﻿TAB. XXV II. 



Arbutus Xalavensis. 



Arbuscula, foliis oblongis coriaceis integerrimis acutiusculis 

 supra glabris subtus ramulisque ferrugineo-toraentosis 

 glandulosis, racemis terminalibus subcongestis tomentosis, 



corollis ovatis glabris. 

 Arbutus Xalapensis. liumb. et Kunth Gen. et Sp. v. B. p. 279. 



Knnth Syn. v. 2. p. 327. Andrieux, PL Mexic. Exsic. («. 263). 

 Hab. Mexico. First detected by Humholdt and Bonpland in 



woods near Xalapa, 4,200 Paris feet above tbe level of the 



sea. In the province of Oaxaca. Andrienx. 



This seems, by the specimens in my Herbarium, to be a small 

 shrub, having flowers about as large as those of Erica Tetralix, 

 succeeded by drupaceous berries which are the size of a pea, 

 and covered with small warty excrescences. The internal struc- 

 ture of the fruit appears to be that of an Arctystaphyhs, and 

 the external that of Arbutus, 



Fig. 1. Flower. / 2, stamen. / 3- Pistil. / 4. 

 Branch with fruit {nat. size). /. 5. Berry laid open, showing 

 two of the cells, each with one seed. / 6. seed laid open to 

 show the embryo : — magnijied. 



