AREUTUS; OR, STRAWBERRY TREE. 
lies full of seeds, and an eie£t woody stem ; 
the Arbutus folio non serrato, or Orieatal 
Strawberry Tree, called Adrachne ; the Arbu- 
tus, called Vidus idaea Acadiensis foliis Ala- 
terni, or Bilberry of Arcadia with the Alater- 
liizs leaf; the Arbutus, called Vhri idsea foliis 
oblongis albicanribus, or Bilberry with oblong, 
whitish leaves; and the Arbutus, called Uva 
Ursi, or Bearberry. 
The first, or common species, is that which 
we have figured ; and is said, bv Miller, to 
'^row naturally in Italy, Spain, and also in 
Ireland." It has three varieties: one with an 
oblong flower and oval fruit; another, with a 
double flower; and a third with a red flower. 
The Common Strawberry Tree is in most 
of the English gardens ; to which, in 06lober, 
November, and great part of December, it is 
■one of the chief ornaments. In these months, 
the trees flov/er, and the fruit of the former 
year at the same time ripens, for the fruit is a 
^vhole year growing to perfeiSlion. When, 
therefore, the voung blossoms, and the ma- 
ture fr\:jt, appear plentifully on these trees, 
beins: 
