24sO MONOGRAPH OF THE GENUS PYHOLX. 
P. minor, Linn. Sp. Plant. .567 Gort. Ingr. 65 Georgii Fl; BaiL 
214.— Scop, Carn. 484^.— Poll. Pal. 396 — Fl,Dan. t. 55. (fig. med.) 
— Kniph. Cent. 2. 82.— HofFm. Germ. 14.3.— Mat. 8il. 1. 293.— 
Krocker. Siles. 2. p. 13.-Roth. Germ. I. 181. II. 463— Willd. Sp. 
PI. 2. p.- 621.— With. Britt. 401.— Smith, Brit. 2. p, 444.— Engl. Bot. 
t, 158. (pessima.)— Huds. Angl. 176 Lam. Encycl. 5. p. 742 — Refz 
Obs. 1. p. 17.— Lam. Fl. Franc. 2. p. 530 — Persoon Synop. I. 483. 
— Marsch. a Bieb. FI. Taur. Cauc. I. p. 312.— WahU Lappon. p. 110, 
ejusd. Fl. Carpath. p. 115 — .Rad, Diss, p, 15. t, 1, 
P. rosea, Engl. Bot. 2543. (bona), Smith.— Comp. Fl. Brit. 65 — Rad, 
Diss, p, 18. t, 2. 
P. rotundifolia, Pall. Ind. Taur. 
P. floribus racemosis dispersis, staminibus pistillisque rectis, Linn, Fl. 
Gotl, 206. Suec. 331 Gmel. Sib. 4. p. 128. n. 16. t. 56. f, 1. 
P. foliis subrotundis, scapo undique racemoso, genitalibus rectis, Aeto 
Stockh. 1741, p. 192. 
P. foliis subrotundis, tubis rectis, Hall. Helv, n. 1009. 
P. minor, Riv. t. 136. fig. 1. (bona.)— Dill, in Raii Synop. 363. 
Lesser Wintergreen. 
Habitat in Europee frigidioris ericetis^ dumetis atque syl- 
vis ; in Asia septentrionali, rarius. (v. v, sp.) 
Radix late repens. Folia numerosa, patentia, subro- 
tundo-ovalia vel elliptica, coriacea, glabra, lucida, viridia, 
margine repando-crenulata, apice mucronulata. Petioli un- 
ciales aut ssepius ultra, dilatati, pagina foliorum breviores, 
margine membranacei. Scapi erecti, 3- — 4-poilicareS;, qua- 
drangulares, medio squama lanceolata membranacea in- 
structi, baud convoluti. Racemus spicatus, densus, 12-14- 
florus. Pedicelli decurvi, bracteis lanceolatis acuminatis 
multo breviores. Flares globosi, penduli, albi roseo tincti : 
ore coarctato. Galycis lacinia: brevissimse, semiovat^, acu- 
tss. Petala orbiculata, genitalibus longiora. Stamina primo 
basi reclinata, demum erectentia: filamenta brevia^ alba, 
sequalia: antherce subcordatae, flavas, foraminibus sessili- 
bus latissimis approximatis aperientes. Pistillum stamina 
sequans : stylus rectus, brevis : stigma peltatum, planius- 
culum, rotato-5-lobum. 
The P, minor is readily distinguished from P. media by 
its straight style, equal the length of the stamens, and 
