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Virginia, near Winchester and the Sweet Springs; where it grows about 
Gin. high, and flowers in June. It was introduced in 1794, and forms a 
very handsome plant, frequent in collections. In all probability, it is only a 
variety of V. Vitis ide‘a. 
2 26. V. myrtiro‘L1um Michr. The Myrtle-leaved Whortleberry. 
Identification. Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer., 1. p.229.; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 856. 
Svec. Char., &c. Creeping, quite smooth. Leaves petiolate, oval, shining, revolute, sparingly and 
minutely toothed. acemes axillary, nearly sessile, of few flowers. Corolla bell-shaped, some- 
what inflated, minutely 5-toothed. Anthers without dorsal horns. (Don’s Mill., iii. p. 856.) 
Michaux describes the berries as small, globose, crowned by the calyx, black, on short stalks. It 
is a native of Carolina, where it forms acreeping shrub, flowering from May to July. It was 
introduced in 1812. 
x 27. V.xi/tipum Andr. The glossy-/eaved Whortleberry. 
Identification. Andr. Bot. Rep., t. 480. ; Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept., 1. p. 289.; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 856. 
Engravings. Curt. Bot. Mag., t. 1550. ; and our jig. 990. 
Spec. Char., §c. Racemes terminal, corymbose. Bracteas 
shorter than the pedicels. Leaves elliptic-obovate, acute, 
crenated, smooth, and shining. Corollas cylindrical. Stems 
either erect or diffuse. Leaves 3 in. to 1 in. long, paler and 
veiny beneath. Pedicels, bracteas, and calyx, very smooth, 
of a shining red or purple colour. Calyx of 5 broad, but 
rather shallow, segments. Corollas ovate, oblong, white or 
pink, with 5 slight spreading teeth, decandrous. The branches (¢ 
are downy on two opposite sides. (Don’s Mill., iii. p. 856.) 
It is a native of Carolina, where it is a decumbent shrub, or 
rising to above | ft. high; flowering in May and June. It 
was introduced in 1794, and is frequent in collections. 990 

2. 28. V. crassiro‘Lium Andr. The thick-leaved Whortleberry. 
Identification. _Andr. Bot. Rep., t. 105. ; Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept., 1. p. 289. ; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 856. 
Engravings. Bot. Rep., t. 105. ; Curt. Bot, Mag., t. 1152. 
Spec. Char. &c. Racemes lateral and terminal, corymbose. Bracteas shorter than the pedicels. 
Leaves elliptic, crenated, smooth, paler and veiny beneath. Corolla bell-shaped. Stem diffuse. 
A hairy shrub, requiring some shelter from our variable winters and springs. Leaves not an inch 
long, with a little minute pubescence on the midrib and petioles. Flowers 5-cleft, decandrous, 
rettily variegated with pink and white, drooping, on red corymbose stalks. Stamens hairy. 
PDon's Miil., iii. p. 856.) A native of Carolina, where it forms a trailing shrub, flowering in May 
and June. It was introduced in 1787. 
# 29. V.ova’tum Pursh. The ovate-leaved Whortleberry. 
Identification. Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept., 1. p.290.; Hook. et Arn. in Beech. Voy., 
Pt. Bot., p.114. ; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 856.; Lodd. Cat., ed. 1836. 
Engraving. Our fig. 991. 
Spec. Char., §c. Racemes axillary and terminal, bracteate, short. 
Leaves on short petioles, oblong, ovate, acute, revolute, ser- 
rated, smooth, coriaceous. Corolla cylindrical, campanulate. 
Calyxes acute. Shrub much branched. Branches hairy, as 
well as the petioles. The foliage is like that of Pernéttya 
mucronata. (Don’s Mill., iii. p. 856.) It was found by Go- 
vernor Lewis, on the banks of the Columbia River, and by 
Mr. Menzies, on the north-west coast of America. It flowers 
in May, and was introduced in 1826. There are plants at 
Messrs. Loddiges’s. 

2 30. V. CANADE’NSE Richards. The Canada Whortleberry. 
er ee Richards. in Franklin 1st Journ., Append, ; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 856.; Hook. in Bot. 
ag site : 
Engraving. Bot. Mag., t. 3446. 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves lanceolate, acute at both ends, quite entire, downy. 
Racemes terminal. Flowers in racemes, of from 4to 6in each. Style enclosed. 
Corolla short, and campanulate, white, tinged with red. Stem much 
branched. Leaves often 1 in. long. Berries blue black, agreeable to the taste. 
It may be readily known from V, corymbosum, by its dwarf size, leafy flow- 
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