840 
Shallon Gaultheria. 
bent. 
11 G. rracrantisstua (Wall. in asiat. res. 13. p. 297, with a 
figure); branchlets glabrous, rather triquetrous ; leaves elliptic- 
oblong, acute, crenulated, glabrous, attenuated at. the base; 
racemes axillary, solitary, erect, downy. h.F. Native of 
Nipaul, at Narainhetty. G. fragrans, D. Don, prod. fi. nep. 
151. A’rbutus Jaurifdlia, Hamilt. mss. Leaves coriaceous, re- 
ticulately veined, 2-4 inches long. Racemes shorter than the 
leaves. Bracteas ovate-oblong, concave, equal in length to the 
pedicels. Calycine segments ovate, acute. Corollas oblong, 
silky, drooping a little, pale red, very sweet scented. Shrub 
much branched. 
Very fragrant Gaultheria. Clt. 1824. Shrub. 
12 G. puncta‘ta (Blum. bijdr. p. 856.) leaves lanceolate, ter- 
minated by a gland, serrated, dotted beneath, glabrous as well 
as the branches; racemes panicled, terminal; calyxes ciliated. 
h. G. Native of Java, very common on the top of Mount 
Gede, where it is called by the natives Tjatagie-wangie. 
Dotted-leaved Gaultheria. Shrub. 
13 G. Levcoca’Rpa (Blum. bijdr. p. 856.) branches and 
leaves glabrous; leaves ovate-oblong, long-acuminated, bluntly 
serrated ; racemes axillary and terminal, drooping; calyxes 
a little ciliated. %.G. Native of Java, in woods on the higher 
mountains, where it is called Zantigi badas by the natives. 
White-fruited Gaultheria. Fl. Year. Shrub. 
14 G. SPRENGE`'LII; leaves oblong, rounded at both ends, 
callous at the apex, quite entire, with revolute edges, hispid on 
both surfaces ; branches hairy ; racemes terminal, straight, se- 
cund, clothed with clammy hairs. h. S. Native of Brazil, 
where it was collected by Sello. G. hispida, Sprengel, syst. 2. 
p- 288. but not of R. Br, 
Sprengel’s Gaultheria. Shrub. 
15 G.? pracrea‘ta; branches beset with rusty hairs; leaves 
ovate-acute, obscurely denticulated, shining above and rusty be- 
neath; racemes terminal, simple; corollas and calyxes hairy. 
h.G. Native of Quito, near the Crater of Tunguragua, and on 
Mount Chimborazo. Andrémeda bracteata, Cav, icon. 6. p. 42. 
t. 562. f. 1. Hairs on the under side of the leaves, bulbous at 
the base. Leaves 14 inch long, and 1 inch broad. Bracteas at 
the base of the pedicels concave, ovate-acute, and the pedicels 
are bibracteolate. Stamens 10, villous; anthers biaristate at the 
base. Corollas tubular, pale red, with erect ovate-acute teeth. 
Bracteate Gaultheria. Shrub 14 foot. 
16 G. ELÍPTICA (Cham. in Linnea. 8. p. 502.) racemes, 
corollas, and capsules, downy; bracteas and calyxes ciliated, 
the rest of the plant glabrous; leaves elliptic, acute at both 
ends, mucronate, marginated, rather coriaceous, finely and 
equally serrulated, smooth and shining above, and beset with 
black dots beneath, reticulately veined; racemes terminal and 
axillary, forming a panicle; bracteas ovate-orbicular, obtuse, 
concave, at first imbricated, and therefore the racemes appear 
strobile-formed. h.S. Native of the south of Brazil, where 
it was collected by Sello. Very like G. acuminata, Cham. in 
Linnea, 5. p. 126. and G. vernalis, Poepp. pl. chil. exsic. 3. no. 
119. Prostrate and rooting. Corollas ovate-urceolate, in- 
fiated, downy outside and villous inside. 
Elliptic-leaved Gaultheria. Shrub creeping. 
17 G. acumtna'ra (Schlecht. et Cham. 5. p. 126. and 7. p. 
524.) shrubby, glabrous ; flowers racemose, axillary ; leaves on 
short petioles, ovate, acuminated, acute, finely serrulated, coria- 
ceous, reticulately veined, discoloured, full of black dots be- 
neath, but scabrous on both surfaces from elevated dots; serra- 
tures mucronate. h.G. Native of Mexico, on Serra Colo- 
rado; and at St. Salvador and Malpays de Joya. Flowers 
white. Fruit black. Leaves 34 inches Jong. 
