262 OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



higher hills about Loch-Ranncch in Athol^ upon 

 the mountains of Rofs-JIm-e^ about Lech-Broom^ 

 and Invernefs-Jhire about Loch-Urn^ &c. and in 

 the low boggy grounds of the ifland of Alull, 

 and near the Duke of Argyle's.^ at Inverary^ *cc. 



h . y. 



The leaves are full of vein?, fmooth and ciiaucous, 

 efpecially on the under fide : the oerries ar:^ eat- 

 able, but not ih much eileem'd as the preceding, 

 as they are apt, if eaten in any quantity, to give 

 the head-ach. 



** Foliis fcinpewirentihus. 



\\i\zidaa 3 VACCINIUM racemis terminalibus nutantibus, 

 foliis obovatis revolutis inte'gerrimis fubtus punc- 

 tatis. Sp. jil. 500. (Oed. Dan. t. 40. opt, Ger. 

 Em. \j^\^.f. 2.) 



Red Whortle-Berries. Jnglis. 



Liis-nam-braoileag. GauILr. 



In dry places in heaths, woods, and on mountains, 

 very frequent. T? . V. 



The berries have an acid cooling quality, ufeful 

 to quench the thirft in fevers. The Siuedes are 

 very fond of them made into the form of a rob 

 or jelly, which they eat with their meat as an 

 agreeable acid, proper to corred: the animal al- 

 ^ call. 



c.xyca^cos 4 



V. foliis integerrimis revolutis ovatis, caulibus re- 

 pentibus filiformibus nudis. Sp. pi. 50Q. {O^d, 

 Dan. t. So. o^t. Ger. Em. 41 9 J 



Cran-berries, 



