chap. lxix. £rica\:e;e. facci'nium. 1159 



Spec. Char., fyc. Flowers in dense sessile tufts. Leaves 



nearly sessile, ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, finely 



serrated, smooth, except the rib and margins. 



Branches angular, with a downy line on each side. 



Calyx of 5 deep, acute segments. A low very 



branching shrub. Corollas pale red, or white. 



Berries large, bluish black, extremely sweet, and 



agreeable to eat. {Don's Mill., iii. p. 853.) A shrub, 



2 ft. high ; a native from New England to Virginia, 



on dry hills, on a gravelly soil. It was introduced 



in 1772, and flowers in May. There are plants in 



the Glasgow Botanic Garden, and at Messrs. Lod- 



diges's. 

 Variety. The mountains of Pennsylvania produce an immense variety of this 



species, remarkable for the size and shape of the fruit, leaves, and flowers. 



Leaves sometimes 1 in. long. (Don's Mill.) 



jb 7. V. ligu'strinum Michx. The Privet-like Whortleberry. 



Identification. Michx. Fi. Bor. Amer., 1. p. 283. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 853. 



Spec. Char., Sfc. Flowers in tufts, and nearly sessile; as are the leaves, which 

 are also erect, lanceolate, mucronate, finely serrated, veiny and downy. 

 Corolla longish and ovate. Branches angular. (Don's Mill., iii. p. 853.) 

 An erect shrub, from 2 ft. to 3 ft. in height, with membranous leaves, fur- 

 nished with conspicuous, often purple, veins. Scales of the flower buds 

 often purplish. Corollas purplish red. Berries black. The leaves vary 

 extremely in shape and size. It is a native of North America, from Penn- 

 sylvania to Virginia, in dry woods, common on the mountains ; and flower- 

 ing from May to July. There are plants of it at Messrs. Loddiges's. 



c. Floivers disposed in Racemes. 

 j* 8. V. pa'llidum Ait. The \vx\e-flowered Whortleberry. 



Identification. Ait. Hort. Kew., ed. 2., vol. 2. p. 355. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 853. 



Spec. Char., %c. Racemes bracteate. Corolla cylindrically bell-shaped. Leaves ovate, acute, finely 

 serrated. {Don's Mill., iii. p. 853.) This low shrub is a native of North America, whence it was 

 said to have been sent, in 1772, to the Kew Gardens, by Dr. Samuel Martin ; but Pursh never met 

 with it in a wild state in America. It grows to the height of about 2 ft, and flowers in May and 

 June. We believe it is not now to be found in British gardens. 



» 9. V. arbo^reum Marsh. The Tree Whortleberry. 



Identification. Marsh, in Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer., 1. p. 230. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 853 ; Lodd. Cat, ed. 1836. 

 Synonyme. V. diffusum Ait. Hort. Kew., ed. 2., 2. p. 356. 

 Engraving. Bot. Cab., 1 1885. 



Spec. Char., $c. Pedicels axillary and solitary, or terminal and racemose, 

 naked. Leaves ovate, acute, with slight glandular serratures, polished 

 above, and rather downy beneath. Corollas bell-shaped, acute. Stamens 

 the length of the tube. Corollas white, tinged with red. Berries globular, 

 black, almost dry. Branches terete, downy while young. (Don's Mill , iii. 

 p. 853.) This species joins the solitary-flowered species with the racemose- 

 flowered species; the axillary flowers being solitary and pedicellate, and the 

 terminal ones racemose. A native of North America, from North Carolina 

 to Florida, in dry woods, on the rocky banks of rivers ; where it grows to 

 the height of from 10 ft. to 20 ft., forming a very elegant shrub, which 

 flowers in May and June. It was introduced in 1765, and is occasionally 

 to be met with in collections. There is a plant of this species, 10 ft. high, 

 in the walled garden at White Knights, and there are plants at Messrs. 

 Loddiges's. 



-** 10. V. stami'neum L. The /ong-stamened Whortleberry. 



Identification. Lin. Sp., 498. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 853. 



Synonymes. V. album Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept., 1. p. 285.: V. elevatum Banks Herb., Lodd. Cat., 



Plu/c. Mant., 22., Phyt., t 339., f. 5. 

 Engravings. Andr. Bot. Rep., t. 263. ; and our fig. 972. 



