892 VACCINIACEAE 
glabrous, 3 mm. broad : sepals triangular, acute, about as long as the tube : corolla globose- 
campanulate, 3 mm. long ; lobes ovate, acutish, longer than broad: filaments glabrous: 
anthers longer than the filaments, prolonged into slender tubes: drupes subglobose, 6-7 
mm. in diameter, rather dry, glaucous. 
In sandy pine lands, Georgia to Florída and Alabama. 
4. Gaylussacia tomentósa (Pursh) Chapm. A low shrub, spreading by under- 
ground stems, the foliage tomentose with brownish hairs. Leaf-blades leathery, oblong or 
elliptic, often slightly broadest above the middle, 2.5-7 cm. long, obtuse and apiculate at 
the apex or sometimes notched, brown-tomentose on both sides, densely so beneath, short- 
petioled : racemes few-flowered : pedicels 5-15 mm. long: calyx glabrous, about 3.5 mm. 
broad : sepals ovate, acute, about as long as the hypanthium : corolla white or pink, cam- 
panulate, 3.5 mm. long ; lobes ovate, about as long as broad, the tips recurved, the edges 
revolute : filaments dilated, glabrous : anthers longer than the filaments : drupes depressed- 
globose, 8-9 mm. in diameter, glaucous. 
In sand or sandy soil, Georgia and Florida. 
5. Gaylussacia frondósa (L.) T. & G. An irregularly branched shrub 1-3 m. tall, 
with puberulent twigs and young leaves. Leaf-blades oblong-oblanceolate, ovate, oval or 
obovate, obtuse or notched at the apex, delicately revolute, short-petioled, bright green and 
glabrate above, glaucous and sprinkled with minute golden globules of resin beneath: 
racemes loose : pedicels long and slender : calyx glabrous, 3-4 cm. broad : sepals triangular, 
acute or acutish, about as long as the hypanthium : corolla globose-campanulate, about 4 
mm. long, green to purplish ; lobes triangular, broader than Jong, recurved and revolute : 
filaments dilated, glabrous:.anthers longer than the filaments, prolonged into slender 
tubes : drupes globose, 8-10 mm. in diameter, with a pale bloom. 
In sandy soil or cold swamps, New Hampshire to Kentucky, Florida and Louisiana. TANGLEBEREY. 
DANGLEBERRY. BLUE TANGLE. 
6. Gaylussacia ursina (M. A. Curtis) T. & G. A straggling branching shrub, 6-15 
dm. tall, with sparingly pubescent twigs and young foliage. Leaf-blades dark green, thin, 
oblong, elliptic or oblanceolate, usually rhomboidal, 4-10 em. long, usually short-acumi- 
nate, apiculate, ciliate, deep green above, paler beneath, pubescent on the nerves on both 
sides, obtuse or rounded at the base, short-petioled : flowers few, in lateral somewhat droop- 
ing racemes : calyx and hypanthium with numerous golden glands, about 3 mm. broad : 
sepals 5, very low, obtuse: corolla globose-campanulate, greenish white or twany-red, 
about 4-5 mm. long; lobes triangular, acutish, recurved, revolute: filaments dilated, 
pubescent, incurved at the apex, longer than the anthers each sac of which js prolonged 
into a short tube at the apex : drupes globose, 10-12 mm. in diameter, black, shining, sweet. 
In deep forests on the mountains, North Carolina and northern Georgia. BEAR HUCKLEBERRY. 
_ 7. Gaylussacia resindsa (Ait.) T. & G. A rigid branching shrub 3-10 dm. tall, its 
twigs and foliage more or less pubescent and sticky with a resinous secretion when young. 
Leaf-blades elliptie, oval or oblong, sometimes broadest above the middle, firm, obtuse or 
apiculate, entire, ciliolate, short-petioled : racemes drooping: pedicels 2-8 mm. long, 
usually with two narrow bracts: calyx about 2 mm. broad: sepals 5, ovate, obtuse, about 
as long as the hypanthium : corolla obconic, red or reddish green, 5-6 mm. long, more OF 
less constricted near the apex ; lobes ovate, spreading or recurved, revolute, obtuse : fila- 
ments winged, pubescent, shorter than the anthers, each sac of which is prolonged into a 
tube : drupes globose, 6-10 mm. in diameter, black or rarely white, sweet. 
In rocky woods and on hillsides, Newfoundland to the Saskatchewan, south to Georgia.—A ie 
ranging from Maine to North Carolina, with larger fruit which is blueand witha bloom, is knownas 
resinosa glaucocárpa Robinson. BLACK OR HIGH BUSH HUCKLEBERRY. 
2. BATODENDRON Nutt. 
Shrubs or small trees. Leaves alternate: blades leathery, often lustrous, commonly 
entire or nearly so, or glandular-denticulate. Flowers in leafy-bracted sometimes dilated 
racemes or panicles. Calyx persistent: sepals 5, free. Corolla campanulate, qu 
or pink : lobes 5, erect or slightly recurved. Stamens 10: anthers included. Filaments 
distinct. Anthers 2-awned on the back : sacs prolonged into slender tubes. Ovary inferior, 
5-celled. Berries black: mostly inedible. Seeds numerous. FARKLEBERRY. SPARKLE- 
BERRY. TREE HUCKLEBERRY. GOOSEBERRY. 
Bracts of the racemes or panicles much smaller than the leaves and mainly dif- 
ferently shaped: corolla open-campanulate. 
Bracts of the racemes or panicles similar to the leaves and but slightly smaller : 
corolla globular-campanulate. 
Leaves green: blades mainly oval, less than 2.5 em. long, finely toothed. 
Leaves glaucous: blades mainly cuneate, over 2.5 cm. long, entire. 
B. arboreum. 
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9. B. andrachneforme. 
3. B. glaucescens. 
