PLATE CXII.
VACCINIUM DUMOSUM.
Bushy Whortle-berry.
CLASS VIII. ORDER I.
OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Eight Chives. One Pointal.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
Calyx superus. Corolla monopetala. Filamenta receptaculo inserta. Bacca quadrilocularis, polysperma.
Cup superior. Blossom of one petal. Threads fixed to the receptacle. A Berry with four cells and many seeds.
See Vac. Arctostaphyllos, Pl. XXX. Vol. I.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Vaccinium foliis ovatis, acutis, glabris; floribus solitariis, axillaribus; pedunculis longissimis, bracteatis; corollis urceolatis subalbidis; stamina decem.
Whortle-berry with oval, pointed, smooth leaves; flowers grow solitary from the foot-stalk of the leaves, close to the stem; foot-stalks of the flowers are very long, having floral leaves; blossoms pitcher-shaped, nearly white; ten chives.