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ERICACEZ, 
lateral, solitary, nearly sessile ; leaves somewhat wedge-shaped, 
rounded, obtuse, serrated, membranous, very smooth. k. H. 
Native of America, in the more northern regions, particularly 
about Hudson’s Bay; also in the Island of Sitcha. A little 
shrub, with many crowded stems, from 2 to 4 inches high, very 
smooth in every part. Corolla of a short urceolate form. Ber- 
ries nearly sessile, globose, black, with a glaucous bloom. 
Tufted Whortle-berry. Clt. 1823. Shrub + to 4 foot. 
* * Flowers in sessile tufts. 
12 V. Gatz'zans (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 232.) 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. p. H. 
Native of Virginia and Carolina, in shady woods and swamps. 
V. galiférmis, Smith, in Rees’ eycl. no. 16. Flowers small, yel- 
lowish-white. Berries small, globular, black. Michaux de- 
scribes this shrub as having the aspect of Myrica Gale, with 
slightly downy branches. Leaves varying. The pedicels shorter 
than the flowers, burst from a bud, composed of numerous 
crowded scales. 
Gale-like Whortle-berry. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1806. Shrub 
2 feet. 
13 V. rene’tium (Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 2. p. 358.) 
flowers in dense sessile tufts; leaves nearly sessile, ovate-lan- 
ceolate, acuminated, finely serrated, smooth, except the rib and 
margins; branches angular, with a downy line on each side; 
calyx of 5, deep, acute segments. h.H. Native from New 
England to Virginia, on dry hills, on a gravelly soil. Wats. 
dendr. brit. 35. V. Pennsylvanicum, Lam. dict. 1. p. 74. 
Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 232. A low, very branching shrub. 
Corollas pale red, or white. Berries large, bluish black, ex- 
tremely sweet, and agreeable to eat. The mountains of Penn- 
sylvania produce an immense variety of this species, in size and 
shape of the fruit, leaves, and flowers. Leaves sometimes an 
inch long. 
Delicate Whortle-berry. Fl. May. 
2 feet. 
14 V. xicu’srrinum (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 283.) 
flowers nearly sessile, in tufts; leaves nearly sessile, erect, lan- 
ceolate, mucronate, finely serrated, veiny, downy; corolla 
longish, ovate; branches angular. Ļ. H. Native from Penn- 
sylvania to Virginia, in dry woods; common on the mountains. 
Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 288. exclusive of the syn. of Willd. 
A straight shrub. Leaves membranous, furnished with con- 
Spicuous, often purplish veins. Scales of the flower-buds often 
purplish. Corollas purplish-red. Berries black. _ The leaves 
vary extremely in shape and size. The V. ligtistrinum of Lin- 
nzus is a nonentity, or rather no Vaccinium, according to Smith, 
being the very same plant with Lyònia paniculata. 
Privet-like Whortle-berry. Fl. May, July. Clt.? Shrub. 
Clt. 1772. Shrub Ito 
* * * Flowers disposed in racemes. 
15 V. pa’turwum (Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 2. p. 355.) ra- 
cemes bracteate ; corolla cylindrically bell-shaped ; leaves ovate, 
acute, finely serrated. kh. H. Native of North America, 
from whence it was said to have been sent, in 1772, to Kew 
Gardens, by Dr. Samuel Martin; but Mr. Pursh never met 
with it. oh 
Pale-flowered Whortle-berry. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1772. 
Shrub 2 feet. 
16 V. arporeum (Marsh. in Michx. fl. amer. bor. 1. p. er 
pedicels axillary and solitary, or terminal and racemose, naked ; 
LII. Vaccinium. 853 
leaves ovate, acute, with slight glandular serratures, polished 
above, and rather downy beneath ; corollas bell-shaped, acute ; 
stamens the length of the tube. h. H. Native from North 
Carolina to Florida, in dry woods on the rocky banks of rivers. 
