^S4 bECANDRIA MONOGVNIA. ArbutuS. 



racemis secundis bracteatis, pedicellis medio bibrac- 

 teolatis. 



On the falls of Columbia and near the Western Ocean. 

 M. Lewis. On the North-west coast. J. Menzles. 

 T2 . May, June. v. s. in Herb. Lewis, nee non Banks. 



Frutex sempervirens. Rami teretes, verrucosi, glabri : 

 juniores ferrugineo-pubescentes. Folia alterna, bre- 

 vissime petiolata, ovata vel lato-ovalia, interdum basi 

 subcordata, abrupte acuminata, serrulata, coriacea, 

 utrinque glabra, sublus nervis venisque reticulatis pro- 

 minentibus. Racevii in apice ramulorum axillareset ter- 

 minales, simplices, ferrugineo-pubescentes. Flores se- 

 cundi, bracteati, albi, rore rubro pubescentes, PediceUi 

 solitarii, medio bibracteolati. Bractece lanceolatae. 

 Corolla urceolata, limbo subclauso, S-dentata, Bacca 

 siibglobosa, acuta, carnosa, purpurea, extus hirsuta, 

 intus semi-5-valvis : loculis polyspermis. Semina 

 ovato-subtriquetra. 



This elegant evergreen shrub is in high esteem smong 

 the natives, on account of its berries, which they call 

 Shnllon, and which name I have adopted here. Mr. 

 A. Mcnzies, who was the first discoverer of this shrub> 

 observes one peculiarity, which is its growing under 

 the shade of close pine forests, where scarcely any 

 other plant thrives : this makes it so much more desir- 

 able for our plantations, as a 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 the 

 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. pi. 658. 

 f Foliis deciduis. 

 * CoroUis cavipanulatis. 

 stamineum. 1. V. foliis ovallbus acutis integerrimis subtus glaucis, pe- 

 dicellis solitariis axillaribus filiformibus, coroUis patu- 

 lo-campanu1atis, laciniis oblongis acutis, antheris ex- 

 ertis, dorso aristatis, baccis pyriformibus. — JVilld. sp. 

 pL 2. p. 349. 

 Icon. Pluk. aim. t. 33g.f. 3. lona. 

 In dry woods ; common : New England to Florida. 

 T2 . May, June. v. v. About two feet high j 

 flowers white : berries green, or white when per- 



