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ERICACEAE. LVIII. PYROLA. 



panulate, about the size of those of P. elliptica, greenish-white, 

 pendulous. 



Green-flowered Winter-green. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1818. 

 PI. ^ foot. 



4 P. OCCIDENTALS (R. Br. mss. in herb. Banks, ex D. 

 Don, in wern. mem. 5. p. 232.) leaves roundish, membranous, 

 obsoletely denticulated, twice longer than the simple pe- 

 tioles ; racemes few-flowered ; calycine segments oblong, ob- 

 tuse ; disk of stigma 5-lobed. % . H. Native of Sledge Island, 

 on the north-west coast of America, where it was collected by 

 D. Nelson. Leaves numerous, one-half smaller than those of 

 P. minor. Scapes triquetrous. Pedicels equal in length to the 

 bracteas. Flowers globose, pendulous, milk-coloured, size of 

 those of P. rotundifolia. 



Western Winter-green. PI. ^ foot. 



5 P. ELLIPTICA (Nutt. gen. amer. 1. p. 273.) leaves elliptic or 

 ovate, membranous, serrulated, longer than the dilated petioles ; 

 racemes few-flowered ; bracteas lanceolate, subulate, recurved at 

 top ; calycine segments very short, ending each in a recurved 

 mucrone ; petals oval ; stigma clavate, with an elevated 5-lobed 

 disk. Tf. . H. Native of both Canadas, in woods ; and around 

 Philadelphia ; and in the woods of New Jersey. Rad. diss. p. 

 81. t. 5. f. 1. P. ovalifolia, Pursh, mss. in herb. Lamb. 

 Scapes acutely triquetrous, furnished with a solitary scarious 

 scale near the base. Pedicels scattered, distant. Flowers cam- 

 panulate, white, with a grateful smell, smaller than those of P. 

 rolundifdlia. 



Elliptic-leaved Winter-green. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1818. 

 PI. foot. 



6 P. DENTA'TA (Smith in Rees' cycl. D. Don in wern. mem. 

 5. p. 235.) leaves cuneate-oblong, coriaceous, acute at the base, 

 twice as much longer than the narrow petioles, having the margin 

 remotely toothed or quite entire ; racemes elongated, few-flow- 

 ered, rather secund ; petals oval ; disk of stigma elongated, 5- 

 lobed. "1%.. H. Native of the Island of Nootka, on the north- 

 west coast of America, where it was collected by Mr. Menzies. 

 Leaves crowded. Scapes angular, naked. Racemes drooping 

 at the apex, secund. Flowers campanulate, drooping, milk- 

 white. 



Tooled-leaved Winter-green. PI. 1 foot. 



7 P. riciA (Smith in Rees, cycl. D. Don in wern. mem. 5. 

 p. 235.) leaves ovate, mucronulated, coriaceous, somewhat ser- 

 rated, equal to the narrow petioles in length, red beneath, but 

 dark green, and marked along the veins with whitish bands 

 above ; racemes many-flowered ; petals roundish : stigma cla- 

 vate, with a 5-lobed disk. 1. H. Native of the Island of 

 Nootka, on the north-west coast of America ; and of Japan, 

 near the town of Nagasaki. Scapes acutely triquetrous, 

 reddish, never convolute, furnished with scarious scales. 

 Pedicels scattered. Flowers globosely campanulate, pendulous, 

 white. 



Painted-leaved Winter-green. PI. \ foot. 



8 P. APHY'LLA (Smith in Rees' cycl. D. Don in wern. mem. 

 5. p. 237.) leafless ; scape angular, furnished with numerous 

 scales at the base ; racemes many-flowered, rather secund ; 

 calycine segments ovate, acute, crenulated ; petals roundish ; 

 disk of stigma elongated, 5-crenated. 14.. H. Native of 

 Nootka Island, on the north-west coast of America, where it 

 was collected by Mr. Menzies. Scapes numerous. Flowers 

 globose, pendulous, milk-white. This remarkable species, al- 

 though wholly destitute of leaves, is not, strictly speaking, leaf- 

 less ; their place is supplied by a kind of foliaceous scales, of 

 a greenish colour. In some of the fine specimens preserved in 

 the Banksian herbarium, an approach to leaves may be distinctly 

 observed. 



