VACCINIACEAE 895 
2. Vaccinium nitidum Andr. A branching shrub 3-6 dm. tall, with smooth and 
glabrous foliage, or the branches sometimes finely pubescent. Leaves numerous ; blades 
obovate to elliptic, 6-12 mm. long, acute or apiculate, shallowly toothed and often glandu- 
lar-ciliate, lustrous at least above, nearly sessile: racemes umbel-like : sepals rounded, ob- 
tuse, like the bracts: corolla rose-red, often becoming white, 6 mm. long, slightly nar- 
rowed upward: berries obovoid-globose or subglobose, 4-5 mm. long, black. 
In dry pine lands, Georgia and Florida. Spring. 
3. Vaccinium Myrsinites Lam. A much branched shrub 2-6 dm. tall with glabrous 
and sometimes glaucous foliage at maturity, the young foliage usually puberulent. Leaf- 
blades obovate to oblanceolate, oblong or elliptic, 8-20 mm. long, acute or cuspidate or 
sometimes rather obtuse, shallowly toothed or nearly entire, lustrous above, paler or glau- 
cous beneath, sessile or nearly so : racemes very short or umbel-like : sepals acute or acutish : 
corolla white, slightly narrowed upward or becoming cylindric, 6 mm. long: berries sub- 
globose, 5-8 mm. in diameter, blue. 
In pine lands, North Carolina to Florida and Louisiana. Spring. 
4. Vaccinium tenéllum Ait. A relatively low shrub, with underground stems, the 
branches upright, 2-4 dm. tall, finely pubescent, mostly branched: leaves numerous ; 
blades elliptic to elliptic-spatulate, 1-2 cm. long, acute or slightly acuminate at both 
ends, serrulate, pale green and rather conspicuously but delicately nerved beneath, nearly 
sessile: racemes often umbel-like, appearing after the leaves: pedicels shorter than the 
corollas, slightly pubescent : corolla white or nearly so, oblong-cylindrie, 5-6 mm. long, 
slightly constricted at the throat ; lobes very short, obtuse : berries subglobose, about 6 mm. 
long, black, with a bloom. 
In pine lands, Virginia to Florida and Mississippi. Spring. 
5. Vaccinium Ellióttii Chapm. A shrub 1-2.5 m. tall, with glabrous or sparingly 
pubescent zigzag branches. Leaves often numerous ; blades ovate, oval or elliptic, 1-2.5 
em. long, acute at the apex, or rounded at the base, ciliate-serrulate, somewhat lustrous 
above, dull and more or less pubescent beneath, nearly sessile: racemes umbel-like, few 
flowered, appearing after the leaves: pedicels shorter than the corollas, glabrous or nearly 
so: corolla reddish, conie, 5-6 mm. long; lobes very short: berries subglobose, 7-8 mm. 
in diameter, black. 
In pine lands, South Carolina to Florida and Texas. Early spring. : 
6. Vaccinium virgàtum Ait. A shrub 1-3.5 m. tall, with slender branches and 
puberulent twigs. Leaf-blades oblong-elliptic or oval-oblong, 2.5-6 em. long, narrowed at 
both ends, serrulate, deep green above, pale or glaucescent beneath, short-petioled : racemes 
cluster-like or only slightly elongated, appearing before the leaves: corolla white or pink- 
ish, 6-8 mm. long, nearly cylindrie, slightly narrowed at the throat: berries subglobose, 
5-7 mm. in diameter, black, sometimes with a slight bloom. 
In sandy swamps, Virginia to Florida and Louisiana. Spring. 
7. Vaccinium formósum Andr. A branching shrub 3-12 dm. tall, with bright green 
twigs. Leaf-blades ovate, elliptic or oblong, 2.5-6 cm. long, acute at the apex, entire, 
rounded at the base, deep green and almost glabrous above, more or less pubescent, short- 
petioled : flowers in clusters appearing before the leaves: corolla rose-red, 7-8 mm. long, 
cylindric-conic ; lobes very small: berries globular, 5-6 mm. in diameter, not glaucous. 
In and about swamps, Georgia and Florida. Spring. 
8. Vaccinium fuscàtum Ait. A branching shrub, 1-2 m. tall, the twigs finely and 
often copiously pubescent. Leaf-blades thickish, oblong or elliptic, 2-4.5 cm. long, acute, 
entire, more or less copiously pubescent beneath with brownish hairs: flowers appearing 
with the leaves: corolla white, 6-7 mm. long: berries globular, 6-7 mm. in diameter, 
somewhat glaucous. 
In and about swamps, Georgia to Florida, Arkansas and Lonisiana. Spring. 
9. Vaccinium corymbósum L. A shrub 1-4 m. tall, with rigid spreading branches 
and puberulent or glabrous twigs. Leaf-blades oblong to elliptic, 2.5-8 cm. long, usually 
acute at both ends, entire, mostly ciliate, pubescent at least on or near the nerves beneath, 
short-petioled : racemes appearing before the leaves, fully as long as the peduncles: bracts 
deciduous: corolla white or pale pink, cylindric or slightly constricted near the throat, 
6-12 mm. long; lobes 5: berries subglobose, 6-8 mra. in diameter, deep blue, beneath 
the bloom, edible. 
Inswamps about meadows and in moist woods, Newfoundland to Minnesota, south to Florida 
and Louisiana. Spring. TALL BLUEBERRY. 
10. Vaccinium austràle Small. A branching shrub 3-15 dm. tall, with wholly gla- 
brous foliage. Leaf-blades elliptic or oval, or elliptic-ovate to oblong-elliptic, mainly 4-8 
