﻿Jamesommm. N. O. Ericea? 



TAB, LXVL 



Gaultheria lanigera. 



Kacemis terminalibus axillaribusque, foliis orbiculatis rigidis 

 convexis marginibus revolutis supra nudiusculis nitidis subtus 

 racemisque lana densissima ferruginea vestitis. 

 Hab. Paramo, between Oiia and Saraguru, at an elevation of 

 10,000 feet; very rare. Prof. W. Jameson. 

 A singular and well defined species, witli croolced woody 

 stems, and leaves which are nearly sessile, almost exactly orbi- 

 cular, very convex above, the margins reflexed, the upper surface 

 at length naked, shining; the young ones on both sides, the 

 older ones beneath, and the whole racemes, including the calyx 

 and corolla, clothed with a long, coarse, rusty-coloured wool 

 Corolla between urceolate and cylindrical. Stamens 10. Fila- 

 ments much dilated at their base. Anthers: each cell terminated 

 by a double tubular appendage. 



Fig.-l. Flower. / 2. Calyx laid open to show the pistil. 

 */"• 3. Stamen : — magnified. 



