PLATE CLXXXI. 



VACCINIUM VIRGATUM. 



Green- twigged Whortle-herry. 



CLASS Vin. ORDER L 

 OCTANDRIxl MONOGYNIA. Eight Chives. One Pointal. 



ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Calyx fuperus. Corolla monopetala. Fila- |l Cup fuperior. Bloffom one petal. Threads fixed 

 menta receptaculo inlerta. Bacca quadri- into the receptacle. A berry with four cells 



locularis, polylpernui. [I and many feeds. 



SeeVAcciNiuM arctostaphyllos. PI. XXX. Vol.1. 

 SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Vaccinium foliis oblongo-ovatis, ferrulatis, de- 

 ciduis, ramulis viridibus; floribus, fub-um- 

 bellatis, axillaribus; corollis, fub-cylin- 

 draceis; calycibus apice reflexis. Stamini- 

 bus decern. 



Whortle-berry with oblong egg-fhaped leaves,, 

 {lightly fawed, deciduous, the fmall branches 

 green; flowers grow rather umbelled from 

 where the leaves are fixed to the llem; blof- 

 foms nearly cylindrical; cups reflexed at 

 the upper part. Ten chives. 



REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 



1 . A flower complete. 



2. The Cup. 



3. The Chives, Pointal, and Seed-bud, the cup cut oflF, magnified. 



4. A nearly ripe berry. 



This fpecies of Whortle- berry was, according to the Kew Catalogue, introduced by Mr. Young in 

 the year 17/0. It is a hardy plant; and, as a native of North America, where it is an under ftirub 

 of the woods, Ihould be planted in a fliady fituation, in peat earth. It is rarely killed by our frotis ; 

 grows about two feet high, and lofes its leaves in winter. Our drawing was made in June, this 

 year, at the Nurfery, Haramerfmitli, where it is propagated by layers. 



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