ERICACEi^ 



hemispheric, 4-5-toothed, obtuse; CoroUa sub-globose, \ in. long; Stamens 8-10, 

 epigynous, dorsal awns ; Ovary inferior ; Fruit a berry, dark blue, with glaucous 

 bloom. 



Leaves alternate, obovate or orbicular, obtuse or acute, entire, thin, 

 coriaceous, glaucous beneath, ^-1 in. long. 



A deciduous shrub, 6-10 ins.; Stem procumbent, woody, rigid, glabrous; 

 Branches cylindrical or slightly angled, ascending ; Buds scaly. 



Native of Britain. Specific name = swamp-loving ( Iv. uligiuosus ; uUgo ; 

 uvere, to be wet). Also known as Great Bilberry and Bleaberry. 



COWBERRY, raccinum Vitis-klKa. 



Woods, heaths, rocky moors, gardens. May — August. A native of the 

 peaty moorland, good for the rock-garden. 



Flotcers red. in a short, dense, terminal, drooping raceme, pedicels 2, 

 bracteolate ; Ca/i/.v ti//>e hemispheric, 4-lobed, lobes ovate, ciliate ; Coi'olla 

 campanulate, 4-lobed, spreading; Stamens awnless ; Ovary inferior; Fruit a 

 berry, globose, coral-red, i in. diam. ; acid ; ripe August — October. 



Leaves alternate, resembling Box, obovate or oblong, margin thickened, 

 entire or serrulate, revolute, coriaceous, glossy green above, pale beneath, \-l\ 

 in. long. 



An evergreen shrub, G 18 ins. ; Stem procumbent, much branched, wiry, 

 tortuous ; Bratiches pubescent, trailing or ascending. 



Native of British Isles. Known also as Mount Ida ^^'hortleberry, 

 Flowering Box, and Brawlins. Specific name = Vine of Mt. Ida (L. vitis, a vine). 



CRANBERRY, O.rycoccus palustris. 



Peaty bogs. June — August. 



Floxi-crs red, solitary and jixillary, drooping ; peduncles 1-3. slender, 1 in. 

 long, puberulous, bracteate; Caly.v limb minute; CoroUa rotate, \ in. diam., 

 4-lobed, lobes linear-oblong, reflexed ; Stamens epigynous, exserted, filaments 

 purple, pubescent, anthers yellow ; Ovary inferior ; Fruit a berry, globular, red, 

 \ in. diam. ; very acid ; used for jam and tart making. 



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