Arbutus and Arctostaphylos the anthers have two long horns 

 projecting from their back, and the ovary is surrounded by 

 a fleshy ring with ten angles ; but in this plant the anthers 

 liave no horns, and are split into four bristle-shaped teeth 

 at their apex, while the base of the ovary is surrounded by 

 ten distinct scales. We therefore adopt, without any 

 scruple, Mons. Gaudichaud's genus Pernettia, which in 

 reality is much more nearly allied to Andromeda and Gaul- 

 theria than to Arbutus, particularly to Andromeda myrsmites 

 and Gaidtheria serpi/llifolia, which last is certainly no Vac- 

 cinkmi. 



Gaudichaud refers to this genus Arbutus pumila, and 

 microphylla ; as far as habit and the structure of the flowers 

 are concerned, Aj^butus pilosa, of Professor Graham, would 

 also be referable to Pernettia ; but we incline to believe that 

 plant an Andromeda. 



The subject of these observations is a native of the 

 Straits of Magellan ; we have specimens communicated to 

 the late Mr. Donn, of Cambridge, out of Forster's Herbarium, 

 others procured by Macrae, off Cape Horn, and fruit 

 gathered in Staten Island by Mr. Vv^ebster, of H. M. S. Chan- 

 ticleer. Gaudichaud did not meet wdth it in his visit to the 

 Falkland Islands, but in its place he found plenty of another 

 species, Pernettia empetrifolia, v/bich formed a small bush 

 covered with eatable berries, and grov/ing at the back of the 

 sand-hills wherever a little vegetable mould was collected. 



