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j* 3. V. ANGUSTIFO X LIUM Ait. The narrow-leaved Wloidt -beftiri 



Identification. Ait. Hort. Kew., ed. 2., vol. 2. p. 356. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 852 

 Synonyme. f. myrtilloldes Michx. Ft. Bor. Amer., 1. p. 234., Hook, in Sot. ^ 

 Engraving. Bot. Mag., t. 3447. 



Spec. Char., $c. Pedicels scattered, mostly solitary, ] 

 Leaves lanceolate, nearly entire, downy at the ribs and 

 large, and known by the name of bluets. (Don's Mill., 

 shrub, nearly 2 ft. high ; a native of Canada, about 

 Labrador ; and of the high alpine woods of the Rocky 

 the Atlantic to the Pacific. It was introduced in 177< 

 April and May. In the Glasgow Botanic Garden it 

 high. The corolla is remarkable for its flagon-shaped appl 

 a pale yellowish green or white, tinged with red. Tn 

 globose, blackish purple, and is highly esteemed by the 

 countries where the plant is indigenous. 



.** 4. V. C^ESPITO^SUM Michx. The tufted Whortlil; < r r y 



Identification. Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer., 1. p. 234. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 852. 

 Engraving. Bot. Mag., t. 3429. 



Spec. Char.y $c. Flowers lateral, solitary, nearly sessile, lee res 

 wedge-shaped, rounded, obtuse, serrated, membranous, 

 little shrub, with many crowded stems, from 2 in. to 4 in. H|jah 

 in every part. Corolla of a short nrceolate form. Berrf 

 globose, and blue black, with a glaucous bloom. (Don's 

 It is a native of America, particularly about Hudson's Baj 

 Island of Sitcha, and on the Rocky Mountains. It was infctlln :eol 

 .and flowers in May. In the Glasgow Botanic Garden thablos;ortji|s|| 

 species are numerous, and exceeding delicate and beautiful, being! 

 with a deep tinge of blush. 



b. Flowers in sessile Tufts. 

 jot 5. V. GALE^ZANS Michx. The Gale-like Whortleberry. 



Identification. Mich. Fl. Bor. Amer., 1. p. 232. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 853. 



Synonyme. V. gali(6rm\6 Smith in liees's Cycl., No. 16. 



Spec. Char., S(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 Flowers small, yellowish white. Berries small, globular, black. Michaux de- 

 scribes this shrub as having the aspect of Afyrica Gale, with slight downy branches. Leaves vary- 

 ing. The pedicels, shorter than the flowers, burst from a bud composed of numerous crowded 

 scales. (Don's Mill., iii. p. 8.-13.) A shrub, growing to the height of 2ft. ; a native of Virginia and 

 Carolina, in shady woods and swamps. It was introduced in 1806, and flowers in May and June. 



.* 6. V. TENE'LLUM Ait. The delicate Whortleberry. 



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



Synonyme. y. pennsylvinicum Lam. Diet., p. 74., Miclix. Fl. Bor. Amer., 1. p. 232., Hook, in 



Engravinj*. Wats. Dend. Brit , t. 3T>. ; Bot Mag., t. 3434. ; and our//?. P71. 



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