ERICACEÆ. XXX. Puyttopoce. 
1 P. raxrrozia (Salisb. par. 
t. 36.) leaves with denticulated 
margins; peduncles aggregate, 
glandular ; calycine segments 
lanceolate, acuminated ; anthers 
3 times shorter than the fila- 
ments. h.H. Native of Eu- 
rope; and the north of Asia, at 
the fountains of Uda. In Scot- 
land, in dry heathy moors, rare ; 
near Aviemore, in Strathspey, ex 
Mr. R. Brown, of Perth; inthe 
Western Isles of Shiant, G. 
Don. In North America, on the 
White Hills of New Hampshire ; 
and on the north-west coast, 
and of Labrador. Menziésia 
cœrùlea, Swartz, in Lin. trans. 
10. p. 377. t. 30. f. a. Smith, engl. bot. 2469. Lodd. bot. 
cab. 164. Andrómeda cœrùlea, Lin. spec. p. 563. fr. lapp. 165. 
t. 1. f. 5. Œd. fl. dan. 57. Andr. taxifdlia, Pall. fl. ross. p. 54. 
t. 72. f. 2. fl. lapp. ed. 2. p. 183. t. 1. f. 5. fl. dan. t- 57. 
Erica coerilea, Willd. spec. 2. p. 393.—Gmel. sib. 4. p. 131. 
t. 57. f. 2. Flowers blue or purple, but Pursh says they are 
red in the American plant. 
Yen-leaved Phyllodoce. 
3 foot. 
2 P., Paxzasta‘na (D. Don, in edind. phil. journ. 17, p. 159.) 
leaves with denticulated margins; peduncles aggregate, tomen- 
tose; calycine segments ovate-lanceolate, acute, membranous ; 
corollas oblong; anthers one-half shorter than the filaments. 
h. H. Native of Curil Island and the Island of Sitcha. An- 
drémeda coertlea £, viridifldra, herb. Pall. Menziésia Aleitica, 
Spreng. syst. 2. p. 202. Cham. in Linnea. 1. p. 515. Bon- 
gard, in mem. acad. petersb. 2. p. 154. t. 3. Peduncles clothed 
with rusty, adpressed, silky hairs. Flowers greenish. 
Pallas’s Phyllodoce. Shrub 4 foot. 
3 P. empztrirérmis (D. Don, 1. c.) leaves with denticulated 
margins; peduncles aggregate, sparingly glandular; calycine 
segments ovate, obtuse; anthers length of filaments. k. H: 
Native of North America. Menzièsia empetrifórmis, Smith, in 
Lin. trans. 10. p. 280. Hook. bot. mag. 3176. Flowers pale 
red. 
Empetrum-formed Phyllodoce. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1810. 
Shrub 4 foot. : 
Cult. Phyllédoce is a genus of elegant, small, heath-like 
shrubs; they will only thrive in peat soil, and are increased by 
layers. 
FIG. 137. 
Fl. June, July. Scotland. Shrub 
XXXI. BRYA’NTHUS (from ßpvov, bryon, a moss, and avboc, 
anthos, a flower). Gmel. sib. 4. p. 133. t. 57. f. 3. D. Don, in 
edinb. phil. journ. 17, p. 160.—Andrémeda species, Lin. Men- 
ziésia, Swartz, Pursh.—Erica species, Thunb. eae 
Lin. syst. Decdndria, Monogýnia. Calyx 5-leaved, imbri- 
cate. Corolla deeply 5-parted, spreading. Stamens 10, shorter 
than the corolla; filaments flattened, glabrous ; cells of anthers 
short, mutic, or awned behind, dehiscing by a terminal hole. 
Stigma obtuse. Capsule 5-celled, with a septicidal dehiscence, 
Many-seeded. Seeds ovoid, shining, with a keeled raphe.— 
Small trailing shrubs, natives of Asia and North America. 
Leaves crowded, spreading, flattish. Flowers terminal, solitary, 
or somewhat racemose. 3 ie 160.) 
