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DECANDEIA MONOGYNIA. Vaccinilim. 



Janceolatam 

 obtusum. 



luxifoUum. 



In Carolina. T7 . May, June. v. v. Flowers pink-red< 

 This species approaches near to No. 20, but differs in 

 the shape of the corolla materially ; it is also near to 

 the following, but sufficiently different. 

 wyrsinitis. 22. V, erectum, ramosissimum, rnicrophyllura ; foliis sessi- 

 libus ovalibus mucronaiis subserrulalis supra Isevigatis 

 kicidis subtus subhirsutis scabro-punctatis, tasciculis 

 gemmaceis terminalibus lateralibusque, coroUis ob- 

 longo-ovatis.— il'/icA../Z. amer. I. p. 233. 

 /3. V. foliis lanceolatis utrinque acutis. 

 7. V. foliis subrotundo-obovatis. 



In dry sandy woods : Carolina and Florida. Tj . May, 

 June. V. V. A beautiful little shrub j calyx scarlet j 

 corolla purple. 



23. V. pumilum J foliis obovatis crenato-dentatis glabris ; 

 fasciculis congestis subsessilibus axillaribus et termi- 

 nalibus, corollis brevi-ovatis, filamentis glandnlosis, 

 stigmate capitato. — Bot. rep. 4. Bot. mag. 92S. 



V. brachycerum. Mich. fl. amer. 1. p. 234. 



In dry woods, on limestone rocks: western parts of Vir- 

 ginia, near Winchester and the Sweet-springs. Ij , 

 June, v.v, A handsome little shrub ; flowers white, 

 delicately tinged with red. 



24. V. foliis petiolatis ovatis acutis revolutis serratis glabris 

 coriaceis, racemis axillaribus et terminalibus bractea- 

 tis brevibus, corollis cylindraceis, calycibus acutis. 



• On the Columbia river. M. Lewi's. On the north-west 

 coast. Menzies. Pj . May. v. s. in Herb. Banks. 



25. V. repens ; foliis parvis ovalibus utrinque rotundato- 

 obtusis mucronatis integerrimis glabris coriaceis, pe- 

 duncuiis axillaribus solitariis unifioris. 



On the north-west coast. Mende?. P2 . v. s. s.Ji. in 

 Herb. Banks. 



evatum. 



9ltusum. 



tetragona. 



358. ANDROMEDA, Gen. pi. 747. 

 * Foliis perennantibus. 



A. foliis imbricatis carinatis raargine nudis, pedunculis 

 axillaribus solitariis filiforniibus uuifloris, corollis nu- 

 tantibus campanulatis. — IFilld. sp. pi. 2. p. 607. 



Icon. Pall.Ji. ross. 2, t. 73./, 4, Fl. lapp. t.l.f. 4. 



In Canada ; Labrador. Cohnasler. On the north-west 

 coast, NeLon. J; . May, June. v. s. Flowers white. 



