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Vaccinium Buxifolium. Box-Leaved 



Whortle-Berry. 



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Clqfs and Order. 



OdANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



Generic Character. 

 Cor. l-petala. Stamina receptaculo inferta. Anther* apice 

 pons 2. Bacca infera, 4-locularis, polyfperma. 



Specific Character and Synonyms. 



VACCINIUM bitxiftlium $ floribus decandris fafciculatis ra- 

 cemofifve axillaribus, pedunculis bra&eatis, 

 ftigmatibus capitatis, foliis ovalibus crenulatis 

 pianis impunclatis. 



VACCINIUM buxifolium ; foliis obovatis, dentatis, glabris, 

 fubtus jequatis : fpicis e fuperioribus axillis, 

 denfe multifloris : ftigmatibus hemiiphaericis. 

 Salifi. in Parad. loud. 4. 



VACCINIUM brachycerum ; pumilum : foliis Buxi, obovali- 

 bus, ranter manifefteque creuatis : fafcicuHl 

 fub effilifloris: corolla brevi : filamentis glan- 

 dulofis ; antheris breviffime corniculatis. 

 Michaux Fior. Bor. Am. v. 1. p. 234. 



To this beautiful dwarf fpecies of Vaccinium we apply the 

 name given it in the Paradifus Londinenfis, in preference to 

 that of M ichabx, though the latter has the right of priority ; not 

 merely becaule when accompanied with a good figure a name 

 is likely to be more generally adopted; but alfo becaufe we 

 are not without fome doubts of the identity of our plant and 

 that ot Michaux. In habit it approaches to Vaccinium 

 rttisld<ea> but the corolla is urceolate, with a minute five- 

 cleit border, the anthers included, and have their opening not 

 ai ! ie extremity but bn one fide ; ftigms capitate; leaves cre- 

 nulated, not dotted underneath, nor with the edges rolled 



D3CK* 



Our drawing of this very rare fhrub was taken at Mr. 

 Woodford's, iare of Vc.uxhall, who purchafed it from the 

 collefbon of the late Mr. Sykks, of Hackney. A native of 

 North-America. Flowers in April or early in May. Requires 

 the lame treatment as the hardy heaths, and may be propagated 

 by layers. J l 