V. diffisum, Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 2. p. 356. A large 
shrub, sometimes 20 feet high, very elegant. Corollas white, 
tinged with red. Berries globular, black, almost dry. Branches 
terete, downy while young. This species joins the solitary 
flowered species with the racemose flowered species; the axil- 
lary flowers being solitary and pedicellate, and the terminal ones 
racemose. 
Tree Whortle-berry. FJ. May, June. 
to 20 feet. 
17 V. sramineum (Lin. spec. 498.) racemes downy, with oval 
bracteas as long as the flowers; anthers biaristate on the back, 
twice as long as the spreading bell-shaped corolla ; leaves ellip- 
tic, acute, entire, glaucous and rather downy beneath. k. H. 
Native from New England to Florida. Andr. bot. rep. 263. 
V. album, Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 285. V. elevatum, Banks, 
herb. Lodd. cat.—Pluk. mant. 22. phyt. t. 339. f. 3. Trunk 
2 feet high, with numerous green branches, which are downy 
while young. Leaves 14 or 2 inches long, on very short downy 
stalks, Flowers decandrous, copious, white, having linear an- 
thers, which are spurred near the base. Berries greenish or 
white, called Deer-berries. The bracteas resemble the leaves, 
but are much smaller. The V. álbum, Lin. is Xylésteum cilia- 
tum (3, Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 161.; and therefore there is 
no wonder that subsequent investigators could never ascertain the 
V. álbum of Linnzeeus. We must notice another error of Lin- 
næus, to prevent mistake. He cites, under V. stamineum, the 
proper figure of Plukenet, but with a wrong synonyme or defini- 
tion. Here also it falls to our lot to correct him respecting 
another of Kalm’s plants, V. mucrondtum, which has ever re- 
mained as unintelligible as V. álbum. His described specimen 
is certainly a pomaceous plant. 
Var. B; (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 267.) leaves 
larger, ciliated on the nerves beneath and margins. h. F. 
Native of Mexico, in woods between Pachuca and Real del 
Monte. Shrub 4 foot. Corolla campanulate, white. 
Long-stamened Whortle-berry. Fl. May, June. 
Shrub | to 2 feet. 
18 V. pumésum (Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 2. p. 356.) ra- 
cemes downy, with oval bracteas: and the pedicels with 2 lan- 
ceolate bracteoles; leaves obovate, mucronate, entire, downy 
and viscid; ovarium hairy; corolla bell-shaped, obtuse, longer 
than the stamens. k.H. Native from New Jersey to Florida, 
in dry sandy woods, particularly in pine-forests. Curt. bot. 
mag. 1106. Andr. bot. rep. 112. V. fronddsum, Michx. fl. bor. 
amer. 1. p. 230. V. hirtéllum, Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 2. p. 
357. A low bushy shrub, with round branches. Leaves 1} 
inch long. Calycine segments fringed. Corollas white, tinged 
with pink, rather large. Berries black, globular. : 
Var. B, hùmile (Wats. dendr. brit. t. 32.) flowers white; an- 
thers red; pedicels solitary, axillary ; shrub 4 foot high. 
Bushy Whortle-berry. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1774. Shrub 
2 to 3 feet. 
19 V. corymposum (Lin. spec. 499.) flowering branches almost 
leafless; racemes corymbose, drooping, with membranous brac- 
teas, which are shorter than the downy flower-stalks; leaves 
elliptic, acute, minutely serrated, smooth, with downy ribs. h. 
H. Native from Canada to Carolina and Georgia, in swamps 
and wet woods. Wats. dendr. brit. 123. V.amæ'num, Ait. 
hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 2. p. 358. Andr. bot. rep. 138. V. diso- 
mérphum, Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 231. V. elevatum, pete 
V., album, Lam. dict. 1. p. 13. A tall shrub, sometimes 7- 
Clt. 1765. Shrub 10 
Cit. 1772. 
