• fig. 1171. from a plant at
1172. r . Krandifiòniin.
Pngravinss. Dend. Brit., t. 125. a .; and oui
Messrs. Loddiges, a n d /g . 1172. from Watson.
Spec. Char., 4c. llacemes terminal, 3—4-flowered. Corollas
cylindrical, contracted at the mouth. Leaves lanceolate,
finely serrated, attenuated at both ends, glabrous. Flowers
1174. K. (g.) minutiflòrum,
decandrous. (l)ori.f MUl.) A low deciduous shrub.
North America. Height ft. Introduced in 1812.
Flowerswhite; July and August. Berries purple; ripe
in November.
J* 16. V. ( g . ) e l o n g a ' t u m Wats. The elongated Whortleberry.
Ideniification. Wats. Dend. Brit., t. 125. B .; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 854.
Engravings. Dend. Brit.., t. 125. B.; and o u r / g . 1173.
Spec. Char,, 4c. Corymbs few-flowered, bractless. Pedicels
downy. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, serrulated, each tipped
by a glandular hair, and having a few hairs on the nerves.
Branchlets downy. Corollas with reflexed teeth. (Don's
Mill.) A low deciduous shrub. North America. Height
3 ft. to 4 ft. Introduced in 1812. Flowers white ; July and
August. Berries purple ; ripe in November.
17. V. ( g . ) m i n u t i f l o ' r u m Wats. The minute-flowered Whortleberry.
Identification. Wats. Dend. Brit., t. 125. c. *, Don’s Mill., 3. p. 854.
Engravings. Dend. Brit., t. 125. c . ; and our 1174.
Spec. Char., 4c. Racemes terminal, few-flowered. Corollas
cylindrical, with erect teeth. Leaves rather coriaceous,
bluntly subserrated, each tipped by a gland. (Doris
Mill.) A low deciduous shrub. North America.
Height 1 ft. Introduced in 1812. Flowerswhite; July
and August. Berries purple ; ripe in November.
18. V. g l a 'b r u m Wats. The glabrous Whortleberry.
Identification. Wats. Dend. Brit., t. 125. d. ; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 854.
Engravings. Dend. Brit., t. 125. D.; and our fig. 1175.
Spec. Char., 4c. Spikes lateral. Corollas campanulately
cylindrical. Leaves elliptic, entire, glabrous. (Don's Mill.)
A delicate, beautiful, and perfectly smooth deciduous plant
North America. Height 1ft. Introduced in 1812. Flowers
rose-coloured; July and August. Berries purple; ripe in
November. 1175. v. giiibrum.
M 19. F. f r o n d o ' s u m Z/. The frondose Whortleberry.
Identification. Lin. Sp., 499.; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 854. ; Lodd. Cat., ed. 1836.
t monymes. V. gladcum Michx. Fl. Bor. Amer. 1. p. 231. ; Blue Tangles, Amer.
ngravings Andr. Bot. Kep., t. 140.; and o u r /g . 1176.
Spec. Char., 4c Racemes loose. Bracteas obovate,
not half so long as the slender pedicels, which bear
2 small linear bracteoles in the middle. Leaves
obovate-oblong, obtuse, entire, smooth. Flowers
small, almost globular, and white, Branchlets
frondose (that is, abounding in leaves), terete,
smooth, and slender. Leaves 2 in. to 3 in. long,
glaucous beneath, and sprinkled with minute resinous
dots. Racemes lateral, from the former year’s
wood. Flowers drooping, greenish white, and
shaped like those of the lily of the valley, but
smaller. Anthers not prominent. (Doris Mill.) A
low deciduous shrub. New Jersey to Carolina, in
woods. Height 3 ft. Introduced in 1761. Flowers
white; May and June. Berries blue, globular, eatable; ripe in October.
Variety.
y . f . 2 venustum Ait. Hort. Kew. ed. 2 vol. ii. p. 3S7. K frondòsum
var. ß lanceolàtum Pursh Ft. Amer. Sept. i. p. 78C. — The leaves
are lanceolate, and acute at both ends.
J, 20. V. BESlNO'stiM Ait. The resinous Whortleberry.
Jdmlificitiion. Ait. Hort. Kew., ed. 2., vol. 2. p. 357. ; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 851.
Svnomnne. Andrórneda baccàta Wangh. Amer. t. 30. f. 69.
Engravmgs. Bot. Mag., t. 1288. ; and o u r/g . 1177.
Spec. Char., 4c. Racemes leafless, viscid, downy, with lanceolate bracteoles
on the pedicels. Leaves obovate-lanceolate, bluntish, entire, covered with
resinous dots. Cah x in 5 deej) ovate segments, longer than the ovarium.
Branches round, and downy when young.
Leaves usually 11 in. long, bright green on both
sides, and rather viscid. Racemes lateral, upon
last year’s wood, and drooping. (Don’s Mill.)
A low deciduous shrub. Canada to Carolina,
in woods and on mountains.
Height 2 ft. Introduced in
178k Flowers greenish yellow ;
May and June. Berries black,
F. » 1. 6,«,». : rip“ October.
Varieties.
J, V. r. 2 rubescens Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. i. p. 286.,
Curt. Bot. Mag. t. 1288.— Corollas reddish.
J, V. r. 3 lutéscens Pursh 1. c. V. parviflòrum Andr. Bot.
Rep. t. 125. ( o u r /g . 1178.)—Leaves lanceolate, ii78. r. r. lutten..
and the flowers reddish yellow.
ä» 21. V. ¿ r c to s t a 'p h y lo s L. The Bear’s-Grape Whortleberry,
lienti/kaUon. Lin. Sp.. .500. ; Don’s Mill., 3. p. 854.
Engraving. Ourßg. 1178. from the plant in the Horticultural Society s Garden.
Spec.Char., 4c. Racemes lateral. Bracteas all at thebaseof the pedicels.
Leaves elliptic, acute, minutely serrated, hairy beneath. Stamens as long as
the corolla, which is bell-shaped, with very hairy filaments. Calyx slightly
S-lobed. Young branches downy on both sides. Leaves 2J in. long. Racemes
from the wood of the preceding year, below the
fresh leafy shoots, drooping, rather hairy ; each com- ^
posed of e—10 pendulous flowers, of a dirty white
colour, tinged with purple. Anthers spurred at the ,
base. Corollas bell-shaped, hairy. (Doris Mill.) A
large deciduous shrub. Coast of tbe Black Sea. ^
Height 8 ft. to 10ft. Introduced in 1800. Flowers'
white, tinged with purple; May and June. Berries
purple ; ripe in October.
Commonly grown only as an ornamental shrub, yet it
ight be cultivated for' its fruit,might ... ___ __ which is produced in
very great abundance, is agreeable to the taste, and
makes excellent tarts. All the garden culture required
is, to place the plants in sandy peat, or in peat and leaf
mould, kept moist. There seems to be a good deal of
confusion, in British gardens, between this species and the
following one.
m 22. F. (? A.) PADIFO'LHIM Smith. The Bird-Cherry-leaved Bear’s-Grape
Whortleberry.
Idmllficalwn. Smith In Kees’s Cycl., No. 22.-; Dou’s Mill., 3. p. 854.
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1179. K ylrctostáphylos.
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