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are solitary near the end, calix scaly of about 

 6 unequal ovate and obovate scales persistent 

 much shorter than the large berry which has 

 about 9 oblong seeds and is crowned by as many 

 thick stellate clavate stigmas. 



598. Empetrum nigrum L. and all European 

 bot. A boreal plant of which I have specimens 

 from Sweden and the Alps. They answer to 

 the Linnean description of it by leaves quater^ 

 nate petiolate ovate lanceolate obtuse, berries 

 black subsesslle. Therefore quite difterent 

 from our American species ; but I have also 

 specimens from Sibiria and the Alps nearer to 

 our sp. and therefore there may be two species 

 in Europe as probably also with us. Wilde- 

 now thus say E. nigrum has oblong revolute 

 leaves. 



599. Empetrum crassifolium Raf. smooth 

 procumbent, leaves 3-4nate petiolate linear ob- 

 tuse thick, fiat above, convex enerve beneath, 

 patent crovvded. — Sibiria and perhaps other 

 parts, my specimens have no berries, and but 

 few flowers, leaves 3 lines long, quite thick, 

 sometimes sulcate beneath, but not nerved,some 

 appear to be fistular : flowers as in E. nigrum, 

 sent me as such. Is it found in Origon ? berries 

 probably black. 



Shrubby LABIATE. 



600. RAFINESaUIA or Diodeilis R. fl. 

 tel. 750. Cunila, Melissa and Gardoquia of Au- 

 thors ! . . Calix tubular strait striated subbilabi- 

 ate upper lip bidentate, lower tridentate, mouth 

 closed by hairs, corolla tubular erect bilabiate, 

 upper lip concave notched, lower 31obe subequal 

 stamen.s 4 remote, anthers cordate bilobe, seeds 

 smooth. Shrubby, floivers axillanj red, — A 

 very fine peculiar Genus forced into 3 alien 



