284 DECANDRIA MONOGYNIA, Arbutus. 
tacemis secundis bracteatis, pedicellis medio bibrac= 
teolatis. 
On the falls of Columbia and near the Western Ocean. 
M. Lewis. On the North-west coast. 4. Menzies. 
" b. May, June. v. s. in Herb. Lewis. nec non Banks. 
Frutex sempervirens, Rami teretes, verrucosi, glabris — — 
juniores ferrugineo-pubescentes. Folia alterna, bre- 
vissime petiolata, ovata vel lato-ovalia, interdum basi | 
subcordata, abrupte acuminata, serrulata, coriacea, 
utrinque glabra, subtus nervis venisque reticulatis pro- 
minentibus. Racemi in apice ramulorum axillareset ter- 
minales, simplices, ferrugineo-pubescentes. Flores se- 
cundi, bracteati, albi, rore rubro pubescentes. Pedicelli 
solitarii, medio bibracteolati. Bractee lanceolate. 
Corolla urceolata, limbo subclauso, 5-dentata. Bacca 
subglobosa, acuta, carnosa, purpurea, extus hirsuta, 
intus semi-5-valvis : loculis polyspermis. , Semina 
ovato-subtriquetra. : 
This elegant evergreen shrub is in high esteem among 
the natives, on account of its berries, which they call. 
Shallon, and which name I have adopted here. Mr. 
A. Menzies, who was the first discoverer of this — 
 Observes one liarity, which is its growing under. 
the shade of ous pu forests, whet wine "T 
other plant tbrives : this makes it so much more desir- 
able for our plantations, asa highly ornamental shrub, 
since but few- will bear such a situation. I was first 
inclined to take this species to belong to Arbutus, hav- 
ing only seen imperfect specimens ; but through wed 
liberal communication of Mr. A. Menzies, I have been” ~ 
enabled to class it more properly with this genus 
though it deviates from both in some respects. 
357. VACCINIUM. Gen. pl. 658. - 
Tea 8 BI dubie sis. ci 
rct =- * Corollis campanulatis. — 
stamineum. 1. V. foliis ovalibus acutis integerrimis subtus glaucis, pë —— 
dicellis solitariis axillaribus filiformibus, corollis patt- 
campanulatis, laciniis oblongis acutis, antheris €x- 
bes Dine, baccis pyriformibus.— Willd. sp. 
Icon. Pluk. elm. t. 330. f. 3. lona. = = 
In dry woods; common: New Englandto Florida 
h. May, June, v. v. About two feet bigh; . 
flowers white: berries green, or white when per. 
