36 ERICEiE. [Arbutus. 



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3. G, hispidula; caule repente filiformi hispido, foliis parvis late ovatis subintegerrimis 

 ciliatis aveniis subtus prascipue hispidis, floribus solitariis 4-fidis, filamentis suborbiciilatis 

 pubescentibus, antherse loculis biaristatis, disco hj^ogyno nullo. — MuhL — Torrey^ FL of Un. 

 St t\ 1. p. 413. BigeL FL Bost. ed. 2. p. 165. — G. serpyllifolia. Piirsh^ Fl. Am. t\ 1. p. 283. 

 1 13. (Jig, mala)* — Vaccinium hispidulum, Mick. Am. v. 1. p. 223. L 23. 



Hab. Swamps. Newfoundland. Dr, Morrison. Miss Brenton. Throughout Canada, and as far as the 

 banks of the Saskatchawan (Z)r. Richardso7i), and thence to the Height of Land on the Rocky Mountains, and 

 to the sources of the Columbia on the West side. Drutnmond, 



4. G. Shallon; suberecta, foliis subcordato -ovatis acutis serratis coriaceis marginibus ra- 

 misque junioribus hispidis, racemis secundis elongatis multifloris bracteatis, pcdicello infra 

 medium bibracteato, corollis ovato-globosis viscidis glandulosis, antheree loculis bisetosisj 

 disco hypogyno nuUo. — Pursh^ FL Am. v. \.p. 284. L 12. Hook. BoL Mag. t 2843. LindL 

 BoL Reg. t 1411. — G. fruticosa. Menzies^ [in Herb, nostr.) 



Hab. North-uest Coast. Mr. Menzies. Dr. Scouler. Common over a vast extent of country, from Cape 

 Mendocina to Puget Sound, but never extending^ 100 geographical miles from the coast. Douglas, — A truly 

 beautiful plant, with the leaves often 4 inches long-, and racemes still longer, of a delicate waxy appearance. 

 The fruit is much esteemed by the natives, and made into cakes, which keep for a great length of time. It 

 is now introduced by Mr. Douglas and Dr. Scouler to our gardens, where it is a great acquisition, bearing 

 copious blossoms and abundant fruit. 



2. ARBUTUS. 



Calyx parvus, 5-partitus. Corolla ovata v. globosa limbo 5-dentato reflexo, basi ssepe 

 diaphana. Stam. 10 basi corollse inserta. AnthercB loculi apice poro dehiscentes, dorso aris- 

 tato. Discus hypogynus decangularis. Stigma obtusum. Bacca S-Iocularisj polysperma, 

 nunc Drupa subglobosa, putamine S-loculari, loculis monospermis, 



Bacca polysperma. Arbutus, 



1. A. laiirifolia; arborea, foliis oblongis utrinque acuminatis acute sen-atis glabris, racemis 

 axillaribus secundis sessilibus solitariis. Linn. SuppL p. 238. Pursh^ FL Am. v. I. p. 282. 



Hab. North America. Linnceus: and Pursh suspects on the N. W. Coast, at the Columbia ; which is the more 

 probable, as no true Arbutus (excluding Arctostaphylos) is found on the East side of the Rocky Mountains. 



2. A. Menziesii; arborea, foliis ovalibus integerrimis vel subserratis coriaceis petiolatis gla- 

 berrimis subtus glaucis, racemis elongatis compositis paniculatis densis pubescentibus, baccis 

 rugosis polyspermis. — Pursh^ Fl. Am. v. \.p. 282. Hook, et Am. in Bot. of Beech. Voy. v. 1. 

 p. 143. — A. procera. DougL MSS. in HorL Soc. Lond, 



Hab. North-west Coast. Mr. Menzies. Common at Puget Sound, Columbia River, and N. California, at- 

 taining a large size in hilly situations. Douglas. — This is so closely allied to A. Andrachne, especially to 

 my specimens from southern Tauria, that 1 have hesitated about keeping it distinct. The leaves are perhaps 

 larger; but the figure of that species in Bot. Register, t. 113, admirably represents our plant. 



3. A. tomentosa; fruticosa erecta, foliis brevl-petiolatis acutis coriaceis ovalibus ovatisve nunc 

 subcordatis integerrimis junioribus pubescenti-tomentosis, racemis compositis brevibus termi- 

 nalibus congestis folio brevioribus. (Tab. CXXX.) — a. hispida; ramis setosis, setis longis 



