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Letopny’ttum Pers. Calyx and corolla deeply 5-parted. Stamens 10, 
exserted. Anthers lateral, opening lengthwise on the inside, Capsule 5- 
celled, 5-valved, opening at the tip. 
Leyum L. Calyx minute, 4-toothed. Corolla in 5 segments, so deep as to 
seem petals. Stamens 5—10, exserted. Anthers Opening by pores at the 
tip. Capsule 5-celled, 5-valved, opening at the base. Seeds terminating 
in a wing at each end. 
Sect. III. Vaccrnre‘e. 
Sect. Char. Calyx connate with the ovary. Disk nectariferous, perigynous. 
Fruit, a berry. 
Vaccinium L. Calyx 4—5-toothed. Corolla pitcher-shaped or bell-shaped, 
4—5-cleft. Stamens 8—10. Anthers 2-horned ; and, in some, furnished at 
the back with spreading spurs or bristles. Berry globose, 4—5-celled, 
many-seeded. 
Oxyco’ccus Pers. Calyx 4-cleft. Corolla 4-parted, with the segments 
somewhat linear and revolute. Stamens 8. Filaments conniving. Anthers 
tubular, tripartite. Berry 4-celled, many-seeded. 
Sect. I. Eri‘cem. 
§i. Ericee normales. 
In British gardens all the species are propagated by layers or division, or 
by cuttings from the points of the growing shoots planted, but not deep, 
in pure sand, and covered with a hand-glass. All the plants require a peaty 
soil, mixed with sand; a cool subsoil, moist rather than dry; and an open 
airy situation. They also require to be renewed every 3 or 4 years. 
Genus I. 
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ERICA D.Don. Tue Heatu. Lin. Syst. Octandria Monog{nia. 
1 ion. D. Don in Edinb. New Phil. Journ., 17. p. 152. ; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 790, P 
reenter aS op of Linnzus and other authors; Bruyére, Fr.; Heide, Ger.; Erica, 
2. 
ivatic i iny is altered from the ereiké of Theophrastus, which is derived from 
ages eid tee eae) ‘quality of some of the species of breaking the stone in the 
bladder. 
Gen. Char, Calyx 4-parted, with a naked base. Corolla globose or urceolate, 
with a 4-lobed limb. Stamens enclosed. Filaments capillary. Anthers 
bifid ; cells of anthers opening by an oblong hole, awned or crested at the 
base or mutic. Stigmas peltate. Capsule 4-celled, many-seeded. (Don’s 
Leaves simple, alternate or verticillate, exstipulate, evergreen; linear or 
chaffy. Flowers terminal, fascicled, or racemose. Pedicels scaly. — Shrubs, 
diminutive, evergreen, with hair-like roots; natives of Europe. 
« 1. Z. Te’rravix L. The four-leaved Heath. 
i 7 i . 2. p. 507.; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 792. 
Auentification. TN ibronis Gar, in Lin. Soc. Trans. tsp. 969. E. barbhrica Ratt Syn. 471.5 E. 
eaaila Park. Theatr. 1483. No. 5.; E. Tétralix ribra Hort. Eric, Woburn. p. 25.3 the cross~ 
leaved Heath; Sumpf Heide, Ger. ; Scopa di Fior rosso, Ital. 
Engravings. Curt. Fl. Lond., fase. 1. t. 21. ; Eng. Bot., t. 1314. ; and ourJig. 1027. 
