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SYNONYMA. 
Vitis Idea Canadensis, pyrole folio. Tournef. 
Anonyma pedunculis arcuatis. Cold. Noveb. 
Pharm. Gaultheriz folia. 
Qual. Fol. amaro-aromatica; Fr. sapore et odore dulei, grate. 
Usus. Foliorum infusum theiforme. Shoepf. Mat. Med. 
ted || DESCRIPTIO UBERIOR. 
Fructiculus spithamzus, sempervirens. Radix repens. Folia ovalia, vel obovata, glabra, ceriacea caulem 
terminantia ; serraturis aristatis. Flores plerumque solitarii, axillares, pedunculis arcuatis nutan- 
tibus. Calix basi bi-bracteatus. Corolla alba. Fructus ex calice facta; bacczformis sub-rotun- 
da, coccinea, esculenta. Planta in montibus et montosis gaudens, Habitat 4 Canada ad Flori- 
dam usque, solo arido, sterili, arenoso. Floret Junio. Bart. Fl. Ph. MS. 
Tars crete little evergreen shrubby deck is very ener 
known by the country people, among whom it is much esteemed 
for its agreeable aromatic flavour, and extensively used, in the 
way I ela progeny mention, 
: It belongs toa small. genus dedicated by Kalm to D. D. Gautier, 
a physician formerly of Canada, and an excellent botanist. How 
the letters / and h have crept into the word, it is not easy to learn, 
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