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flowers full as large, is found by Mr. Murray on the Campsie hills, 

 near Glasg., and on hills in Arran. This retains its characters in 

 the gardens, where in England it has been long known under the 

 name of V. buxifolium. 



4. V. Oxycoccos (Cranberry) flowei- stalks terminal single-flower- 

 ed, leaves ovate evergreen glaucous beneath their margins re- 

 volute and entire, cor. 4-partite revolute, stem filiform. 

 Lightf. p. 202. E. B. t.3\9. 

 HAD. Peat-bogs in the Lowlands, frequent, but not so common in the 



Highlands, Lightf. Fl. June. ^ 



Very straggling, wiry, 8 or 10 inches long. Leaves small. Flowers 

 bright rose colour. Cor. deeply divided j segments singularly re- 

 volute, on which account, as well as the hornless anthers, this is by 

 many made a genus, Oxycoccos. Fruit very pleasant, making the 

 best of tarts, far superior to the foreign V. macrocarpum, which is 

 so largely imported to this country. At Longtown on the borders 

 of Cumberland the fruit of the V. Oxyc. forms no inconsiderable ar- 

 ticle of trade. 



3. ERICA. 



1. E. cmer'ea (fine-leaved Heath), anthers with two serrated ap- 

 pendages at the base, style a little exserted, stigma capitate, 

 leaves ternate. Lightf. 'p. 204. E. B. t. 1015. 



HAH. Heaths, abundant. FL July, Aug. fy . 



Flowers, in rather long whorled racemes, drooping, reddish purple. 

 Leaves nearly linear, glabrous. Varies with white flowers. Used 

 for various (economical purposes. See Lightf. p. 204. 



2. E. Tetralix (cross-leaved Heath), anthers with two awns at 

 the base, style as long as the ovate cor., leaves in fours ci- 

 liated, flowers capitate. Lightf. p. 205. E. B. t. 1014. 



HAB. Moorish grounds, very frequent, sometimes with white flowers, 



Hopk. Fl. July, Aug. f? . 

 This is the most beautiful of our two Heaths. Flowers large, delicate, 



rose colour, drooping. 



4. CALLUNA. 



1. C. vulgaris (common Ling). Hull, Brit. FL ed. 2. p. 114. 

 Lightf. p. 203 and E. B. t. 1013 (Erica vulg.). 



HAB. Heaths and moors, common,, sometimes with white flowers. 

 Fl. June Aug. lp . 



A small, much branching, tufted shrub. Leaves small, opposite, pu- 

 bescent, linear, closely imbricated in 4 rows, sometimes very hoary. 

 Flowers small, reddish, drooping, nearly sessile, ovate. Differs in 

 the flowers and in the capsule (see gen. char.) from Erica. Used 

 much for brooms as well as for fuel - } and makes an excellent edging 

 to garden -borders instead of box. 



5. DAPHNE. 



1. D. Laureola (Spurge Laurel), racemes axillary of about 

 5 flowers, leaves lanceolate glabrous evergreen. Lightf p. 205. 

 E. B. t. 119. 