Fl. May. Clt. 1826. Shrub procum- 
ERICACEH. XXXIX. Gautruenria. 
Acuminated-leaved Gaultheria. Shrub. 
18 G. rericura‘ta (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 284.) 
branches and leaves glabrous; leaves oblong, acutish at both 
ends, serrulately crenulated, shining above ; racemes crowded 
at the tops of the branches, axillary and terminal; corollas gla- 
brous. h.G. Native of the Andes of Quito, between Ona 
and Loxa, in Paramo de Saraguru. Andrómeda reticulata, 
Humb. prol. p. 39. Leaves terminated by a sessile gland, 
shining above. Racemes involucrated by some bracteas at the 
base, downy. Corolla ovate, tubular, white, glabrous. Fruit 
capsular. 
Reticulated-leaved Gaultheria. Shrub. 
19 G. coccinea (H. B. et Kunth, |. c. p. 284.) branches 
rather pilose; leaves roundish-ovate, acutish, rounded at the 
base, denticulated, glabrous, shining above and dotted beneath ; 
racemes terminal and axillary at the tops of the branches; 
corollas clothed with glandular hairs. h.S. Native of Carac- 
cas, on Mount Avila. Andrómeda coccinea, Humb. prol. p. 
39. Leaves with black dot-like glands beneath. Racemes in- 
volucrated by imbricate bracteas at the base. Flowers secund, 
on long pedicels ; pedicels clothed with glandular hairs. Brac- 
teas at the base of the pedicels concave, coloured, glandularly 
ciliated. Corollas ovate, scarlet, clothed with glandular hairs. 
Fruit capsular. ? 
Scarlet-flowered Gaultheria. Shrub. 
20 G. opora`ra (Humb. trav. 1. p. 397. and 599. nov. gen. 
3. p. 285. Pers. ench. 1. p. 482.) branchlets beset with glan- 
dular viscid hairs; leaves ovate-oblong, acuminately cuspidate, 
cordate at the base, sharply denticulated, glabrous and shining 
above, and scabrous from dots beneath; racemes axillary and 
terminal at the tops of the branches; corollas pilose. h. S. 
Native of New Andalusia, on Mount Tumiriquiri; and on the 
southern declivity of Mount Silla de Caraccas, where it is called 
Pejoa by the natives; and of Mexico, at Cuesta Grande de 
Chiconquiaca. G. scabra, Willd. herb. Shrub much branched. 
Leaves aromatic, 2 inches long, glandularly ciliated while young. 
Racemes involucrated by some bracteas at the base. Flowers 
secund, nutant. Pedicels beset with glandular hairs as well as 
the rachis. Bracteas red, lanceolate, length of pedicels. Co- 
rollas ovate, pale red. Fruit capsular. 
Sweet-scented Gaultheria. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 
21 G, corniròLIa (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 285. 
t. 261.) branchlets clammy, hispid ; leaves ovate, acute, cordate, 
denticulated, rugose, glabrous and shining above, but hairy be- 
neath ; racemes axillary and terminal at the tops of the branches; 
corollas clothed with clammy hairs. h.G. Native of New 
Granada, on the Andes near Almaguer and Pansitara, in rather 
frigid places. Branches twining, ex Bonpl. Leaves 3} inches 
long. Pedicels and flowers beset with glandular hairs and 
clammy. Bracteas oblong, acute, concave, ciliated with glandu- 
lar hairs, and clothed with adpressed hairs outside, longer than 
the pedicels. Calyx clammy, clothed with glandular hairs. 
Corollas ovate, scarlet or purple. 
Heart-leaved Gaultheria. Shrub. 
22 G. riciva (H. B. et Kunth, l. c. p. 286.) branchlets 
puberulous; leaves ovate-oblong, acute, cordate at the base, 
sharply denticulated, glabrous, but a little ciliated; racemes ax- 
illary and terminal at the tops of the branches; corollas gla- 
brous. .S. Native of the province of Cumana, on Mount 
Cocollar, Andrómeda rígida, Humb. trav. p. 397. Leaves 
terminated by a sessile gland. Racemes involucrated by many 
imbricated bracteas. Bracteas oblong, concave, ciliated, gla- 
brous, coloured, longer than the pedicels. Pedicels and rachis 
downy. Corollas ovate, scarlet. 
Stiff Gaultheria. Tree small. 
23 G. tomentosa (H. B. et Kunth, l. c. p. 287. t. 262.) 
