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THE UVA-URSI, OR BEAR BERRY. 



The Uva-Ursi is perennial, a native of the 

 northern parts of Britain, and flowers in June ; it 

 grows in different parts of Europe and America in 

 great abundance, particularly in sandy soils. This 

 beautiful plant, though formerly employed by the 

 ancients as a remedy for many diseases, has almost 

 entirely fallen into disuse, except as an ornament in 

 our green-houses : the delicacy of its blossoms, 

 grouped together at the top of each branch, is not 

 excelled by any flower that graces the conservatory, 

 or green-house. 



Class, Decandria. Order, MoNOGyisriA. 



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