DBCANDBiA MONOGYNiA. Vaccinium. 



17. V. pusillam, cespitosum, glaberrimum j foliis cunealo- 

 obovalibas rotundato-obtusis conspicue serrads mem- 

 branaceis, floribus rameis solitariis subsessilibus, co- 

 rolla breviter pedicellata. Alich. fl. amer. 1. p. 234. 

 In the more northern regions, particularly about Hud- 

 son's Bay. Michaux. ^2 • -^ ^'^^'^ shrub not above 

 three inches high ; berries black. Among the spe- 

 cimens of A. Menzies from the north-west coast in 

 the Banksian Herbarium is one very like the present 

 species, but apparently evergreen. 



+ + Folds sempervirenlihus . 

 * CoroUis rampanulatis. 

 18.V. humile; caulibus repentibus, ramulis erectis, 



28g 

 cespilosum. 



ntis IcUea, 



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foliis 

 obovatis emarginatis revolutis subserrulatis supra luci- 

 dis, subtus punctatis, racemis terminalibus nutanti- 

 bus, corolliscylindrico-campanulatis. — Wiild.sp.pl. 1. 

 p. 354. Mich.Ji. amer. 1. p. 22g. 

 Icon. Fl. dan. 40. EvgL dot. 5g3. 

 On rocks near the sea-coast : Canada to New England. 

 Vp . May, June. v. v. A low shrub ; flowers pale 

 red, generally 4-cleft with four stamina ; berries red, 

 acid. The American plant is more robust than the 

 European, and the leaves are considerably larger. 



V. repens, glaberrimum ; foliis petiolatis ovalibus luci- myrtifoliumt 

 dis revolutis rariter denticulatis, fasciculis axillaribus 

 subsessilibus paucifloris, corollis subgloboso-campanu- 

 latis brevissime 5-denticulatis, antheris dorso muticis. 

 Mich.Ji. ower. J. p. 22g. 



In Carolina. Mickaux. ^2•+• Berries small, black, 



V. difFusum ; ramis adscendentibus laxis, foUis oblongo- 

 lanceolatis utrinque acutis serratis rigidis glabris, race- 

 mis terminalibus corymbosis bracteatis paucifloris, 

 floribus nutantibus, calycibus adpressis, corollis pa- 

 tulo-campanulatis profundc acuteque 5-dentatisr— 

 But. rep. 10.5. 



In Carolina. Fraser. Tj • May, June. v. v. Flowers 

 pink red, very ornamental. 



crassifolium. 



** Corollis urceolatis. 



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V. erectum, ramosissimum ; ramis distichis, foliis niti- 

 dis obovato-ellipticis utrinque acutis glabris serratis, ra- 

 cemis terminalibus corymbosis bracteatis nutantibus, 

 corollis cylindracei?, — Bot, rep. 480, 



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