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Genus I. 
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EMPETRUM L. Tut Crownerry. Lin. Syst. Dice‘cia Tridndria. 
Identification. Lin. Gen-,515.3 Juss., 126. ; Fl. Br., 1072. , Tourn., t.421.: Lamb., t.803., Geertn. 3 t.106 
Derivation. From en, upon, and petros, a rock ; in allusion to the place of growth. 
Gen. Char. Calyx 3-leaved, coriaceous, with 6 imbricated scales at the base. Pe- 
tals 3. Stamens 3. Stigma4—9-cleft. Berry depressed,6—9-stoned. (G. Don.) 
Leaves simple, alternate, exstipulate, evergreen ; linear, tongue-shaped. 
obtuse ; flat above, convex and marked with a membranaceous line beneath ; 
dark green, shining, F/owers axillary, solitary, sessile, dark red. Berries 
black or red. — Shrubs small, branchy, procumbent; natives of the North 
of Europe, North America, and the Straits of Magellan. Propagated by 
cuttings or seeds, and thriving best in peat soil. 
= 1. E.yrerum L. The black Crowberry, or Crakeberry. 
Identification. Lin. Sp. P1., 1450, ; Eng. Fl., 4. p. 283. ; Mackay Fl. Hib., p. 238. ; Hook. Br. Fl., p. 431. 
Synonymes. Erica coccifera procimbens Ger. Emac. p. 1383:; E. Coris folio undecima Clus. Hist. 
Se ptaeas: Eng. Bot., t. 526. ; our fig. 2034. to our usual scale ; and fig. 2035. of the natural size. 
Spec. Char., §&c. Leaves linear-oblong. Berries black and clustered. (Hook.) 
A low procumbent evergreen shrub. Britain. Height 6in. to 12 in. 
Flowers purplish white; June. Berries brownish black, like those of the 
common juniper ; ripe in November. 
Variety. 
» E. x. 2 scdticum Hook. Br. Fl. p. 431.— 
Rather smaller than the species. 
Cattle do not browse on this 
shrub; but the berries are eaten 
by the Scotch and Russian pea- 
sants. It thrives 
very well in gar- 
dens, but requires 
a moist boggy soil 
and a shady situa- 
tion. The seeds 
remain a year in 
the ground before 
they vegetate, and 2054. £. nigrum, 2035. 
the plants are very slow in their growth. The crowberry is the badge of the 
clan M‘Lean. 
2 2. E.ru‘srum L. The red-fruited Crowberry. 
Identification. Willd. Sp. Pl., 4. p.713.; Lindl. Bot. Reg., t. 1783. 
Synonyme. Cravberry of Staten Island. 
Bngrannews Bot. Reg., t. 1783. ; our fig. 2037. to our usual scale, and fig. 2036. 
of the natural size. 
Spec. Char., §c. Leaves and branches with woolly 
margins. Berries red. (Lindl.) An evergreen 
procumbent shrub. Southern point of South 
America, where it is found along the sandy 
coast, spreading over the stones, but especially 
thriving at the back of the low sand-hills 
by which the shore is often skirted. Height 
6in. to 12in. Introd. 1833. Flowers brownish 
2036. . “at i 
z.ribrom. purple; July. Berries red; ripe in November. 2057. x. rubrum. 
According to Gaudichaud, the red berries are pleasant to eat. It grows 
freely in peat, and is quite hardy. 
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