CHAP. LXIX. ERICA^CEiE. TACCI'mIUM. 1159 



Spec. Char., ^-c. Flowers in dense sessile tufts. Leaves 



nearly sessile, ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, finely 



serrated, smooth, except the rib and margins. 



Branches angular, with a downy line on each side. 



Calyx of 5 deep, acute segments. A low very 



branching shrub. Corollas pale red, or white. 



Berries large, bluish black, extremely sweet, and 



agreeable to eat. {Dons AlilL, iii. p. 853.) A shrub, 



2 ft. high ; a native from New England to Virginia, 



on dry hills, on a gravelly soil. It was introduced 



in 1772, and flowers in May. There are plants in 



the Glasgow Botanic Garden, and at Messrs. Lod- 



diges's. 

 Variety. The mountains of Pennsylvania produce an immense variety of this 



species, remarkable for the size and shape of the fruit, leaves, and flowers. 



Leaves sometimes 1 in. long. {Don's Mill.) 



_tt 7. V. LiGu'sTRiNUM Michx. The Privet-like Whortleberry. 



Identification. Michx. FL Bor. Amer., 1. p. 283. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. S53. 



Spec. Char., ^c. Flowers in tufts, and nearly sessile; as are the leaves, which 

 are also erect, lanceolate, mucronate, finely serrated, veiny and downy. 

 Corolla longish and ovate. Branches angular. (Don's Mill., iii. p. 853.) 

 An erect shrub, from 2 ft. to 3 ft. in height, with membranous leaves, fur- 

 nished with conspicuous, often purple, veins. Scales of the flower buds 

 often purphsh. Corollas purplish red. Berries black. The leaves vary 

 extremely in shape and size. It is a native of North America, from Penn- 

 sylvania to Virginia, in dry woods, common on the mountains ; and flower- 

 ing from May to July. There are plants of it at Messrs. Loddiges's. 



c. Flowers disposed in Racemes. 

 J* 8. V. pa'llidum Ait. The ^di\e-floiucred Whortleberry. 



Identification. Ait. Hort. Kew., ed. 2., vol. 2. p. 355. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 853. 



Spec. Char., S(C. Racemes bracteate. Corolla cjiindrically bell-shaped. Leaves ovate, acute, finely 

 serrated. {Dori's Mill., iii. p. 853.) This low shrub is a native of North America, whence it was 

 said to have been sent, in 1772, to the Kew Gardens, by Dr.'Samuel Martin ; but Pursh never met 

 with it in a wild state in America. It grows to the height of about 2 ft., and flowers in May and 

 June. We believe it is not now to be found in British gardens. 



^ 9. V. ARBO^REUM Marsh. The Tree Whortleberry. 



Identification. Marsh, in Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer., 1. p. 230. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 853 ; Lodd. Cat, cd. 1836. 

 St/nonyme. V. diffasura Ait. Hort. Kew., ed. 2., 2. p. 356. 

 Engraving. Hot. Cab., 1. 1885. 



Spec. Char., S(c. Pedicels axillary and solitary, or terminal and racemose, 

 naked. Leaves ovate, acute, with slight glandular serratures, polished 

 above, and rather downy beneath. Corollas bell-shaped, acute. Stamens 

 the length of the tube. Corollas white, tinged with red. Berries globular, 

 black, almost dry. Branches terete, downy while young. (Don's Mill , iii. 

 p. 853.) This species joins the solitary-flowered species with the racemose- 

 flowered species; the axillary flowers being solitary and pedicellate, and the 

 terminal ones racemose. A native of North America, from North Carolina 

 to Florida, in dry woods, on the rocky banks of rivers ; where it grows to 

 the height of from 10 ft. to 20 ft., forming a very elegant shrub, which 

 flowers in May and June. It was introduced in 1765, and is occasionally 

 to be met witli in collections. There is a plant of this species, 10 ft. high, 

 in the walled garden at White Knights, and there are plants at Messrs. 

 Loddiges's. 



J* 10. r. stami'neum L. The ^o??g-stamened Whortleberry. 



Identification. Lin. Sp., 498. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 853. 



Synonymes. V. album Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept., 1. p. 285. ; r. elevatum Banks Herb., Lodd. Cat., 



Plulr. Mant., 22., Phyf., t. 339., f. S. 

 Engravings. Andr. Bot. Rep., t. 263. ; and our fig. 972. 



