ARBUTUS

(Lat.), n. f. A®r’bu2(bu)-tu3s(tuts). Allied to arbor. Fr., arbousier. Ger., Erdbeerbaum, Sandbeere. 1. Of cla ical writers, the arbute-tree or A. une do. 2. Of Tournefort, a genus of evergreen ericaceous shrubs belonging to the tribe Ericinece, subtribe Arbuteæ. Linnæus sul ently included in this genus the Arctostaphylos of Adanson, which has been again separated from ‘A. by subsequent botanists. The A. of Scopoli is the Arctostaphylos. The generic characters of the genus A. are the same as those of Arctostaphylos (q. v.) except that the fruit is a globular berry covered with granular elevations and contains 5 many-seeded cells. [B, 19, 180.]—À. aculeata. A shrub 3 or 4 feet high growing at pe ‘Horn, bearing edible red berries of an astringent taste. |B.] —A. alpina [Linneus]. See ARCTOSTAPHYLOS alpina.—A. andrachne [Linneus]. Fr., arbre de corail, arbousier à panic ules. Syn.: Andrachne frutescens EieD bere): An arborescent species indigenous to Greece which has properties similar to those of A. une do. The unripe astringent fruit has been used as a tonic and febrifuge. [B, 38, 46, 197.]—A. comarus Theophrasti [Banhin]. The A. une do. [B, enue furens. A small shrub growing in Chill, the fruit of which is said to cause delirium when eaten.—A. hybrid a. The mule a. As] ies said to be a cro between A. une do and A. andrachne. —A. integrifolia [Salisbury, Lamarek]. A variety of A. andrachne. [B, 46, 173.] —A. laurifolia Lindley]. See A, Menziesii.~A. Menziesii [Pursh]. The madroia; an evergreen tree with red bark and bright-red berries, grow-