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248. Nyssa uniflora Wang. 



Tupelo. A tall slender tree found in the swamps of the southeastern part of the 

 State. Not of any value for lumber, as it never reaches any size for cutting. It 

 grows in Butler, Cape Girardeau, Uunklin, Mississippi, New Madrid, Shannon 

 and Stoddard counties. 



HEATH FAMILY (Ericace^). 



249. Azalea nudiflora L. 



Purple azalea. A very pretty azalea, which has only been found in Madison 

 county. This is Rhododendron nudiflorum Torr. 



250. Leucothoe racemosa ( L. ) A. Gray. 



Leucothce. A tall shrub, which has also been found in Madison county. 



251. Arctostaphylos Uva-ursi ( L. ) Spreng. 



Ber.rberry, A smooth trailing shrub, which has been reported from the State, 

 but I have not seen it. 



252. Gaylussacia dumosa ( Andr. ) Torr. & Gray. 



Dwarf huckleberry. Has been reported from Newton county, but this also I 

 have not seen. 



253. Gaylussacia resinosa ( Ait.) Torr. & Gray. 



Black huckleberry . Has been reported from Miller county and other places in 

 the State, but this too I have not seen. 



254. Vaccinium arboreum Marsh. 



Farkleberry. A small tree in this State, bearing berries that ripen toward 

 winter, hence called Winter huckleberries. It is found in Butler, Carter, Dunk- 

 lin, Howell, Iron, McDonald, Newton, Perry, Stoddard and Wayne counties. 



255. Yaccinium coryinbosum L. 



Common blueberry . A tall shrub, which has been found in Greene, Iron and 

 Shannon counties. 



256. Yaccinium Pennsylvanicum Lam. 



Dwarf blueberry. A low species, which has been found in Shannon county, and 

 several other places in the State. 



257. Yaccinium stamineum L. 



Deerberry — Buckberry . A low shrub found only in the Ozark region. Occurs 

 in Carter, Howell, Iron, McDonald, Newton, Pike, Shannon and St. Francois 

 counties. 



258. Yaccinium vacillans Kalm. 



Huckleberry . This is the species which produces the abundant crops of berries 

 in this State which are called Huckleberries. It only occurs in the Ozark region, 

 and is found in Bollinger, Boone, Callaway, Carter, Cole, Henry, Howard, Howell, 

 Iron, .Jasper, Lincoln, McDonald, Morgan, Oregon, Pike, Shannon, St. Charles, 

 St. Louis and Webster counties. 



259. Yaccinium virgatum tenellum (Ait.) A. Gray. 

 Blueberry. A low species which has been found in Shannon county. 



