44 THE FLORA OF THE ALPS 
1; WERIGA, Ly 
Leaves in whorls, very narrow and rigid; stamens 8, 
anthers awned; ovary 4-celled; fruit a 4-celled capsule. 
£. carnea, L.; leaves four in a whorl, corolla pink, 
stamens and style projecting beyond .the corolla; Alps, 
Carpathians. Our two common English species of Bell- 
Heather, &. cenerea, L., and Tetralix, L., are entirely 
absent from Switzerland, but occur at low elevations in 
the Pyrenees. 
2. CALLUNA, Salisb. 
Leaves minute, decussate; flowers axillary; sepals 
coloured; stamens 8, anthers awned; fruit a 4-celled 
capsule. 
C. vulgaris, Salisb., Ling; common. 
3. DABEOCIA,* Don. 
Flowers large, in terminal racemes; sepals 4; corolla 
4-lobed, pitcher-shaped ; stamens 8, not awned. 
D. polifolia, Don (Menztesia poltfolia, Sm.), St. 
Dabeoc’s Heath (Pl. 65); flowers pink, drooping, stem 
I—2 ft., decumbent, glandular-hairy, leaves elliptical, with 
recurved margins, white and woolly beneath; Pyrenees. 
4. PHYLLODOCE, Salisb. 
Flowers large, pitcher-shaped, in terminal umbels; 
sepals 5; corolla 5-lobed ; stamens 10, not awned. 
P. cerulea, Bab. (Menziesia cerulea, Sm.) (Pl. 66); 
* Often erroneously spelt Dadbecia. 
