PLATE CLXXXI. 
VACCINIUM VIRGATUM. 
et ing died 
Green-twigged Whortle-berry. 
CLASS Vill. ORDER I. 
‘ OCTANDRIA MONOGYNI4. Eight Chives. One Pointal. 
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Cur fuperior. Bloffom one petal. Threads fixed 
into the receptacle. A berry with four cells 
and many feeds. 
‘Caryx fuperus. Corolla monopetala.  Fila- _ 
menta receptaculo inferta. Bacca quadri- 
locularis, polyfperma. - 
; See VACCINIUM ARCTOSTAPHYLLOs. Pl. XXX. Vol. I. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Vaccinium foliis oblongo-oyatis, ferrulatis, de- Whortle-berry, with oblong egg-fhaped leaves, 
ciduis, ramulis viridibus; floribus, fub-um- flightly fawed, deciduous, the fmall branches 
bellatis, axiilaribus 3 corollis, fub - cylin- _ green; flowers gtow rather umbelled from 
‘ draceis; calycibus apice reflexis. Stamini- where the leaves are fixed to the ftem ; blof- 
bus decem. foms nearly cylindrical; cups reflexed ‘at 
the upper part. Ten chives. 
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REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 
1. A flower complete. 
2. The Cup, 
3. The Chives, Pointal, and Seed-bud, the cup cut off, magnified. 
4. A nearly ripe berry 
‘Tus fpecies of Whortle-berry was, according to the Kew Catalogue, introduced by Mr. Young in 
the year 1770. It is a hardy plant; and, asa native of North America, where it is an under fhrub 
| of the woods, fhould be planted in a thady fituation, in peat earth. It is rarely killed by our frofts ; 
| SFows about two feet high, and lofes its leaves in winter, Our drawing was made in June,’ this 
: “year, at the Nurfery, Hammerfmith, where it is Propagated by layers. 