1 B. Gmetini (D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 17. p- oe 
branchlets pruinose ; leaves with denticulated margins ; pecun- 
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XXXII. Dasæcia. XXXIII. Enxranruus. 833 
cles glandular, many-flowered ; anthers mutic; style filiform. 
h. H. Native of Kamtschatka, about Port Ochotsk, and of 
Behring’s Island. The plant grows in thick masses, like Wild 
Thyme. Menziésia bryantha, Swartz, in Lin. trans. 10. p. 878. 
t. 30. f. b. Andrómeda bryantha, Lin. mant. 238. Pall. fl. ross. 
p. 57. t. 74. f. 1. Erica bryantha, Thunb. diss. no. 8. Willd. 
spec. 2. p. 386. Bryanthus répens, serpyllifélio, flore roseo, 
Gmel. sib. 4. p. 133. t. 57. f. 3. Flowers red. 
Gmelin’s Bryanthus. Pl. trailing. 
2 B. SrerLe'si (D. Don, I. c.) branchlets glabrous; leaves 
with obsolete crenulated edges; flowers solitary, nearly sessile ; 
anthers biaristate behind; style conical. h.H. Native of the 
west coast of North America; on the Rocky Mountains, and 
near the mouth of the Columbia river; and of the Island of 
Sitcha. Andrómeda Stelleriana, Pall. fl. ross. p. 58. t. 74. f. 2. 
Menziésia empetriférmis, Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 265. but 
not of others. Flowers pale red. 
Steller’s Bryanthus. Shrub trailing. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Phyllédoce, p. 832. 
XXXII. DABŒ'CIA (Called St. Dabeoc’s Heath, in Ireland). 
D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 17. p. 160.—Andrémeda species, 
Lin.—Menziésia species, Juss.—Erica species, Lin. 
Lin. syst. Octdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 4-parted. Corolla 
oval, ventricose; limb 4-toothed. Stamens 8, inclosed ; fila- 
ments dilated, glabrous; anthers linear, sagittate at the base; 
cells of anthers parallel, loosened at the apex, dehiscing length- 
wise. Stigma simple, truncate. Capsule 4-celled, with a septi- 
cidal dehiscence.—A dwarf, bushy, evergreen shrub, native of 
Ireland and the Pyrenees. Leaves elliptic, flat, clothed with 
white tomentum beneath. Flowers terminal, racemose, purple. 
1 D. pourrét1a (D. Don, l. c.). p. H. Native of the Pyre- 
nees, and of the west of Ireland, in boggy soil ; on Craigh Patrick, 
in the County of Mayo; very abundant in the district of Cunne- 
mara, in the County of Galway. Andrómeda Dabee'cia, Lin. 
syst. 406. Erica Dabce'cia, Lin. spec. 509. Smith, engl. bot. 
35. Menziésia Dabee'cia, D. C. fl. gall. 674. Erica Hybernica, 
&c. Rai, hist. 3. suppl. 244. Menziésia polifolia, Juss. ann. 
mus. 1. p. 55. Vaccinium Cantabricum, Huds. ed. 1. p. 143. 
Petiv. gaz. 27. f. 4. Racemes secund. The shrub is called 
Irish Whorts, Cantabrian Heath, or St. Dabeoc’s Heath. 
Polium-leaved St. Dabeoc’s Heath. Fl, June, Sept. Ireland. 
Shrub 1 to 2 feet. : 
Cult. This shrub is well fitted for decorating the front of 
shrubberies, or to be grown on rock-work or banks. It 
has much the habit of a species of Heath, and is very pretty 
when in blossom. As the shrub grows in large dense tufts, it 
may be increased by division; it is also easily increased by layers 
or cuttings. 
XXXIII. ENKIA’'NTHUS (from éyxvoc, enkuos, pregnant, 
and av@oc, anthos, a flower ; flowers swollen). Lour. cochin. 276. 
Meladora, Sal. in hort. trans. 2. p. 156. i 
Lin. syst. Decdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 5 cleft, furnished 
with coloured bracteas. Corolla campanulate; with a 5-cleft 
limb, and with 5 pits at the base of the tube. Stamens 10, in- 
serted in the base of the -corolla ; filaments toothed, pilose at 
base; cells of anthers awned, opening by a pore at the apex. 
Style filiform. Berry 5-celled, many-seeded.—Elegant shrubs. 
Leaves broad, opposite, oblong-elliptic-acuminated, glabrous, 
green and shining on the upper surface, pale beneath, and fre- 
quently red. Bud scales red. Flowers large, terminal, droop- 
ing, shewy. The species are held in high veneration by the 
Chinese. 
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