280 47. E1UCACE.E. 



cumbent. L. small, opposite, revolute. Fl. small, on simple 

 stalks, terminal, collected together. Summits of the Highland 

 mountains. Sk. V. VI. S. 



[Ledum palus'tre (L.)? Fl. Dan. t. 1031, having lineal* obtuse 1. with 

 strongly recurved margins, the lower surface as well as the young shoots 

 covered with reddish-brown felt, and terminal clusters of white fl. with 

 rotate cor. and conspicuously exserted stam., has been known for many 

 years in Perthsh. Introduced ? See J. of B. 1894, p. 274.] 



Tribe III. Vacciniece. 



9. VACCIN'IU:M Linn. 



* Anth. with 2 dorsal horns. L, deciduous. St. erect. 



1. V. Myrtil'lus (L.) ; /. ovate serrate glabrous, fl. solitary, st. 

 acutely angular. E. B. 456. St. woody, a'bout a foot high, 

 branching. Fl. subglobular, greenish tinged with red, nodding. 

 Berries nearly black. A small form with st. buried and 1. like 

 Salix herbacea is V. microphylla Lange. Stony woods and 

 heaths. Sh. V. Bilberry. E. S. I. 



2. V. intermedium (Ruthe) ; /. elliptical apiculate slightly 

 narrowed below denticulate pale green with minute stalked 

 glands and veined beneath, fl. in small terminal drooping 

 racemes, st. subterete. Linn. Journ. xxiv. t. 3. St. woody, 

 slightly angular, minutely downy above. Fl. urceolate- 

 campanulate, pale pink, scented. Berries globose dark violet, 

 rarely found. L. darker green than in Sp. 1. [Considered a hybrid 

 between Sp. 1 & 4.] Moors, Cannock Chase. Bonnet/. Sh.VIII. E. 



3. V. uliginosum (L.) ; /. obovate entire glaucous and veined 

 beneath, fl. several together, st. terete. E. B. 581. St. 12. 

 St. woody. Fl. ovoid, flesh-coloured, nodding. Berries nearly 

 black. Mountain bogs. Sh. V. Bog-Whortleberry. E. S. 



** Anth. without horns on the back. L. evergreen. 



4. V. Vitis-idce'a (L.) ; /. obovate dotted beneath, margins 

 revolute and somewhat crenate, fl. racemose terminal, cor. bell- 

 shaped. E. B. 598. Evergreen. St. woody, 6 8 in. high, 

 straggling. L. like those of Box, dark green above. Fl. pink, 

 4-cleft. Berries red, acid. Mountain heaths. Sh. VI, VII. 

 Red Whortleberry. Cowberry. Cranberry of the North. E. S. I. 



