S92 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, 0-7 

 mm. in diameter, rather dry, glaucous. 



In sandy pine lands, Georgia to Florida and Alabama. 



4. Gaylussacia tomentosa (Pnrsh) 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 frondosa (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, briglit green and 



glabrate above, glaucous and sprinkled with minute golden globules of resin beneatli : 



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 long, recurved and revolute : 



filaments dilated, glabrous : antliers 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. Tangleberry. 

 Dangleberry. Blue Tangle. 



6. Gaylussacia ursina (M. A. Cnrtis) 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 rhoniboidal, 4-10 cm. 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 tlian the anthers each sac of which is prolonged 

 into a short tube at the apex : drupes globose, 10-12 mm. in diameter, black, shining, sweet. 



In deep forests on tlie mountains. North Carolina and northern Georgia. Bear Huckleberry. 



7. Gaylussacia resinosa (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 elliptic, 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 hypantliium : corolla obconic, red or reddish green, 5-6 mm. long, moi'e or 

 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 form 

 ranging from Maine to North Carolina, with larger fruit which is blue and with a bloom, is known as G. 

 resinom glaucocArpa Robinson. Black or High Bush Huckleberry. 



2. BATODENDRON Nutt. 

 Shrubs or small trees. Leaves alternate : blades leatliery, 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, white 

 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. ' 1. B. arborcum. 

 Bracts of the racemes or panicles similar to the leaves and but slightly smaller : 

 corolla globular-cam panulate. 

 Leaves green : blades mainly oval, less than 2.5 cm. long, finely toothed. 2. B. andradincfonne. 

 Leaves glaucous : blades mainly cuneate, over 2.5 cm. long, entire. 3. B. glaucescens. 



