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ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 



Synonymes. V. ^rctostdphvlos Andr. Bot. Rep. t. 30. ; V. maderense Link Enum. p. 375. ; V, 

 caucasicum Hort. ; V. ^ladifdlium cauc&sicum Hort. Soc. Cat. of Fruit edit. 1826 p. 203. 



Engravings. Bot. Rep., t. 30. ; Bot. Mag., t. 974. ; and our Jigs. 1180. and 1181., and^. 1182. from 

 a specimen in the Hamraersraith Nursery. 



Spec. Char., ^-c. Racemes lateral. Bracteas all at the base of the pedicels 

 Leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute, serrulated, smooth on both surfaces, except 

 the midrib. Stamens nearly as long as the bell-shaped corolla, with smooth 

 slightly fringed filaments. Calyx 3-lobed. Corollas larger than those of 



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1180 



1181 



1180,1181,1182. r. (? >4) padiRlium. 



V. Jrctostaphylos, pale green, with a purple tinge : sometimes it appears to 

 be all over purple externally. (Don's Mill.) A large deciduous shrub. Cau- 

 casus, and Madeira on the loftiest parts of the island. Height 6 ft. to 10 ft. 

 Introduced in 1811. Flowers pale green, tinged with purple; June to 

 Berries black, juicy, eatable, and agreeably acid ; ripe in October. 



August. 



B. Leaves evergreen. 



a. Floivers racemose. 



. 23. V. CARACASA^NUM H. B. et Kunth. The Caraccas Whortleberry. 



Identification. H. B. et Kunth Mov. Gen. Amer., 3. p. 266. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 855. 

 Engraving. Our fig. 1183. from a specimen in the Museum of the Jardin des Plantes." 



Spec. Char., 4'c. Racemes axillary, twice as long as the leaves. Fbwers 

 secund, octandrous or decandrous. Leaves elliptic, acute, crenulated, 

 coriaceous, glabrous, shining above. Anthers 2-horned 

 on the back. Branchlets angular, glab/ous. Leaves __wfM, 

 shining above, 9 10 lines long. Racemes crowded 

 at the tops of the branches. Corolla campanulate, ^S 

 glabrous, reddish white, with a 4 5-parted limb. ' 

 Segments ovate, acutish. Filaments membranous, 

 cihated. (Don's Mill.) A low evergreen shrub. South- 

 ern declivity of Mount Silla de Caraccas. Height 2 ft. 

 to 3 ft. Introduced in 1825. Flowers reddish white ; 

 May and June. Berries?. iiss- r. caraca4nam. 



tt. 24. F. FfTis id^'a L. The Mount Ida Whortleberry, or Cowbemj. 



Identification. Lin. Sp., 500. ; Eng. FI., 2. p. 220. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. %r,5. 



Synonymes. Fitis idara rObra Cam. Epit. 136. ; the red Whortleberry. 



Engravings. Bot. Cab., t. 1023. ; Eng. Bot., t. .598. ; Fl. Dan., t. 40. ; and our fig. 1184. 



Spec. Char., ^c. Racemes terminal, drooping, with ovate concave bracteas, 

 which are longer than the pedicels. Leaves obovate, revolute, minutely 

 toothed, dotted beneath. Corolla bell-shaped. Root creeping, woody. 

 Stems ascending, a span high. Young branches terete, downy. Leaves 

 like those of box, but darker. Flowers pale pink, 4-cleft, octandrous. An- 

 thers without .spurs. Berries blood-red, acid, austere, and bitter ; less 

 palatable than either the cranberry or bilberry. (Don's Mill.) A diminutive 

 creeping evergreen shrub. Europe, Siberia, and North America, in many 



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