41 B DECANDRIA» MONOGYNIA, vaccinium, 



ITab. On the White Hills of New-Hampshire. Bigelow 

 and B ott. 



This is considered as a new species by Dr. Bigelow^ 

 but it appears to differ so little from V. uliginosumy that I 

 think, it had better not be separated. 



* * Leaves temfiervirent, 



11. V. Vitis idcea L. : stem creeping; branches erect, 

 leaves obovate, punctate beneath, nearly entire ; racemes 

 terminal, nodding ; corolla oblong, campanulate. Willdi 

 Spec. 11. p. 354. Smith FL Brit. I. p, 415. Eng. BoU t, 

 593. M I c L Fl. I. p. 22y. PurshFl. I. p. 289. 



A low shrub, with straggling branches. Leaves often subemar- 

 ginate, siiiiiing, somewat coriaceous, revolute. Racemes few- 

 fluwered. Corolla pale red, mostly 4-cleft. Berries red, acid- 



Hab On the White Hills of New-Hampshire. B ige low. 

 In an open dry pasture in Danvers, Massachusetts; plentiful. 

 June. Oakes. On rocks near the sea-coast. Canada to 

 New-England. Pursh, 



28«). ANDROMEDA. L, 



Calyx 5-parted. Corolla ovate or subeylindrica! ; 

 border 5-ckft, rcficxed. Anthers 2-homed. Capsule 

 5- celled, 5-valved ; dissepiments from the middle of 

 the valves. Gen, pi. 747. Nutt. Gen, I. p. 264, 

 .III s s. p. 160. L a m. III. t. 365. Ly onia Nu 1 1. 

 1. c. p. 266. Nat. Ord. ERicEiE Juss. 



* Leaves semfiervirent. 



1 . A. hypnoidts L. : leaves imbricate, subulate, smooth f 

 peduncles solitary, terminal, 1 -flowered; corolla nodding, 

 globose-campanulate. IVi ( Id. Spec. II. ]p. 608. Lin. FL 

 Lapp. p. 105. t. 1. f. 3. FL Dan. 10. Pursh FL I. p. 

 291. Muhl. Cat. p. 43. 



A small creeping shrub, resembling some species of Lycopo- 

 DiuM, about 6 inches long, much branched ; flowering branches 

 erect. Leaves densely imbiicate, 2 — 3 lines long, minutely 

 ciliate on the margin, (under a lens.) Flowers small, solitary*, 

 on a terminal peduncle about half an inch long. Segments of 

 the calyx ovate, acute. " Corolla white, tinged with red.". Ph. 

 Cafisule subglobose, crowned with the short persistent style. 



Hab. On the Wiiite Hills of New-Hampshire. Bigelow. 

 This very rare plant, of which specimens were communi- 

 cated to me by Dr. Bigelow, is also a native of Lapland 

 sflid Siberia. 



