PLATE 139

[Pg 566][Pg 565][Pg 564]

PLATE CXL.
VACCINIUM FRONDOSUM.
Obtuse-leaved 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 one petal. Threads fixed into the receptacle. A berry with four cells and many seeds.