ERICACEAE. XXX. PHYLLODOCE. XXXI. BRYANTHUS. XXXII. DABCECIA. XXXIII. ENKIANTHUS. 



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FIG. 137. 



1 P. TAXIFOLIA (Salisb. par. 

 t. 36.) leaves with denticulated 

 margins ; peduncles aggregate, 

 glandular ; calycine segments 

 lanceolate, acuminated ; anthers 

 3 times shorter than the fila- 

 ments. ^ . H. Native of Eu- 

 rope ; and the north of Asia, at 

 the fountains of Uda. In Scot- 

 land, in dry heathy moors, rare ; 

 near Aviemore, in Strathspey, ex 

 Mr. R. Brown, of Perth ; in the 

 Western Isles of Shiant, G. 

 Don- In North America, on the 

 White Hills of New Hampshire ; , i 

 and on the north-west coast, 

 and of Labrador. Menziesia 

 ccerulea, Swartz, in Lin. trans. 



10. p. 377. t. 30. f. a. Smith, engl. bot. 2469. Lodd. bot. 

 cab. 164. Andromeda ccerulea, Lin. spec. p. 563. fr. lapp. 165. 

 t. 1. f. 5. (Ed. fl. dan. 57. Andr. taxifblia, Pall. fl. ross. p. 54. 

 t. 72. f. 2. fl. lapp. ed. 2. p. 133. t. 1. f. 5. fl. dan. t. 57. 

 Erica ccerulea, Willd. spec. 2. p. 393. Gmel. sib. 4. p. 131. 

 t. 57. f. 2. Flowers blue or purple, but Pursh says they are 

 red in the American plant. 



Yew-leaved Phyllodoce. F). June, July. Scotland. Shrub 

 J foot. 



2 P. PALLASIA'NA (D. Don, in edind. phil.journ. 17, p. 159.) 

 leaves with denticulated margins ; peduncles aggregate, tomen- 

 tose ; calycine segments ovate-lanceolate, acute, membranous ; 

 corollas oblong ; anthers one-half shorter than the filaments. 

 Jj . H. Native of Curil Island and the Island of Sitcha. An- 

 dromeda coariilea ft, viridiflora, herb, Pall. Menziesia Aleutica, 

 Spreng. syst. 2. p. 202. Cham, in Linnsea. 1. p. 515. Bon- 

 gard, in mem. acad. petersb. 2. p. 154. t. 3. Peduncles clothed 

 with rusty, adpressed, silky hairs. Flowers greenish. 



Pallas's Phyllodoce. Shrub -| foot. 



3 P. EMPETRIFORMIS (D. Don, 1. c.) leaves with denticulated 

 margins ; peduncles aggregate, sparingly glandular ; calycine 

 segments ovate, obtuse ; anthers length of filaments. Jj . H. 

 Native of North America. Menziesia empetrifbrmis, Smith, in 

 Lin. trans. 10. p. 280. Hook. bot. mag. 3176. Flowers pale 

 red. 



Empetrum-formed Phyllodoce. Fl, June, July. Clt. 1810. 

 Shrub ^ foot. 



Cult. Phyllodoce is a genus of elegant, small, heath-like 

 shrubs ; they will only thrive in peat soil, and are increased by 

 layers. 



XXXI. BRYA'NTHUS (from ftpvov, bryon,amoss, andavdoe, 

 anthos, a flower). Gmel. sib. 4. p. 133. t. 57. f. 3. D. Don, in 

 edinb. phil. journ. 17, p. 160. Andromeda species, Lin. Men- 

 ziesia, Swartz, Pursh. Erica species, Thunb. 



LIN. SYST. Decandria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-leaved, imbri- 

 cate. Corolla deeply 5-parted, spreading. Stamens 10, shorter 

 than the corolla; filaments flattened, glabrous ; cells of anthers 

 short, mutic, or awned behind, dehiscing by a terminal hole. 

 Stigma obtuse. Capsule 5-celled, with a septicidal dehiscence, 

 many-seeded. Seeds ovoid, shining, with a keeled raphe. 

 Small trailing shrubs, natives of Asia and North America. 

 Leaves crowded, spreading, flattish. Flowers terminal, solitary, 

 or somewhat racemose. 



1 B. GMELINI (D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. 17. p. 160.) 

 branchlets pruinose ; leaves with denticulated margins ; pedun- 

 VOL. in. 



cles glandular, many-flowered ; anthers mutic ; style filiform. 

