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e E Lien Wigs pied than long, B corolla a white 2 D 
ish, PL pas ate or somewhat ovoid, 7-8 m ong (rarely 5 mm.): 
5-8 m m. long: berry globular, 6-10 m m. in prie not glaucous. Div nem 
and w oods, various provi Ga. to Ark. , Ont., and N. B. E ES 
the ka 'expand, and SR "ruling earlier than C. corymbosus. 
8. C. corymbosus (L.) Ryd “Stem 1-4 m. tal, widely branched, the eed 
lets finely ed leaf. lades elliptic, oval, or elliptic- lanceol: ate, 4-8 ¢ 
long, mostly acute or short-acuminate, deep-green above, more or less pu oben, 
sparingly so in n beneath, entire: hypanthium and calyx glaucous: sepals 
broader than long, obtuse or broadly rounded: corolla "ie to pinkish, 6—10 
mens 6-9 mm. : 
mm. long, ovoid to A campanulate: sta: 9 ng y globular, 
7-10 mm. in diameter, black, but very glaucous.—Acid bogs, eral a 
moist and occasionally rocky woods, various provinces, Ga. in 
N ing with the leaves half fy wn; also readily distinguishable 
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from tis nee gdh Ves species by the fruit 
imulatus Sm Ste l with irregular branches and 
Se pubescent fe "teat carey elliptic to iar iatis d Nerd 
REPE or obovate, 2.5-7 em. long, acuminate a erely a rrulat 
bright-green above, ee or glabrate and pale or r glane escent o 
hypanthium and calyx TN a ie ie sepals reniform, oo ien 
corolla urceolate, 3.5—4.5 m ong, white to pinkish-green: m au pm 
long: berry globular, 5-7 m n somewhat glauc n drm 
Blue Ridge to Appalachian Plateau, Ga. to "Ala. and S N. von us with 
the leaves partly grown 
10. uthbertii Small. Stem up to 2.5 m. tall, widely d the branch- 
lets wirds leaf-blades elliptie-obovate to ov al, 1.5-3.5 e m. long, acute, ser- 
rulate, nearly glabrous, with few scattere minute Spine-like hairs on the veins 
heneath, lightly pra vey beneath: hypanthium and ealyx light- o 
sepals half-orbicular to orbicular- a corolla white to pin B about 5 m 
long, urceolate: stamens 3-4 mm. long, the filaments short and broad: ee 
globose, 4-6 mm. in Bent ncn s bvamps, Coastal Plain, Ga. to S. C.— 
Flowering with the appearance of the leaves 
11. C. holophyllus Small Stem up to 1.5 m. tall, much-branched, the branch- 
lets softly Mn ddr E s oval elliptic or individually loq 
ove or below the m. long, entire, brownish-pu ent on 
both ped when youn ae oe and closely pubestont bene eath: hypan thiu um and 
calyx ewhat glaucous: o triangular to half- -orbicular, obtuse: 
soit white or pinkish, 6-7 mm. long, eyindraceous ns 5—6 mm. long: 
berry globose, 4-6 mm. in ES glaucous.—Abou ee ae Coastal 
Plain, Fla. a a.—Flowering with the pen one of the leaves, which, how- 
ever, are sometimes partly persistent. The entire leaf-blades are "diagnostic. 
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12. C. Margarettae (Ashe) Small. Stem up to 2 m. tall, with spreadi ing 
ax the branchlets ied soft-pubescent: leaf-blades elliptie to oval o 
, 2-3.5 em. long, acute hi slightly acuminate, entire, closely spe dort 
disi acute or rounded at the base: hypanthium and e g 
broadly ovate to E corolla Baga yellow, more or less oe 
with ir o-6 mm. long, or Ru mpan ae e -urceolate: stam 
4.5-5.5 mm. long: berry globose, 5-6 mm. ME dri blaek, shining.—Wo ode 
Piedmont and Blue Ridge, Ga. to Ala. and S. C. —Flowering with the leaves 
half grown. Plants spread by underground stems. 
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acillans (Kalm) Rydb. Stem less than 0.5 m. tall, widely branched, 
ae ie glabrous, or with minute hairs when young: leaf-blades oval, 
