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the glabrous filaments. — Menziesia Sm., E. B. 2469. — St. 4 — 5 
in. high, branched, naked below, densely hairj- above. Fed. ter- 
minal, all together, simple. Fl. large, pale, bluish red. — Sow 
of Athol, Perthshire. Sh. Yl. VII. S. 
7. Dabeo'cia D. Dm. 
1. D.poUf6UaiT).J)on).—Mcnz{esia?,m.,E.B.^o.—^\.h\\a\iy, 
1 — 2 feet long, ultimately decumbent. L. ovate or elliptic, flat, 
with revolute edges, white and cottony beneath. Fl. large, 
purple, sometimes white, drooping, on short stalks, in terminal 
simple unilateral clusters. Anth. very large. — Connemara. Sh. 
Vnl. Comiemara or St. Dabeocs Heath. I. 
8. Aza'lea Linn. 
\. A. procttm'bens {T,.). — E.B.860. Zoi'seleuria'Desv. The 
original and only Azalea. — St. woody, spreading, procumbent. 
L. small, opposite, revolute. Fl. small, on simple stalks, ter- 
minal, collected together. — Summits of the Highland mountains. 
Sh- V. VI. S. 
Tribe III. Vacciniece. 
9. VACcra'nrsi Linn. 
• Anthers with 2 dorsal horns. Leaves decidimts. 
1. V. Myrtil'lm (L.) ; ovate serrate glabrous, fl. solitary, st. 
acutely angular. — E. B. 456. — St. woody, about a foot high, 
branching. Fl. subglobular, greenish tinged with red, nodding. 
Berries black. — Stony woods and heaths. SIi. V. Bilberry. 
E. S. I. 
2. V, xdiginSsum (L.) ; /. obovate entire glaucous and veined 
beneath, fl. several together, st. rounded. — E. B. 581. St. 12. — 
St. woody. Fl. ovoid, flesh-coloured, nodding. Berries black. 
: — Mountain bogs. Sh. V. Bog Wh/rtleberry. E. S. 
*• Anthers without hoTTts on the back. Leaves evergreen. 
3. V. Vitis-ida'a (L.) ; I. obovate dotted beneath, margins revo- 
lute and someichat crenatc, fl. racemose terminal, cor. bellshaped. 
■ — E. B. 598. — St. woody, 6 — 8 in. high, straggling. L. like 
those of Box, dark green above. Fl. pink, 4-cleft. Berries red. 
— ^Mountain heaths. Sh. VI. VII. Red Whortleberry. Coicberry. 
E. S. I. 
4. V. Oxycoc'cos (L.) ; /. ovate entire with revolute margins 
glaucotts beneath, fl. terminal on long simple peduncles, cor. ro- 
tate with reflexed segments. — E. B. 319. O.vycoccus palustris 
