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ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 



115". V, galexiinj. 



b. Floivers in sessile Tufts. 

 jtk ,5. V. GALE'ZJNS Michx. The Gale-like Whortleberry. 



Identification. Mich. Fl. Bor. Amer., 1. p. 232. ; Don's Miil., 3. 



p. 853. 

 Synonyme. V. ,?rtM6rmis Smith in Rees's Cycl. No. 16. 

 Eiigraving. Our fig. 1157. from a specimen in the Lambertian 



herbarium. 



Spec. Char., ^c. Flowers on very short stalks, in 

 sessile tufts. Leaves sessile, lanceolate-wedge- 

 shaped, slightly serrated, downy. Calyx pointed. 

 Corollas ovate, much contracted at the mouth. 

 Style prominent. Michaux describes this shrub 

 as having the aspect of il/yrica Gale, with slight 

 downy branches. Leaves varying. The pedicels, 

 shorter than the flowers, burst from a bud composed 

 of numerous crowded scales. {Don^s AiilL) A low 

 deciduous shrub. Virginia and Carolina, in shady 

 woods and swamps. Height 2 ft. Introduced in 

 1806. Flowers yellowish white; May and June. 

 Berry small, globular, black ; ripe in October. 



jfc 6. V. tene'llum Ait. The delicate Whortleberry. 



Identification. Ait. Hon. Kew., ed. 2., vol. 2. p. 358. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 853. 

 Synonywe. V. ponnsylvauicum Lam. Diet. p. 74. 



Engravings. Dend. Brit., t. 35. ; Bot. Mag., t. 3434. ; our fig. 1158. from Watson, and fig. U59. 

 from Bot. Mag. 



Si^ec. Char., Sfc. Flowers in dense sessile tufts. Leaves 

 nearly sessile, ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, finely 

 serrated, smooth, except the rib and margins. 

 Branches angular, with a downy line on each side. 

 Calyx of 5 deep acute seg- 

 ments. (Don^s Mill.) A low, 

 very branching, deciduous 

 shrub. New England to Vir- 

 ginia, on dry hills, on gravelly 

 soil. Height 2 ft. Introduced 

 in 1772. Flowers pale red or 

 white ; May. Berries large, 

 bluish black, extremely sweet 

 and pleasant; ripe October-. 



The mountains of Pennsylvania'produce an immense variety of this 

 species, remarkable for the size and shape of the fruit, leaves, and flowers. 

 Leaves sometimes 1 in. long. (^Doii's Mill.) 



j 7. V. iiGu'sTRiN'UM Michx. The Privet-like 

 Whortleberry. 



Identification. Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer., 1. p. 283. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 853. 

 Engraving. Our fig. 1160. from a specimen in the Lambertian herbarium. 



Spec. Char., d^c. Flowers in tufts, and nearly sessile ; as 

 are the leaves, which are also erect, lanceolate, mucro- 

 nate, finely serrated, veiny and downy. Corolla longish 

 and ovate. Branches angular. (Don's Mill.) An erect 

 deciduous shrub. Pennsylvania to Virginia, in dry 

 woods, and common on the mountains. Height 2 ft. to 

 3 ft. introduced in 1812. Flowers purplish" red ; May 

 to July. Berries black ; ripe in October. 



1158. r. tenillum. 



1159. C. tenmuin. 



Variety. 



1160. r. /ig4suinum 



8. V. 



c. Flowers disposed in Racevies. 

 pa'llidum Ait. The ^a\e-Jloiuei-ed Whortleberry. 



Identificati07i. Ait. Hort. Kew., ed. 2., vol. 2. p. 2^h. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 853. 

 Engraving. Our fig. 1161. from a specimen in the British Museum. 



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