beneath deciduous, stems rounded. E 



^ In mountain bogs, Cumberland and Westmorland; more freoupnf 

 m the Highlands of Scotland, ascending even nearly to the srmmit 

 of the mountains. }^. 5,6.— Leaves glaucous, especially beneath' 

 Cor. ovate, flesh-coloured, smaller than in the last; anthers simihr 

 Berries black, agreeable, but inferior in flavour to those of F Mnr 



J J Leaves persistent, evergreeii. Anthers aivnless at the hack. 



3. y. Vitis Idm^a L. {Red JK, Coiv^herry) ; racemes terminal 



ovate 



dT-oopuig, flowers campanulate 4-cIeft, leaves evergreen obuvare 

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Dry places on heaths, mountains and in woods In the north of 

 England. Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. 1,. 5, 6. _ A low sl° 

 what straggling ./.r«&, with leaves resembling those of th'e X' 

 Flou^ers pale flesh-coloured, open at the mouth, and with deeper and 

 more spreading segments than the two preceding species. 



* Cor. rotate, with reflexed segments.- Leases persistent, evergreen 



Anthers awnless at the back. 



4. y. Oxycoccos L. (AfarsJi W., Cranberry) ; peduncles ter- 

 mmal smg e-flowered, leaves ovate evergreen gaSsbeneltl 



naioim. J^. JJ. t. 319. Oxycoccos palustris Z&A. 



Peat bogs, especially among Sphagnum, in various nirfs of Pn<r 

 land Scotland and Ireland. FloLrs of a brigh ro e^'olour c!r 

 deeply divided, the segments singularly revolntP nn , ' i I 



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1 -flowered, leaves ovate-serrate glabrous deciduous, stem n„ I itr 



gular. E. B. t. 456. ^^- ■ '^ 



Woods and heathy places, chiefly in mountainous or alpine distrlni. 

 abundant. ^ . 4— 6.— A small shrub, about 1 foot high. Fh», 

 drooping, urceolate, almost waxy, greenish with a red tino'e ^„</^, 

 tubular, each cell opening by a pore at the extremity, a^'nd bavin J'a 

 horn at the back. Berries black, glaucous, very agreeai,le to th. 

 taste, and much eaten in the Highlands of Scotland. 



2. V vliginusum L. (great Bilberry or Bog W/tortleberrn) ■ 

 peduncles l_-flowered, leaves obovate entire glaucous veinVrl' 



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