2(54 



erectus. 



OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. OxyCOCCUS. 



Vaccinium macrocarpon. IVilld. sp. pi. 2. p. 355. 



Vaccinium Oxycoccus /3. oblongifolius. Mich.fl.amer. 1 , 

 p. 228. 



Icon. IVangh. amer. t. 30. f. 67. Pluk. aim. t. 326./. 6. 



In bogs, principally on sandy soil and high mountains, 

 frequent: Canada to Virginia. Tj . May — July. v. v. 

 Berries larger, bright red, known by the name of 

 Cranberries, as a very agreeable tart, and collected 

 in great abundance for that purpose. 

 , O. erectus ; foliis ovalibus acuminatis serrulatis ciliatis- 

 que, pedicellis axillaribus, corolla longa demum re- 

 voKita. 



Vaccinium erythrocarpum. Mkh.fl. amer. 1. p. 227. 



On high mountains of Virginia and Carolina, fj . June. 

 V. V. Berries scarlet and quite transparent, of an ex- 

 quisite taste. 



340. MENZIESIA. Smilh ic. inedit. 56. 



Jerruginea. 1. M. foliis obovato-lanceolatis subtus extra nervos glabris, 

 calycibus sub-4-fidis, floribus urceolatis octandris, — 

 JVilld.sp.pl. 2. p. 355. 



M. urceolaris. Parad. lond. 44. 



Icon. Smith ic. inedit. 1. t. 56. 



On the Columbia river. M. Lewis. Fj . June, v. s. 

 in Herb. Lambert. A considerable tall shrub ; flowers 

 of a ferruginous colour, as in the following species. 

 Previous to my seeing Mr. Salisbury's account and the 

 specimens in the herbarium of A. B. Lambert, Esq. 

 I considered this and the following species to be the 

 same, though I had seen specimens of the present 

 one in the collection of M. Lewis, Esq. 



glolularii. 2. M. foliis lanceolatis subtus glaucis extra nervos pnbes- 

 centibus, calycibus 4-fidis, floribus globosis octandris. 

 — Salisb. in parad. lond. 44. 

 M. Smithii. Mich.Ji. amer. J. p. 235. 



Azalea pilosa. Lam. illustr. l.p 



Icon. Parad. lond. 44. 



On high mountains of Virginia and Carolina ; plenti- 

 fully on the Cacapon mountains near Winchester, 

 Virginia. T^ . May, June. v. v. Not abovd four 

 feet high. Flowers yellowish-brown. 

 empetrifor- 3. M. foliis linearibus serrulatis subtus concavis, pedunculis 

 mis. terminalibus aggregatis, floribus campanulatis decan- 



