. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 1157. V, galixans. b. Flowers in sessile Tufts. M 5. y. GALE-ZANs Michx. The Gale-like Whortleberry. Identification. Mich. Fl. Bor. Amer., 1. p. 232.; Don's Mill., 3. p. 853. Synonytne. V. ^aZzfdrmis Smith in Rees^s Cycl. No. 16. Engraving. Our fig. 11.^7. from a specimen in the Lamberti
. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 1157. V, galixans. b. Flowers in sessile Tufts. M 5. y. GALE-ZANs Michx. The Gale-like Whortleberry. Identification. Mich. Fl. Bor. Amer., 1. p. 232.; Don's Mill., 3. p. 853. Synonytne. V. ^aZzfdrmis Smith in Rees^s Cycl. No. 16. Engraving. Our fig. 11.^7. from a specimen in the Lambertian herbarium. Spec. Char., Sfc. Flowers on very short stalks, in sessile tufts. Leaves sessile, lanceolate-wedge- shaped, slightly serrated, downy. Calyx pointed. Corollas ovate, much contracted at the mouth. Style prominent. Michaux describes this shrub as having the aspect of il/yrica Gale, with slight downy branches. Leaves varying. The pedicels, shorter than the flowers, burst from a bud composed of numerous crowded scales. (Don's Mill.) A low deciduous shrub. Virginia and Carolina, in shady woods and swamps. Height 2 ft. Introduced in 1806. Flowers yellowish white; May and June. Berry small, globular, black; ripe in October. j» 6. V. tene'lLum Ait. The delicate Whortleberry. lilentificalion. Ait. Hon. Kew., ed. 2., vol. 2. p. 368. ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 853. Synvnyme. V. peimsylvanicum Lam. Diet. p. 74. Engravings. Dend. Brit., t. 35.; Bot. Mag., t. 3434.; our fig. 1168. from Watson, and fig. 1189. from BoL. Mag. Spec. Char., <Jc. Flowers in dense sessile tufts. Leaves nearly sessile, ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, finely serrated, smooth, except the rib and margins. Branches angular, with a downy line on each side. Calyx of 5 deep acute seg- ments. (Don's Mill.} A low, very branching, deciduous shrub. New England to Vir- ginia, on dry hills, on gravelly soil. Height 2 ft. Introduced in 1772. Flowers pale red or white ; May. Berries large, bluish black, extremely sweet an
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