Order I. 
DECANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
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5944 Pedunc. aggregate, Cor. ovate, Leaves alternate lanceolate revolute 
a. Leaves oblong 
(3 Leaves lanceolate 
y Leaves linear-lanceolate 
5 Leaves subulate 
5945 Racemes 1-sided panicled terminal, Leaves lanceolate obovate acute serrulate at end 
5946 Racemes terminal panicled, Cor. roundish, Leaves ovate entire 
5947 Raceme compound. Leaves lanceolate subserrulate hairy shining 
5948 Spikes terminal 1-sided, Leaves membranous smooth oval-lanceolate serrulate acute 
5949 Raceme compound terminal crowded, Leaves narrow lanceolate rough at edge pilose beneath 
5950 Leaves lanceolate wavy beneath rusty scaly, Cor. campan. finally of 5 petals. Anthers awned 
5951 Hispid with pubescence. Leaves obov. lane, acute serrul. Cor. globose hispid. Anthers awned 
5952 Panicles terminal. Cor. pubescent, Leaves elliptical acuminate toothletted 
5953 Racemes term, simple bracted. Cor. cylindrical, Leaves obl.-lanceolate serrated 
5954 Racemes terminal and axillary 1-sided, Cor. ventricose tubular. Leaves oblong lane, finely serrated 
5955 Racemes axillary simple, Cor. oblong, Leaves ovate acute serrulate 
5956 Racemes axillary simple. Leaves ovate entire shining, Branchlets 3-cornered 
5957 Racemes axillary simple. Leaves ovate lanceolate acuminate serrate 
5958 Quite smooth. Leaves obi. ovate acute finely serrulate. Racemes axillary and terminal clustered 
5959 Peduncles solitary axillary 1-sided .Bractes 2, Leaves oval scaly dotted obsoletely serrated 
a. Cor. ventricose. Leaves obi. lanceolate 
^ Cor. obi. cylindrical. Leaves oblong oval obtuse 
■y Very dwarf 
5960 Pedunc. solitary axillary, Bractes 2, Leaves narrow oblong lanceolate. Corolla oblong oval 
5961 The only species 
5962 Leaves oblong obovate mucronate toothed crowded. Stem procumbent 
5963 Stem arborescent. Leaves oblong lanceolate. Panicles smooth nodding. Berries many-seeded 
5964 Leaves oblong-lanceolate serrated. Panicles vertical hispid glutinous 
5'X5 Stem arborescent. Leaves ovate entire or serrated. Pan. pubescent erect, Berries many-seeded 
5966 Stems procumbent, Leaves rugose serrated 
5967 Stems procumbent. Leaves entire 
5968 Stem much branched. Leaves lanceolate acuminate acutely serrate. Flowers axillary 
5969 Bark deciduous. Ovary smooth. The same as next ? 
5970 Leaves lanceolate serrated very thin a little wavy 
and Miscellaneous Particulars. 
Ger., and Arhuto, Ital. This genus includes one of the most elegant of hardy shrubs, the A. uncdo. This 
evergreen is peculiarly beautiful in October and November, covered at once with blossoms and ripe fruits. It 
is a native of the south of Europe, and is found also near Killarney in Ireland, where it has probably been 
brought from Spain or Italy at an early period by the priests. It grows there on limestone rocks, in greater 
luxuriance than it is often to be met with in the woods of Italy : in both countries the fruit is eaten ; and in 
Spain both a sugar and spirit is extracted from it. 
A. uva ursi. La Busserole, Fr., Barrenbeere, Ger., and Uva d'orxo, Ital., is abundant in many parts of tlie 
continent, especially the alpine regions. It dyes an ash color ; tans leather; the berries are food for grouse and 
other game, and the leaves are used in medicine. The fresh leaves are inodorous, and have a slightly bitter 
astringent taste, leaving a sweet sensation in the mouth. When properly dried and powdered, they acquire 
an odour similar to that of hyson tea; but the taste remains the same, the degree of bitterness only being 
increased. {Thomson's Loncl'ju Dispensatorij, 163.) 
It is used sometimes in calculous complaints and ulcerations of the urinary organs. 
The dwarf species of this genus and those of Rhododendron and Andromeda, are very fit plants for rock 
work. A. alpina thrives best in peat kept moist and shaded. All the species may be increased by seeds, or by 
budding and inarching on each other : the dwarf kinds root readily by layers. 
The Uva ursi has been brought into notice in modern times as an efticient remedy in nephritic and even in 
calculous cases. European practitioners have doubted its powers, but it has found many supporters of respcc- 
