126 DECAND. MONOG. 



Mosses, Rev. Dr. Grahame. Paisley Moss, sparingly j and Blair 

 Drummond Moss, plentifully, Mr.' Murray. Fl. May and Sept. 

 (Light/.}. TZ. 



A small ever-green shrub, with beautiful urceolate rose-coloured 

 droopingy?oy;ers a good deal concealed among the terminal leaves*. 



3. MENZIESIA. 



1. M. ccerulea (Scottish Menziesia), leaves scattered numerous 

 linear toothed, flower-stalks terminal aggregate simple, flowers 

 5 -cleft decandrous. E. B. t. 2469. 



HAS. For this rare and charming plant Smith gives C( Aviemore in 

 Strathspey, and in the western isles of Shiant j" but no authority is 

 given. My friend Mr. Maughan attributes its discovery to Messrs. 

 Brown, late nurserymen of Perth ; but he adds that he is not able 

 to obtain its precise habitat. Fl. June, July. P; . 



A small shrub. Stems branched, woody and naked below. Peduncles 

 2 inches long, glandular, reddish. Flowers large, beautiful, purplish 

 blue. Cor. urceolate. The Irish M. Dabeoci belongs to this genus, 

 and has but 8 stam.; but our Scotch plant having 10 stam., its 

 close affinity with Andromeda induces me to place the genus here. 



4. ARBUTUS. 



1. A. alpina (llack-lerried alpine Arbutus), stem procumbent, 

 leaves rugose serrated. Lighlf. p. 215. t. 1 1 . E. B. t. 2030. 



HAB. On many of the dry barren Highland mountains, especially to 

 the S. of Little Loch Broom in Ross-shire, and between Loch Broom 

 and Loch Marij upon Ben-na-grion, in Skye, Light/. On Ben- 

 naish and hills in Coygach, Ross-shire, Dr. Walker. Hill of Hoy, 

 Orkney, and most abundant on the moors about Cape Wrath in 

 Sutherland, Borrer and Hook. Fl. May. P? 



A trailing shrub, with obovate marcescent Zecwes which taper down into 

 a short footstalk, and become in autumn of a fine red colour. There 

 are a few hairs on the petioles and ciliated bracteas at the base of 

 the flower-stalks. Flowers urceolate, very pale rose colour, almost 

 white. Berry black. 



2. A. Uva Ursi (Bear-berries), stems procumbent, leaves entire 

 (evergreen). Lightf. p. 216. E. B. 1. 1 14. 



a Those who have not the Flora Lapponica of Linnaeus to refer to will with 

 pleasure see the following extract, describing the author's reasons for call- 

 ing this plant Andromeda. Comparing her with the plant in question, he 

 says, " Virgo haec lectissima pulcherrimaque collo superbit alto et vividissi- 

 mo (pedunculus), cujus facies roseis labellis (corolla) vel optimum veneris 

 fucum longe superat ; junceahsec in genera projecta pedibus alligata (caulls 

 inferior incumbens), aqua (vernali) cincta, rupi (monticulo) adfixa, horridis 

 Draconibus (amphibU*) exposita, terram versus inclinat moestam faciem 

 (Jlorem), innocentissimaque brachia (ramos) coelum versus erigit, meliori 

 sede fatoque dignissima, donee gratissimus Perseus (aestas) inonstris devec- 

 tis, earn ex aqua eduxit e virgine factam foecundam matrem, quae turn fa- 

 ciem (fructum) erectam extollit. Si Ovidio fabulam de Andromeda conscri- 

 benti hrec ante oculos posita fuisset planta, vix melius quadrarent attributa, 

 qui more poetico ex humili tumulo produxissetOlympum." 



