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OXYCO'CCUS* *. 
Linnean Class and Order. Octa'ndria f, Monogy'nia. 
Natural Order. Vaccinie'/e, Dec. — Lindl. Syn. p. 134. ; Intr. 
to Nat. Syst. of Bot. p. 184. — Loud. Hort. Brit. p. 523. — Mack. FI. 
Hibern. p. 135. — Hook. Brit. FI. (4th edit.) p. 411. — Ericas, Juss. 
Gen. PI. p. 159. — Sm. Gram, of Bot. p. 115. — Erica'ceas ; tribe, 
Vaccinie'a:, Don’s Gen. Syst. of Gard. and Bot. v. iii. pp. 785 and 
789. — Loud. Arb. et Frutic. Brit. pp. 1076 & 1078. — Ericineas; 
sect. Vaccinie'as, Rich, by Macgilliv. pp. 151 & 152. — Syrin- 
gales ; subord. Ericosa: ; sect. Ericina: ; type, Vaccinia'ce.e ; 
Burn. Outl. of Bot. v. ii. pp. 900, 937, & 944. — Bicornes, Linn. 
Spec. Char. Calyx (see figs. 2 & 3.) superior, of 1 sepal, 
small, permanent, 4-lobed. Corolla of 4 somewhat strap-shaped, 
reflexed petals. Filaments (see figs. 1 & 2.) 8, awl-shaped, flat- 
tened, conniving, inserted into the receptacle, equal. Anthers (see 
fig. 1.) terminal, upright, oblong, tubular, with 2 points, opening 
by a terminal pore in each. Germen (see fig. 2.) inferior. Style 
(see fig. 3.) simple, cylindrical, upright, longer than the stamens 
(see fig. 2). Stigma blunt. Berry (figs. 4 & 5.) globular, 4-celled, 
many-seeded. Seeds small, angular. 
The superior, 4-toothed calyx; the corolla of 4 strap-shaped, 
reflexed petals ; the elongated anthers, opening by terminal pores 
without dorsal appendages ; and the globose, 4-celled, many-seeded 
berry ; will distinguish this from other genera in the same class 
and order. — It differs from Vaccinium (t. 383), in the corolla being 
entirely reflexed, and (at least in the British species) 4-petaled. 
One species British. 
OXYCO'CCUS PALU'STRIS. Marsh Cranberry. Common 
Cranberry. Marsh Whortleberry. Moor Berries. Fen Grapes. 
Fenberries. Marshworts. Moss Berries. Cowberries. 
Spec. Char. Stems thread-shaped. Leaves small, egg-shaped, 
entire, pointed, smooth, with revolute margins. Peduncles termi- 
nal, single-flowered. Petals strap-shaped, pointed. 
Pers. Syn. PI. p. 419. — Gray’s Nat. Arr. v. ii. p. 406. — Lindl. Syn. p. 134. — 
Don’s Gen. Syst. of Gard. and Bot. v. iii. p. 858. — Loud. Encycl. of Gard. (new ed. 
1835.) p. 937. parag. 5120; Arboret. et Frutic. Brit. p. 1168. f. 992. — Macr. Man. 
Brit. Bot. p. 148. — Irv. Lond. FI. p. 144. — Leight. FI. of Shropsh. p. 166. — 
Oxycoccus vulgaris, Pursh. FI. Amer. Sept. v. i. p. 263. — Oxycoccus, sue 
Vaccinia palustria, Ray’s Syn. p. 267. — Bauli. Hist. v. i. p. 525, with a figure. — 
Vaccinium oxycoccus, Linn. Sp. PI. p. 500. — Huds. FI. Angl. (2nd ed.) p. 164. — 
Engl. Bot. t. 598.— FI. Dan. t. 40. — Willd. Sp. PI. v. ii. pt. I. p. 354. — Sm. Fi. 
Brit. v. i. p. 416. ; Engl. FI. v. ii. p. 221. — With. (7th ed.) v. ii. p. 479. — Hook. 
Brit. FI. p. 178. — Lightf. FI. Scot. v. i. p. 202. — Abbot’s FI. Bedf. p. 86. — Thomps. 
PI. of Berw. p. 40. — Davies’ Welsh Bot. p. 37. — Purt. Midi. FI. v. i. p. 196. — 
Relh. FI. Cant. (3rd ed. ) p. 158. — Bryant’s FI. Diaet. p. 174. — Hook. FI. Scot. p. 
119. — Grev. FI. Edin. p. 87. — Johnst. FI. of Berw. v. i. p. 88. — Winch’s FI. of 
Northumbl. and Durh. p. 25. — Walker’s FI. of Oxf. p. 109. — Perry’s PI. Varvic. 
Fig. 1. A separate Stamen. — Fig. 2. Calyx, Stamens, and Pistil. — Fig. 3. Calyx. 
Germen, and Style. — Fig. 4. Berry. — Fig. 5. Transverse section of ditto. — Figs. 1, 
2, and 3, slightly magnified. 
* From oxus, Gr. sharp ; and kokkos, Gr. a berry ; in reference to the sharp 
acid taste of the berries. Don. -J- See folio 42, note -f-. 
