150 AMONG THE WILD FLOWERS. 
V. Uliginosum, Bog Whortleberry, leaves ob- 
ovate, entire, flowers several together, flesh- 
coloured,—both these species having anthers 
with 2 horns at the back, and ripening black 
berries ; V. vzt7s-cd@a, Red Whortleberry, Cow- 
berry, leaves dotted beneath, and margins 
revolute like box, flowers pink and _ berries 
red, the berries sometimes made to do duty 
for Cranberries; and V. Oxycoccos, Cranberry, 
with creeping, thread-like stems, bright rose- 
coloured flowers, corolla remarkably reflexed, 
and crimson berries. 
There are many very beautiful plants of this 
Order, including the superb Rhododendrons and 
Azaleas. About 450 of the true Heaths belong 
to the Cape of Good Hope; in America there 
is not a single Erica, though Calluna, Ling, is 
found. 
The handsome plants of the genus Ver- 
bascum, Mullein, may vie with any foreign pro- 
duction. The Nat. Ord. is ScROPHULARIACEA, 
the Foxglove Family, of which family we have 
already described several members. The Mul- 
leins are tall plants with long spikes of flowers, 
yellow or whitish, often densely crowded, cor- — 
olla vo¢ate, z.¢., having a short tube and spread- 
