118 OCTAND. MONOG. 



I1a.b. On many, probably most of the Highland mountains, G. and D, 

 Don and Mr. J. T. Mavkay. Ben Nevis, Mr. Murrmj. Side of a 

 rivulet. on Hart-fell, Mr. Arnott. Fl. July. "2/ . 



The above are the marks i find in my numerous specimens from the 

 English and Scotch mountains, Switzerland, Savoy, and Iceland ; 

 and they appear to be permanent. Smith says, however, that the 

 germen is downy. A very slight appearance, indeed, of jmbescence 

 is visible with a glass, which entirely disappears in the fruit. Root 

 much creeping. The habit is idtogether different irum E. iiionta- 

 ntan, to which it approaches in character, wanting its rigidity and 

 being much smaller, seldom more than C — 8 inches high. Wahlen^ 

 berg considers it a var. of tlie following, to which I can by no means 

 assent. 



8. E. alpinum {alpine PFillciv-herl), leaves elliptical glabrous on 

 short footstalks nearly entire, stem nearly glabrous, and frujt 

 cntirelv so, stigma undivided. IJghlJ', p. 11)9. /. 10. E. B. 



Hab. Wet places on all the Highland mountains. Fl. July. 2/. 



Three to five inches high. Root creeping. Stem angvdar, with two 

 lines of very obscure pubescence, procumbent at the base. Floivers 

 seldom more than one or two from the summit of the stalk. 



2. VACCINIUM. 



* Leaves deciduous. 

 \ y . My rtUhis{Bilberry or IF/iorlle-lerry) ,]^c(]m\c\cs\-i\owerci]f 

 leaves serrate ovate deciduous, stem angular. Light/, p. 200, 

 E. B. t. 45G. 

 Hab. Woods and heathy jjlaces, frequent. Fl. May. Tj , 

 Small shrub about 1 foot high. f/oa'er6' drooping, urceolate, very ele- 

 gant, greenish, with a red tinge. Stain. 8 or 10. Anthers tubu- 

 lar, with a pore on the top and a horn behind. Berries black, glau-. 

 cous, very agreeable to the taste. 



2. V. uUginosum {great Bilberry), peduncles U flowered, leaves 

 obovate entire veined deciduous, stems rounded. Liglitf, 

 p. 201. E.J5./.581. 



Hab. Highlands, not rare : in low moist grounds, as well as at the 

 summits of the mountains. Fl. May. \2 . 



Leaves glaucous, especially beneath. Cor. ovate, flesh-coloured, smaller 

 than the last. ^»(7;e)-6' the same. .SVaw. 8 or 10. iJemes very in- 

 ferior to the last in flavour. 



■"* Leaves persistent , evergreen. 



3, V. Vitis Idcea {red IVhortle-berry), racemes terminal droop- 

 ing, leaves evergreen obovate dotted beneath, their margins re- 

 volute nearly entire. Light/, p. 202. E. B. t. .598. 



Hab. Y)xy places on heaths, mountains, and in woods. Fl. May. Tj . 



A low, somewhat straggling shnd), with leaves shaped like those of the 

 box. Floicers pale flesli-coloured, campanulate. Berries red, acid, 

 but not pleasant. — A dwarf variety, very bushy, with leaves much 



'■_ crowded, and only half the size ol' the common plant, but having 



