XLIII. ERICA CE.Ti: : KACCI NIUM. 607 



Spec. Char., Spc, Racemes bracteate. Corolla cylin- 



drically bell-shaped. Leaves ovate, acute, finely 



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

 j North America. Height 2 ft. Introduced in 1772. 

 j Flowers whitish ; May and June. 



is 9. V. arbo'reum Marsh. The Tree-like Whortle- 

 berry. 



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



Mill., 3. p. 853. 

 Si/nonyme. V. diffClsura Ait. Hart. Kew. ed. 2. vol. 2. p. 336. 

 iEngravings. Bot. Cab., t. 1885. ; and out Jig. 1162. 



Spec. Char., i^c. Pedicels axillary and solitary, or 



j terminal and racemose, naked. Leaves ovate, acute, n^i k. piiudum. 



with slight glandular serratures ; polished above, 



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

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

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

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

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

 1765. Flov^ers white, tinged with red ; June and July. 

 I Berries black ; ripe in November. 



i This species joins the solitary-flowered species with the 

 [acemose-flowered species ; the axillary flowers being soli- 

 ary and pedicellate, and the terminal ones racemose. In 



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



11C2. V. arborexim. 



ji 10. V. stami'neum L. The /og-stamened Whortleberry. 



'dentificatio7i. Lin. Sp., 198. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 853. 



ii/nonyiiies. V. album Pursh Sept. 1 . p. 285. ; V. elev^tum Banks Herb. ; Deer Berry, Amer. 



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



ipec. Char., (5)-c. Racemes downy, with oval 

 bracteas as long as the flowers. Anthers 

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

 spreading bell-haped corolla. Leaves ellip- 

 tic, acute, entire, glaucous, and rather 



1 downy beneath. Stem 2 ft. high, with 



j numei'ous green branches, which are downy 



j while young. Leaves H or 2 inches long, 



i on very short downy stalks. Flowers de- 



j candrous, copious, white, having linear 



I anthers, which are horned near the base. 



! The bracteas resemble the leaves, but are 



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



I ciduous shrub. New England to Florida. 



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

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



anety. 



j V. s. 2 d/6tim 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. 



ji II. V. DUMo'suM Ait. The bushy Whortleberry. 



lentificalion. Ait. Hort. Kew., ed. 2., vol. 2. p. 356. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. S.^. 



[monymes. V. frondbsum Michx . Fl. Bor. Amer. 1. p. 230. : V. hirtellum Ait. Hort. Kew. ed. 2. 



'vol. 2. p. 357. 



ngravings. Bot. Mag., t. 1106. ; Bot. Rep., t. 112. ; and ouryT^. 1164. 



pec. Char., ^r. Racemes downy, with oval bracteas, and the pedicels with 



ilG3. r. sfamjnenm. 



