LOISELEURIA. 



very smooth and entire, coriaceous; margin revolute. Flowers in 

 small terminal umbels, or corymbs ; pedicels short. Calyx red ; seg- 

 ments lanceolate. Corolla bright rose-coloured, small, as long again as 

 the calyx ; segments a little unequal, oblong. Stamens inserted into 

 the base of the corolla ; filaments flat, smooth ; anthers 2-celled, sub- 

 rotund, opening internally their whole length. Style rather shorter than 

 the stamens, persistent; stigma capitate. Capsule ovate; margin of 

 the valves inflexed. Seeds numerous, minute, smooth. Torrey. Has 

 the reputation of being useful as an astringent medicine. 



VACCINACE^E. 



Nat. syst.ed. 2. p. 221. 



VACCINIUM. 



Limb of calyx 4 5-toothed. Corolla urceolate or campanu- 

 late, 4 5-cleft. Stamens 8-10, distinct, epigynous. Berry glo- 

 bose, 4-5-celled, many-seeded, surmounted by the remains of 

 the calyx. 



787. V. uliginosum Linn, sp.pl 499. Eng. Sot. t. 581. Fl. 

 dan. t. 231. Eng. Fl. ii. 220. Boggy mountainous or moor- 

 land situations all over the northern parts of Europe. (Whortle- 

 berry.) 



A small bush, with round branches. Leaves stalked, rather cori- 

 aceous, obovate, obtuse, or occasionally pointed, deciduous, glaucous 

 beneath. Flowers several together, small, flesh-coloured ; anthers 

 horned. Berries large, blueish black, subacid. The fruit is said to be 

 narcotic and to be sometimes put into beer and other liquors to make 

 them heady. The berries when fermented yield an intoxicating liquor. 



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