856 
: Cow-berry or Red Whortle-berry. Fl. June. Britain. Shrub 
+ foot. 
39 V. myrtirétium (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 229.) creep- 
ing, quite smooth; leaves petiolate, oval, shining, revolute, 
sparingly and minutely toothed ; racemes axillary, nearly sessile, 
of few flowers ; corolla bell-shaped, somewhat inflated, minutely 
5-toothed ; anthers without dorsal horns. h. H. Native of 
Carolina. Michaux describes the berries as small, globose, 
crowned by the calyx, black, on short stalks, 
Myrile-leaved Whortle-berry. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1812. 
Shrub creeping. 
40 V. crassiréium (Andr. bot. rep. t. 105.) racemes lateral 
and terminal, corymbose ; bracteas shorter than the pedicels ; 
leaves elliptic, crenated, smooth, paler and veiny beneath ; co- 
rolla bell-shaped ; stem diffuse. h. H. Native of Carolina. 
Curt. bot. mag. 1152. A hairy shrub, requiring some shelter 
from our variable winters and springs. Leaves not an inch long, 
with a little minute pubescence on the mid-rib and petioles. 
Flowers 5-cleft, decandrous, prettily variegated with pink and 
white, drooping, on red corymbose stalks. Stamens hairy. 
Thick-leaved Whortle-berry. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1787. 
Shrub trailing. 
41 V. vittésum (Smith, in Rees’ cycl. no. 29.) racemes longer 
than the leaves; pedicels, calyx, corolla, and lanceolate bracteas 
densely hairy; leaves elliptic, entire, revolute, coriaceous, with 
a blunt point, hairy on the upper side. h. F. Native of 
Mexico, from whence specimens were sent by Mutis to Linneeus. 
Branches densely hairy when young. Leaves crowded, an inch 
long, on thick downy petioles, scarcely hairy beneath, except on 
the mid-rib. Racemes towards the ends of the younger branches, 
axillary, drooping, very hairy. Pedicels bracteolate. Corolla 
purplish, with 5 hairy angles, and as many recurved teeth. Per- 
haps a species of Gaylussdcia. 
Villous Whortle-berry. Shrub. 
42 V. niripum (Andr. bot. rep. t. 480.) racemes terminal, 
corymbose; bracteas shorter than the pedicels ; leaves elliptic- 
obovate, acute, crenated, smooth and shining; corollas cylin- 
drical. h. H. Native of Carolina. Curt. bot. mag. 1550. 
Stems either erect or diffuse. Leaves 4 to 1 inch long, paler 
and veiny beneath. Pedicels, bracteas, and calyx very smooth, 
of a shining red or purple colour. Calyx of 5 broad, or rather 
shallow segments. Corollas ovate, oblong, white or pink, with 
5 slight spreading teeth, decandrous. The branches are downy 
on two opposite sides. 
Shining-leaved Whortle-berry. FI. May, June. 
Shrub 1 foot, or decumbent. 
43 V. SCHLECHTENDA`LII; racemes elongated, erect, and are as 
well as the petioles, peduncles, and ribs of leaves on the under sur- 
face, downy ; leaves rather coriaceous, permanent, with the nerves 
and veins prominent on both surfaces, lanceolate or ovate-lan- 
ceolate, acute, adpressedly serrated, callously mucronate at the 
apex as well as the serratures, and running into the short pe- 
tioles, at the base ; fructiferous branches nearly leafless. h. F. 
Native of Mexico, near Jalacinga, in woods. Vaccinium, nov. 
spec. Cham. et Schlecht. in Linnea. 6. p. 395. An erect, much- 
branched, evergreen, smoothish shrub. Leaves 2 inches long, 
and 9 lines broad. Bracteas linear, acute, caducous ; calyx bi- 
bracteate at the base. Berries drooping, umbonate, crowned by 
the minute calycine teeth. 
Schlechtendal’s Whortle-berry. Shrub. 
44 V. suxirotium (Salisb. par. t. 4.) racemes axillary, of few 
flowers ; leaves petiolate, obovate, toothed or crenated, smooth 
on both surfaces; stems tufted; corollas roundish-ovate ; fila- 
ments glandular; stigma capitate. h. H. Native of the 
western parts of Virginia, near Winchester and the Sweet 
Cit. 1794. 
