Vaccinium,] VACCINIE^, 



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Hab. Canada to Hudson's Bay. Michaux, Newfoundland and Labrador, {Ait.) Lake Huron. Dr* Todd, 

 Hills and alpine woods of the Rocky Mountains. Drummond. Summit of the hig^h mountains of the Grand 

 Rapids and vallies on the west side of the Rocky Mountains; a common fruit, purplish-brown, and much 

 esteemed by the natives. Douglas. — /3.and y. N.W. Coast. Mr» Menzies, — Michaux's name is certainly very 

 applicable to this plant; more so than his character of the leaves (folia angusto-Iauceolata). On the other 

 hand, Alton's character, especially of the leaves (elliptico-lanceolata), is more correct than his name; hence 

 I have preferred Michaux's, thong^h the Hortus Kewensis has the right of priority. I am doubtful about 

 Mr. Menzies' plant, which has thicker and more coriaceous^ and somewhat shining foliage, 



8. V, Myrtillus; ramis acute angulatis viridibus, foliis ovatis serratis glubcrrimis nitidis, 

 floribvis solitariis. — Linn. — EngL Bot t 456. — jS. microphyllum; foliis 2-3 -lineas longis. 



Hab. Unalaschka? Chamisso. — /3. Alpine woods near the Height of Land and Columbia Portage. Drum- 

 mond. — The specimens have no flower, but there can be no question of this plant being a variety of F, Myr- 

 tillus. Chamisso's specimens from Unalaschka were so imperfect that he could not determine whether they 

 really belonged to this species or not; their leaves are said to be entire at the margin, or with a very few 

 and obsolete teeth, 



9. V, ccespitosum; pusillum, ramis caespitosis, foliis obovatis basi cuneatis membranaceis 

 serratis venosis nitidis, floribus (numerosis) solitariis, corollis oblongis suburceolutis, anthera- 

 rum poris longe tubulosis. (Tab. CXXVI.) — Mich. Am. v. I, p. 234. Pursh, FI. Am. 

 V, I. p. 288. — ^. foliis majoribus. 



Radix longe descendens, Caules breves, csespitosi. Folia densa, parva, obovata vel oblongo-ovata, basi 

 cuneato-attenuata, serrata, membranacea, reticulatim venosa. Flares nuraerosi, solitarii, pendentes. Pedi- 

 celU breves. Corolla oblonga, suburceolata, 5-dentata. Antherw loculi superue valde producti, tubulosi, 

 dorso longissirae aristati. BacceB magnw, globosa?, caeruleo-caesia!, edules. 



Hab. About Hudson's Bay. Michaux, Dry elevated spots, and in pine woods of the Rocky Mountains; 

 about Lake Winipeg, and on the Saskatchawan. Drummond, In the vallies on the west side of the Rocky 

 Mountains. Douglas. — /3. N.W. Coast. Mr. Memies. 



Tab. QXX.\l.—Fig. 1, Flower; fig. 2, Stamen; fig. 3, Pistil. 



10. V> ovalifolium; foliis ellipticis muticis membranaceis integerrimis glabris subtus prse- 

 cipue venosis, ramulis angulatis, floribus ante folia bracteatis solitariis, corollis oblongo-ovatis, 

 (Tab, CXXVIL)— 5w2. in Bees' Cycl 



Frutez 10-12-pedalis. Rami teretes, glabri: ramuli angulati. Folia adulta unciam longa, elllptica, mem- 

 branacea, glabra, subtus pra^cipue venosa. Flores axillares, solitarii, pendentes, e fasciculis foliorum junionim 

 terminalium, bracteati ; bracteis ovatis, concavis, caducis. Corolla ovato-oblonga, suburceolata. Anthercc 

 loculi superne longe producti tubulosi, dorso bisetosae. Bacca csesio-nigra. 



Hab. North-west Coast of America. Mr. Menzies. Columbia River, near its confluence with the Sea, 

 {Dr. Scouhr), and on the mountains of the Grand Itapids. Douglas. Woods at the junction of the Portage 

 River and the Columbia. 



Tab. CXXVIL— F/^. 1, Tuft of young leaves, and a flower; fig. 2, Front view of a stamen;^?^. 3, Back view 

 of do.; fig. 4, Flower; — magnified. 



11. V. parvifoHum ; foliis ellipticis mucronatis integerrimis membranaceis glabris subtus 

 glaucis venosis, caule ramisque acute angulatis, floribus solitariis, corollis globosis. (Tab. 

 CXXVIII.)— Sw/. in Rees' Cycl 



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