 Tj . H. Native of Kamtschatka, about Port Ochotsk, and of 

 Behring's Island. The plant grows in thick masses, like Wild 

 Thyme. Menziesia bryantha, Swartz, in Lin. trans. 10. p. 378. 

 t. 30. f. b. Andromeda bryantha, Lin. mant. 238. Pall. fl. ross. 

 p. 57. t. 74. f. 1. Erica bryantha, Thunb. diss. no. 8. Willd. 

 spec. 2. p. 386. Bryanthus repens, serpyllifolio, flore roseo, 

 Gmel. sib. 4. p. 133. t. 57. f. 3. Flowers red. 



Gmelini Bryanthus. PI. trailing. 



2 B. STELLE'RI (D. Don, 1. c.) branchlets glabrous ; leaves 

 with obsolete crenulated edges ; flowers solitary, nearly sessile ; 

 anthers biaristate behind ; style conical. P? . H. Native of the 

 west coast of North America ; on the Rocky Mountains, and 

 near the mouth of the Columbia river ; and of the Island of 

 Sitcha. Andr6meda Stelleriana, Pall. fl. ross. p. 58. t. 74. f. 2. 

 Menziesia empetriformis, Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 265. but 

 not of others. Flowers pale red. 



Stellcr's Bryanthus. Shrub trailing. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Phyllodoce, p. 832. 



XXXII. DABCE'CIA (Called St. Dabeoc's Heath, in Ireland). 

 D. Don, in edinb. phil.journ. 17. p. 160. Andr6meda species, 

 Lin. Menziesia species, Juss. Erica species, Lin. 



LIN. SYST. Octdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 4-parted. Corolla 

 oval, ventricose ; limb 4-toothed. Stamens 8, inclosed ; fila- 

 ments dilated, glabrous ; anthers linear, sagittate at the base ; 

 cells of anthers parallel, loosened at the apex, dehiscing length- 

 wise. Stigma simple, truncate. Capsule 4 -celled, with a septi- 

 cidal dehiscence. A dwarf, bushy, evergreen shrub, native of 

 Ireland and the Pyrenees. Leaves elliptic, flat, clothed with 

 white tomentum beneath. Flowers terminal, racemose, purple. 



1 D. FOLIFOLIA (D. Don, 1. c.). 1} . H. Native of the Pyre- 

 nees, and of the west of Ireland, in boggy soil ; on Craigh Patrick, 

 in the County of Mayo ; very abundant in the district of Cunne- 

 mara, in the County of Galway. Andromeda Dabce'cia, Lin. 

 syst. 400. Erica Daboc'cia, Lin. spec. 509. Smith, engl. bot. 

 85. Menziesia Dabce'cia, D. C. fl. gall. 674. Erica Hybernica, 

 &c. Rai, hist. 3. suppl. 244. Menziesia polifolia, Juss. ann. 

 mus. 1. p. 55. Vaccmium Cantabricum, Huds. ed. 1. p. 143. 

 Petiv. gaz. 27. f. 4. Racemes secund. The shrub is called 

 Irish Whorts, Cantabrian Heath, or St. Dabeoc's Heath. 



Poliwn-leaved St. Dabeoc's Heath. Fl. June, Sept. Ireland. 

 Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



Cult. This shrub is well fitted for decorating the front of 

 shrubberies, or to be grown on rock-work or banks. It 

 has much the habit of a species of Heath, and is very pretty 

 when in blossom. As the shrub grows in large dense tufts, it 

 may be increased by division ; it is also easily increased by layers 

 or cuttings. 



XXXIII. ENKIA'NTHUS (from IJKVOQ, enkuos, pregnant, 

 and avOos, anthos, a flower ; flowers swollen). Lour, cochin. 276. 

 Meladora, Sal. in hort. trans. 2. p. 156. 



LIN. SYST. Decandria, Monogynia. Calyx 5 cleft, furnished 

 with coloured bracteas. Corolla campanulate ; with a 5-cleft 

 limb, and with 5 pits at the base of the tube. Stamens 10, in- 

 serted in the base of the corolla ; filaments toothed, pilose at 

 base ; cells of anthers awned, opening by a pore at the apex. 

 Style filiform. Berry 5-celled, many-seeded. Elegant shrubs. 

 Leaves broad, opposite, oblong-elliptic-acuminated, glabrous, 

 green and shining on the upper surface, pale beneath, and fre- 

 quently red. Bud scales red. Flowers large, terminal, droop- 

 ing, shewy. The species are held in high veneration by the 

 Chinese. 

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