Leafless Winter-green. PI. i foot. 



2. Stamens erect, bent towards the pistillum. Style de- 

 cimate, longer than the petals. Stigmas without a ring. Scapes 

 erect. Flowers racemose, globose, pendulous, scattered, never 

 secund. 



9 P. ME'DIA (Swartz, in act. holm. 1804. p. 257. t. 7. Smith, 

 engl. bot. t. 1945.) leaves orbicular or roundish-oval, crenu- 

 lated, coriaceous, equal in length to the dilated petioles ; scapes 

 spiral, acutely triquetrous ; racemes many-flowered ; calycine 

 segments ovate, acute ; stigma capitate, bluntly 5-lobed. I/ . 

 H. Native of Sweden, Scotland, and the north of England, 

 among bushes and in woods ; very common in Scotland, espe- 

 cially in mountainous districts. Radd. diss. p. 21. t. 3. P. 

 rotundifolia, Fl. dan. t. 110. -Blackw. 594. Huds. angl. 

 p. 175. Lightf. scot. 1. p. 218. With. brit. 1. p. 408. Riv. 

 mon. 138. Leaves numerous. Pedicels scattered. Flowers 

 pendulous, white tinged with red, much larger than those of 

 P. minor. 



Intermediate Winter-green. Fl. June, July. Britain. PL J- 

 foot. 



3. Stamens erect. Style straight ; stigma exannulated, 

 or without a ring. Scapes erect. Flowers pendulous, race- 

 mose. 



10 P. MINOR (Lin. spec. 567.) leaves roundish or oval, coria- 

 ceous, repandly crenulated, longer than the petioles, which are 

 dilated ; racemes spicate ; bracteas much longer than the pedi- 

 cels ; calycine segments very short ; style inclosed ; stigma flat- 

 tish, 5-lobed. T|. H. Native of the colder parts of Europe, . 

 and the north of Asia, on heaths, in bushy places, and in woods ; 

 in Britain, in mossy woods and thickets, in mountainous situa- 

 tions ; in Yorkshire, and common in many parts of Durham ; 

 woods near Brodie House, and at the Falls of Clyde, and many 

 other places of Scotland. Fl. dan. t. 55. Smith, engl. bot. 

 158. Rad. diss. p. 15. t. 1. P. rosea, Smith, engl. bot. 

 2543. Rad. diss. p. 18. t. 2. P. rotundifolia, Pall. ind. taur. 

 Gmel. sib. 4. p. 128. no. 16. t. 56. f. 1. Riv. mon. t. 

 136. f. 1. Leaves numerous, mucronulated at the apex. 

 Scapes quadrangular, furnished with a lanceolate membranous 

 scale in the middle. Racemes spicate, dense. Flowers glo- 

 bose, with a contracted mouth, white tinged with red. A 

 variety of this species has been gathered in the Island of Una- 

 laschka. 



Smaller Winter-green. Fl. June, July. Britain. PI. i to 

 I foot. 



IIP. SECU'NDA (Lin. spec. 567.) leaves ovate, acute, mem- 

 branous, sharply serrated, longer than the narrow petides ; ra- 

 ceme secund or unilateral ; calycine segments rounded ; petals 

 oblong; style exserted ; stigma flattish, 5-lobed. I/. H. Na- 

 tive of Europe, Asia ; and North America, from Canada to 

 New Jersey ; among bushes and in alpine woods, particularly 

 in dry, mossy, pine woods ; in Britain, in mossy alpine 

 woods ; in Yorkshire ; in many fir or birch woods in Scot- 

 land ; on the hill of Dunnairn ; in Darway forest, near Brodie 

 House. Fl. dan. t. 402. Smith, engl. bot. t. 517. Gmel. 

 sib. 4. p. 129. t. 56. f. 2. Riv. mon. t. 138. f. 2. Mor. 

 hist. 1. sect. 12. t. 10. f. 4. Stems rather woody. Leaves 

 mucronulate. Peduncles bluntly angular. Racemes elongated, 

 many-flowered. Flowers campanulate, white, tinged with pale 

 green. 



(Secunrf-flowered Winter-green. Fl. June, July. Britain. 

 PI. J. to \ foot. 



