XLII ERICA CEM: VACCI NIUM. 607 
Spec. Char., §c. Racemes bracteate. Corolla cylin- 
drically bell-shaped. Leaves ovate, acute, finely 
serrated. (Don’s Mill.) A low deciduous shrub. 
North America. Height 2 ft. Introduced in 1772. 
Flowers whitish ; May and June. 
& 9. PF. arpo’rEuM Marsh. The Tree-like Whortle- 
berry. 
Identification. Marsh. in Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer., 1. p. 230.3; Don’s 
Mill. 3. p. 853. 
Synonyme. TJ’. difftsum Att. Hort. Kew. ed. 2. vol. 2. p. 356. 
ngravings. Bot. Cab., t. 1885. ; and our fig. 1162. 
Spec. Char., &c. Pedicels axillary and solitary, or 
terminal and racemose,naked. Leaves ovate, acute, 1161. ¥. pallidum. 
with slight glandular serratures ; polished above, 
and rather downy beneath. Coroilas bell-shaped, acute. Stamens the length 
of the tube. Berries globular, almost dry. Branches terete, downy while 
young. (Don’s Will.) An elegant deciduous shrub, with the habit of a tree. 
North Carolina to Florida, in dry woods, on the rocky 
banks of rivers. Height 10 ft. to 20ft. Introduced in 
1765. Flowers white, tinged with red; June and July. 
Berries black; ripe in November. 
This species joins the solitary-flowered species with the 
racemose-flowered species; the axillary flowers being soli- 
tary and pedicellate, and the terminal ones racemose. In \ 
British gardens, it flowers and fruits freely in peat soil. 1162. Y. arboreum. 
». 10. V. svami’ngum DL. The long-stamened Whortleberry. 
Identification. Lin. Sp., 498. ; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 853. 
Synonymes. V. album Pursh Sept. 1. p. 285.; V. elevatum Banks Herb.; Deer Berry, Amer 
Engravings, Andr. Bot. Rep., t. 263. ; and our fig. 1163. 
Spee. Char., §c. Racemes downy, with oval 
bracteas as long as the flowers. Anthers 
2-horned on the back, twice as long as the 
spreading bell-shaped corolla. Leaves ellip- 
tic, acute, entire, glaucous, and rather 
downy beneath. Stem 2 ft. high, with 
numerous green branches, which are downy 
while young. Leaves 14 or 2inches long, 
on very short downy stalks. Flowers de- 
candrous, copious, white, having linear 
anthers, which are horned near the base. 
The bracteas resemble the leaves, but are 
much smaller. (Don’s Mill.) A low de-* 
ciduous shrub. New England to Florida. ingen! Wdiehirientis 
Height 1 ft. to 2 ft. Introduced in 1772. 
Flowers white; May and June. Berries greenish or white ; ripe in October. 
Variety. 
w V.s. 2 élbum H.B. et Kunth Nov. Gen. Amer. iii. p. 267.—The leaves 
are larger, and ciliated on the nerves beneath, and on the margins. 
Corolla campanulate and white. It is a native of Mexico, in woods, 
between Pachuca and Real del Monte, where it seldom grows above 
6 in. high. 
a 11. V.pumo’sum Ait, The bushy Whortieberry. 
‘fication. Ait. Hort. Kew., ed. 2., vol. 2. p. 356. ; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 853. 
peel aes V.fronddsum Michzr. Fl. Bor. Amer. 1. Dp. 250.; V. hirtéllum Att, Hort. Kew. ed. 2. 
1, 2: ps B87. 
Eapiaiiees. Bot. Mag., t. 1106. ; Bot. Rep., t, 112.; and our fig. 1164. 
Spec. Char., §c. Racemes downy, with oval bracteas, and the pedicels with 