ERICACEZ, LII. Vaccinium. 
Springs. Curt. bot. mag. 928. Lodd. bot. cab. 648. V. bra- 
chycerum, Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 234, A handsome little 
shrub, in stature and general aspect, resembling V. vitis-ide'a. 
The leaves are, however, smooth, even, and not dotted on the 
under side. Corollas globular, contracted at the mouth, not 
bell-shaped. Stamens 10. Anthers spurless at the base, dis- 
charging their pollen by lateral, not terminal apertures. Flowers 
white, delicately striped with red. 
Bou-leaved Whortle-berry. Fl. June. 
foot. 
45 V. ova`rum (Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 290.) racemes 
axillary and terminal, bracteate, short; leaves on short petioles, 
oblong, ovate, acute, revolute, serrated, smooth, coriaceous; co- 
rolla cylindrical, campanulate ; calyxes acute. h.H. Found 
by Governer Lewis on the banks of the Columbia River, and by 
Mr. Menzies on the north-west coast of America. Hook. et 
Arn. in Beech. voy. pt. bot. p. 144. Shrub much branched ; 
branches hairy, as well as the petioles. The foliage is like 
that of Pernéitya mucronata. 
Ovate-leaved Whortle-berry. FJ. May. Clt. 1826. Shrub. 
46 V. Caxapr’yse (Richards. in Frankl. 1st journ. append). 
leaves lanceolate, quite entire, downy ; racemes terminal; 
flowers fasciculate; style inclosed. h.H. Native of Arctic 
America. 
Canadian Whortle-berry. Shrub. 
47 V.sca‘prum (Pohl. pl. bras. 2. p. 37. t. 124.) racemes 
terminal and axillary, longer than the leaves, beset with glan- 
dular hairs; leaves on short petioles, oblong, mucronate, with 
revolute ciliated edges, scabrous, having the nerves hispid be- 
neath. h.G. Native of Brazil, in turfy bogs at Registo Velho 
and Villa de Barbacena. Stems many from the same root, 
leafy at the tops. Leaves scabrous above, and glabrous be- 
neath, permanent. Pedicels pilose, bracteate at the base. Brac- 
teas of two forms, deciduous. Corolla glabrous, campanulate, 
white. 
Scabrous Whortle-berry. Shrub 1 foot. 
48 V. monta‘num (Pohl, pl. bras. 2. p. 38. t. 125.) racemes 
axillary, bracteate, pilose; leaves on short petioles, oblong- 
elliptic, mucronate, hardly narrowed at the base, glabrous, but 
having the nerves on the under side rather pilose. h. G. Na- 
tive of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes, in dry places on 
Serra de Pinheiro. Leaves permanent, dark green above, and 
yellowish-green beneath, 8 lines long and 4 broad. Flowers 
unilateral. Corolla campanulate, glabrous, white. 
Mountain Whortle-berry. Shrub diffuse. 
Clt. 1794. Shrub 4 
* * Flowers disposed in scaly tufts, nearly sessile. 
49 V. myrsinirEs (Michx. fi. bor. amer. 1. p. 233.) flowers 
in terminal and lateral tufts; leaves sessile, oval, mucronate, 
obscurely serrated, smooth and shining above, but rather hairy 
and dotted beneath ; stem erect, much branched ; corolla oblong- 
ovate. h. H. Native of Carolina and Florida, in dry sandy 
woods. A beautiful little shrub, with slightly downy branches. 
Leaves glandular beneath. Tufts of flowers axillary, with pur- 
ple scales. Calycine segments scarlet. Corolla of a fine purple 
colour, 5-toothed. Stamens 10. 
Var. B, lanceolatum (Pursh, fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 290.) leaves 
lanceolate, acute at both ends. 
Var. y, obtùsum (Pursh, 1. c.) leaves roundish-obovate. 
Myrtle-like Whortle-berry. Fl. May, June. Clt. ? 
small. 
Shrub 
* * * Flowers solitary, pedicellate. 
50 V. ce'seum (Forst. prod. 28.) pedicels axillary, solitary, 1- 
