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1161. V. pdllitlum. 



11C2. V, arboreum. 



Spec. Char., $c. Racemes bracteate. Corolla cylin- 

 drically bell-shaped. Leaves ovate, acute, finely 

 serrated. (Don's Mill.) A low deciduous shrub. 

 North America. Height 2 ft. Introduced in 1772. 

 Flowers whitish ; May and June. 



3fe 9. V. ARBO'REUM Marsh. The Tree-like Whortle- 

 berry. 



Identification. Marsh, in Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer., 1. p, 230. ; Don's 



Mill., 3. p. 853. 



Synonyme. V. diffisum Ait. Hort. Kew. ed. 2. vol. 2. p. 356. 

 Engravings. Bot. Cab., t. 1885. ; and ourfig. 1162. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Pedicels axillary and solitary, or 

 terminal and racemose, naked. Leaves ovate, acute, 

 with slight glandular serratures ; polished above, 



and rather downy beneath. Corollas bell-shaped, acute. Stamens the length 

 of the tube. Berries globular, almost dry. Branches terete, downy while 

 young. (Don's Mill.) An elegant deciduous shrub, with the habit of a tree 

 North Carolina to Florida, in dry woods, on the rocky 

 ' banks of rivers. Height 10 ft. to 20 ft. Introduced in 

 1765. Flowers white, tinged with red ; June and July. 

 Berries black ; ripe in November. 



This species joins the solitary-flowered species with the 

 racemose-flowered species ; the axillary flowers being soli- 

 tary and pedicellate, and the terminal ones racemose. In 

 British gardens, it flowers and fruits freely in peat soil. 



jn 10. V. STAMI'NEUM L. The /owg-stamened Whortleberry. 



Identification. Lin. Sp., 498. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 853. 



Sunonymes. V. album Pursh Sept. 1 . p. 285. ; V. elevatum Banks Herb. ; Deer Berry, Amer. 



Engravings. Andr. Bot. Rep., t. 263. ; and our fig. 1163. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Racemes downy, with oval 

 bracteas as long as the flowers. Anthers 

 2-horned on the back, twice as long as the 

 spreading bell-shaped corolla. Leaves ellip- 

 tic, acute, entire, glaucous, and rather 

 downy beneath. Stem 2 ft. high, with 

 numerous green branches, which are downy- 

 while young. Leaves \\ or 2 inches long, 

 on very short downy stalks. Flowers de- 

 candrous, copious, white, having linear 

 anthers, which are horned near the base. 

 The bracteas resemble the leaves, but are 

 much smaller. (Don's Mi/I.) A low de- 

 ciduous shrub. New England to Florida. 

 Height 1 ft. to 2 ft. Introduced in 1772. 

 Flowers white ; May and June. Berries greenish or white ; ripe in October. 



Variety. 



^ V. s. 2 album H. B. et Kunth Nov. Gen. Amer. iii. p. 267. The leaves 

 are larger, and ciliated on the nerves beneath, and on the margins. 

 Corolla campanulate and white. It is a native of Mexico, in woods, 

 between Pachuca and Real del Monte, where it seldom grows above 

 6 in. high. 



j 11. V. DUMO'SUM Ait. The bushy Whortleberry. 



Identification. Ait. Hort. Kew., ed. 2., vol. 2. p. 356. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 853. 



Synonymes. V. frondosum Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer. 1. p. 230. ; V. htftellum Ait. Hort. Kew. ed. 2. 



vol '2. p. 357. 

 Engravings. Bot. Mag., t. 1106. ; Bot. Rep., t. 112. ; and our fig. 1164. 



Spec. Char.y fyc. Racemes downy, with oval bracteas, and the pedicels with 



