612 ARBORETUM ET FRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. 
Synonymes. V. Arctost4phylos Andr. Bot. Rep. t.30.; V. maderénse Link Enum. p. 375.3; V. 
eee tic Hort.; V. padifdlium cauchsicum Hort. Soc. Cat. of Fruit edit. 1826 p. 203. 
Engravings. Bot. Rep., t.30.; Bot. Mag., t.974.; and our jigs. 1180. and 1181., and fig. 1182. from 
a specimen in the Hammersmith Nursery. 
Spec. Char., §c. Racemes lateral. Bracteas all at the base of the pedicels 
Leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute, serrulated, smooth on both surfaces, except 
the midrib, Stamens nearly as long as the bell-shaped corolla, with smooth 
slightly fringed filaments. Calyx 5-lobed. Corollas larger than those of 
1186 1181 
1180, 1181, 1182. V. (? A) padifolium. 
V. Arctostaphylos, pale green, with a purple tinge: sometimes it appears to 
be all over purple externally. (Don’s Mill.) A large deciduous shrub. Cau- 
casus, and Madeira on the loftiest parts of the island. Height 6 ft. to 10 ft. 
Introduced in 1811. Flowers pale green, tinged with purple; June to 
August. Berries black, juicy, eatable, and agreeably acid ; ripe in October. 
B. Leaves evergreen. 
a. Flowers racemose. 
» 23. V. caracasa‘num H. B. et Kunth. The Caraccas Whortleberry. 
Identification. HH. B. et Kunth Mov. Gen. Amer., 3. p. 266.; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 855. . 
Engraving. Our fig. 1183. from a specimen in the Museum of the Jardin des Plantes.’ 
Spec. Char., §&c. Racemes axillary, twice as long as the leaves. Flowers 
secund, octandrous or decandrous. Leaves elliptic, acute, crenulated, 
coriaceous, glabrous, shining above. Anthers 2-horned 
on the back. Branchlets angular, glabrous. Leaves 
shining above, 9—10 lines long. Racemes crowded 
at the tops of the branches. Corolla campanulate, ¢ 
glabrous, reddish white, with a 4—5-parted limb. 
Segments ovate, acutish. Filaments membranous, 
ciliated. (Don’s Mill.) A low evergreen shrub, South- 
ern declivity of Mount Silla de Caraccas. Height 2 ft. 
to 3ft. Introduced in 1825. Flowers reddish white ; 
May and June. Berries ?. 1183. 7. caracasknum. 
» 24, V. Vivis iom‘a LZ, The Mount Ida Whortleberry, or Cowberry. 
Identification. Lin. Sp., 500. 5 Eng. FI., 2. p. 220. ; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 855. 
Synonymes. Vitis idea rQbra Cam. Epit. 136. ; the red Whortleberry. 
ngravings. Bot. Cab., t. 1023.; Eng. Bot., t. 598.; Fl. Dan., t. 40.; and our Jig. 1184. 
Spec. Char., §c. Racemes terminal, drooping, with ovate concave bracteas, 
which are longer than the pedicels. Leaves obovate, revolute, minutely 
toothed, dotted beneath. Corolla bell-shaped. Root creeping, woody. 
Stems ascending, a span high. Young branches terete, downy. Leaves 
like those of box, but darker. Flowers pale pink, 4-cleft, octandrous. An- 
thers without spurs. Berries blood-red, acid, austere, and bitter; less 
palatable than either the cranberry or bilberry. (Don’s Mill.) A diminutive 
creeping evergreen shrub. Europe, Siberia, and North America, in many 
