry "berry" and the pod inside.

Berry

Slice across a Checkerberry "berry" and the pod inside.

A Checkerberry plant, or Aromatic Wintergreen.

Checkerberry

A Checkerberry plant, or Aromatic Wintergreen.

Of the Heath family (Ericaceae), the checkerberry (Gaultheria procumbens).

Checkerberry

Of the Heath family (Ericaceae), the checkerberry (Gaultheria procumbens).

Pictured are the orders of clethraceae, pyrolaceae, and ericaceae. The flowers of these orders that are illustrated include (1) clethra, (2) pyrola, (andromeda, (4) kalmia, (5) rhododendron, (6) erica, and (7) vaccinium.

Orders of Clethraceae, Pyrolaceae, and Ericaceae

Pictured are the orders of clethraceae, pyrolaceae, and ericaceae. The flowers of these orders that…

The flowering branch of the Common Heath (Epacris impressa), a plant in the Ericaceae family of heaths.

Common Heath

The flowering branch of the Common Heath (Epacris impressa), a plant in the Ericaceae family of heaths.

The flower of the Common Heath (Epacris impressa), a plant in the Ericaceae family of heaths.

Common Heath

The flower of the Common Heath (Epacris impressa), a plant in the Ericaceae family of heaths.

Of the Heath family (Ericaceae), the white swamp honeysuckle (Rhododendron viscosum).

White Swamp Honeysuckle

Of the Heath family (Ericaceae), the white swamp honeysuckle (Rhododendron viscosum).

Of the Heath family (Ericaceae), the great laurel (Rhododendron maximum).

Great Laurel

Of the Heath family (Ericaceae), the great laurel (Rhododendron maximum).

Of the Heath family (Ericaceae), the mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia).

Mountain Laurel

Of the Heath family (Ericaceae), the mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia).

Of the Heath family (Ericaceae), the pale laurel (Kalmia polifolia).

Pale Laurel

Of the Heath family (Ericaceae), the pale laurel (Kalmia polifolia).

Mayflower is a common american wildflower.

Mayflower

Mayflower is a common american wildflower.

Epigaea repens (Mayflower or Trailing Arbutus) is a low, spreading shrub in the Ericaceae family. It is found from Newfoundland to Florida, west to Kentucky and the Northwest Territory. It can also be found in parts of Central Europe and Western Africa.

Mayflower

Epigaea repens (Mayflower or Trailing Arbutus) is a low, spreading shrub in the Ericaceae family. It…

Epigaea repens (Mayflower or Trailing Arbutus) is a low, spreading shrub in the Ericaceae family. It is found from Newfoundland to Florida, west to Kentucky and the Northwest Territory. It can also be found in parts of Central Europe and Western Africa.

Mayflower

Epigaea repens (Mayflower or Trailing Arbutus) is a low, spreading shrub in the Ericaceae family. It…

Kalmia latifolia, commonly called Mountain-laurel or Spoonwood, is a flowering plant in the family Ericaceae, native to the eastern United States, from southern Maine south to northern Florida, and west to Indiana and Louisiana.

Mountain-laurel

Kalmia latifolia, commonly called Mountain-laurel or Spoonwood, is a flowering plant in the family Ericaceae,…

Of the Heath family (Ericaceae), the pinxter flower (Rhododendron nudiflorum).

Pinxter Flower

Of the Heath family (Ericaceae), the pinxter flower (Rhododendron nudiflorum).

Of the Heath family (Ericaceae), the rhodora (Rhododendron canadense).

Rhodora

Of the Heath family (Ericaceae), the rhodora (Rhododendron canadense).

Of the Heath family (Ericaceae), the creeping snowberry (Chiogenes hispidula).

Creeping Snowberry

Of the Heath family (Ericaceae), the creeping snowberry (Chiogenes hispidula).

A Wintergreen plant of the Heath Family.

Wintergreen

A Wintergreen plant of the Heath Family.