PLATE CLXXXI.
VACCINIUM VIRGATUM.
Green-twigged 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.
See Vaccinium Arctostaphyllos. Pl. XXX. Vol. I.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.