C 3904 ) 
ARCTOSTAPHYLOS NITIDA. SHINING ARCTO- 
STAPHYLOS, or BEAR-BERRY. 
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Class and Order. 
DecanpriA Monoeynia. 
( Nat. Ord.—Enricacez. ) 
Generic Character. 
Calyx 5-partitus persistens. Corolla ovato-urceolata, 
ore 5-dentato revoluto brevi. Stamina 10 inclusa, filamen- 
tis basi subdilatatis sepius piloso-ciliatis, antheris compres- 
sis apice biporosis lateraliter biaristatis, aristis reflexis. 
Ovarium globoso-depressum squamis 3 carnulosis cinctum. 
Stylus brevis. Stigma obtusum. Bacca (seu drupa bac- 
cata) globosa, 5-rarius 6—7-imo 10-locularis, loculis 1-sper- 
mis !—Suffrutices fruticesve. Folia alterna sepius persis- 
tentia, integra aut denticulata. Racemi terminales bracte- 
ati. Corolle albe aut rubre. Fructus rubri aut nigri. 
DC. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
ArctTostapHytos* nitida; erecta, fruticosa, cortice decidua, 
foliis breviter petiolatis lanceolatis acutis argute den- 
tatis basi angustatis utrinque ramisque glaberrimis 
subtus albo-glaucescentibus, racemis paniculato-ramo- 
sis rachi pedicellisque pilosulis. 
Arsutus discolor. Hook. Ic. Plant. v. 1. t. 29. 
Arcrostapuytos discolor. De Cand. Prodr. v. 7. 
This extremely beautiful shrub was raised by J. T. 
Mackay, Esq., at the Dublin College Botanic Garden, atte 
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* From apxro; a bear, and crapvdn, grape or berry:—the same as our 
English word Bear-berry. : 
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