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flowers full ivs large, is found by Mr. Murray on the Campsic hills, 

 near Glasg., and on hills in Arran. This retains its characters in 

 the gardens, where in England it has been long known under the 

 name of V. biixiforuon. 



4. V. Oxycoccos (Cr«/i^crr?/). flower-stalks terminal single-flower- 

 ed, leaves ovate evergreen glaucous beneath their margins rc- 

 volute and entire, cor. 4-partite revolutc, stem filiform. 

 IJghlf. p. 202. E.B.t.3l9. 



Hab. Peat-bogs in the Lowlands^ frequent^ but not so common in the 

 Highlands, Light/. FL June. Fj . 



Very straggling, wiiy, 8 or 10 inches long. Leaves small. Flowers 

 bright rose colour. Cor. deeply divided ; segments singidarly re- 

 volute, on which account, as well as the hornless anthers, tliis is by 

 many made u genus, Oxycoccos. Fruit very pleasant, making the 

 best of tarts, far superior to the foreign V. viacrocorpnm, which is 

 so largely imported to this country. At Longtown on the borders 

 of Cumberland the fruit of the V. Oxijc. forms no inconsiderable ar- 

 ticle of trade. 



3. ERICA. 



1. E. cinerea {Jine-leaved Heath), anthers with two serrated ap- 

 pendages at the base, style a little exserted, stigma capitate, 

 leaves ternate. Light/, 'p. 204. E. E. ^ 1015. 



Hab. Heaths, abundant. Ft. July, Aug. Pj . 



Flowers, in ratlior long whorled racemes, drooping, reddish purple. 

 Leaves nearly linear, glabrous. \^aries with white flowers. Used 

 for various teconomical purposes. See Lightf. p. 204. 



2. E. Tetralix {cross- leaved Heath), anthers with two awns at 

 the base, style as long as the ovate cor., leaves in fours ci- 

 liated, flowers capitate. Light/, p. 205. E. B. ^.1014. 



Hab. Moorish grounds, very frequent, sometimes with white flowers, 

 Jlopk. Ft. July, Aug. 'f2 . 



This is the most beautiful of our two Heaihs. Flowers large, delicate, 

 rose colour, drooping. 



4. CALLUNA. 



1. C. vulgaris {common Ling). Hull, Brit. Fl. ed. 2. p. 114. 

 Light/, p. 203 and E. B. t.lOVS {Erica vzdg.). 



Hab. "Heaths and moors, common, sometimes with white flowers, 

 Fl. June — Aug. h . 



A small, much branching, tufted shrnh. Leaves small, opposite, pu- 

 bescent, linear, closely imbricated in 4 rows, sometimes very hoarj'. 

 Flowers small, reddish, drooping, nearly sessile, ovate. Differs in 

 the flowers and in the capsule (see gen. char.) from Erica. Used 

 much for brooms as well as for fuel ; and makes an excellent edging 

 to garden-borders instead of box. 



5. DAPHNE. , 

 1. D. Laureola {Sp2trge Laurel), racemes axillary of about 

 5 flowers, leaves lanceolate glabrous evergreen. Light/, p. 205. 

 E. B. t. 119. 



