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V A C C I N I U M FRONDOSUM.
Ohhife-leaved TVliortle-herry.
C L A S S VIIL ORDER I.
OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Eight Chives. One Pointai.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
C A L Y X fuperus. Corolla monopetala. Filamenta
receptáculo inferta. Bacca quadrilocularis,
polyfperma,
CUP fuperior. Bloffom one petal. Threads
fixed into the receptacle. A beriy with
four cells and many feeds.
S e e VAC. ARCTOSTAPHYLLOS, PI. X X X . Vol. I.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Vaccinium racemis foliofis; pedicellis brafteatis;
corollis campanulatis ; foliis obtufis,
oblongis, fubtus fub-glaucis, deciduis. Stamina
decern.
Whortle-berry with fmall leaves on the flowerftems;
foot-ftalks of the flowers with leaflets
; blolToms bell-ihaped; leaves, obtufe,
oblong, rather glaucous underneath and deciduous.
Ten Chives,
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The Empalement, natural size.
2. The Chives and Pointal, magnified.
5. A nearly ripe Berry cut tranfverfely.
THE Obtufe-leaved Whortle-berry was introduced, according to the Kew Catalogue, Vol. 11. p. 12,
from Nonh America, in the year 1770 by Mr. William Young; but neverthelefs, although faid to be
an inhabitant of our gardens fo long as 20 years, it is, we believe, known to very few cultivators. It
is a deciduous Ihrub, growing to the height of about two or three feet; and will, in general, furvive
the inclemency of our winters.
It is increafed with difficulty by layers, and the berries feldora ripen with us; light peat earth,
with a fmall mixture of loam, it thrives in moft. The drawing for our figure was taken, from the
Hibbertian colleaion, in July 1800. This fpecies has likewife ten Chives, five divifions of the
cup, &c.
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