130 THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING. 
Vaccinium—continued. Vaccinium —continued. 
ire, shini ad). fl. in short and close, axillary clus- 
sparsely mucronate-serrulate or entire, shining. Stems slender. | V. ovatum (ovate-leaved). , axill 
traili E ; green. (A. B. R. 105; ters; corolla rose or flesh-coloured, campanulate, two lines long, 
B. M. Bei: PE A ODR "m ye p 275 reddish, turning ge D Zog pe 
diffu sum ojota dE and firm, v numerous, oblong-ovate oblong- 
V. Be EE a ^ lan acute, Buet and acutely serrated, glabrous or 
V. dumosum (bushy). A synonym of Gaylussacia dumosa. nearly pa » = long, bright een = both une Branchlets 
. erythrinum (red-twigged).* /. numerous, moderately large, pubesc KE D SR år n ores » evergreen 
v drooping ; coro! "o coral-red, urceolate, the limb of shrub. (B. R. 1354; L. B. C. 1605; L. J. F. iv. oi à 
five small, reflexed segments; pedicels red; racemes clustered, | V. Oxycoccus (Oxycoccus). A synonym of Oxycoccus yalustris. 
terminal, 2jin. to Jin. long, sessile or nearly so. October. l. 
s n v. um (Pennsylvanian).* f. on very short pedi- 
alternate, coriaceous, glossy, ljin. to 2in. long, ovate, rather cels, in or short racemes ; corolla white or obscurel 
obtuse, quite entire; young ones stained with red. Young rose-coloured, campanulate with the orifice slightly contracted, 
branches red. h. 1}ft. Java, 1852. A handsome, warm green- barely iin. long. jr. bluish-black and glaucous, large and sweet, 
house, evergreen shrub. (B. M. 488; F. d. S. 1115; L.J. F. ripening early. Kee lanceolate or oblong, green and some- 
iv. 364.) hat shining on sides, glabrous or sometimes hairy on the 
V. formosum (beautiful)* 7. in loose clusters ; calyx and tardily midrib beneath, distinetly serrulated with bristle-pointed teeth. 
deciduous bracts red or reddish; corolla rose-red, four to five Stems green and warty, mostly glabrous. A. 9in. to 12in. or more. 
lines long, Mirada aem Sr. SCH me L - or el 1772. (B. M. 3434.) 
entire, lin. » long, smooth a g n above, glabrous v. angustifolium (narrow-leaved). Bluets. A dwarf form 
or pubescent beneath, rather firm in texture. A. 2ft. to 3ft. (om. or less in height), with lanceolate leaves. SYN. V. angusti- 
(A. B. R. 97.) folium. ` 
V. frondosum (leafy). A synonym of Gaylussacia frondosa. v. reflexu m (reflexed-leå X, corolla red, coriaceous, rather 
tum 4 . vir t acutely five-angled ; corym small short, few-flowered, or 
V. fusos: qub oe m many-flowered and then sub-globose, sub-terminal and axillary. 
$ (Dr. Tray a). Jf. large ; corolla yellow-green, rather January. I small, reflexed or horizontally spreading, lin. to 
thick ; corymbs many-flowered, axillary or terminal, leafy, com- 3in. long, almost sessile, oblong-lanceolate, acute, sharply ser- 
pact. J. shortly petiolate, ovate, acuminate, entire or obsoletely 
rated except at the base; young ones bright pale red. Stem 
branched from the base; branches lft. to 2ft. long, sparingly 
serrated, penninerved, glossy, coriaceous. h. 2sft. to 3ft. Do- 
minica, 1860. A handsome, vetu hes zia shrub. (B. M. 5279.) divided, le: 
f S. i k h A 
CH were of tice Get e RARUS metit e? Gë: pendulous. Bolivia, 1869. Greenhouse evergreen 
censis, V. resinosum (resinous). A synonym of Gaylussacia resinosa 
V. leucobotrys (white-clustered).* gd, glabrous; corolla white, z xe : eum 
waxy, sub-diaphanous, conico-urceo M racemes copious from | V. Rollisoni (Rollison's. jl. on spreading pedicels, drooping; 
among the leaves, and longer than them, drooping, secund, many- corolla rich scarlet, the limb of five acute lobes ; racemes always 
flowered. Summer. fr. pure white, with five dark spots in a terminal, nearly sessile, four to six-flowered. l. about jin. long, 
circle below the apex, copious, about the size of T age obovate, sub-cuneate, coriaceous, glossy, entire, sometimes . 
lanceolate, deeply serrated, very shortly petiolate. Branches retuse. Branchlets angled. h. 2ft. or more. Java, 1851. An 
whorled. A. 4ft. to 7ft. Bengal, 1859. Greenhouse, evergreen erect, much-branched, slightly hairy, leafy, stove, evergreen 
shrub. See Fig. 146. (B. M. 5103, under name of Epigyniwm shrub. (B. M. 4612.) 
leucobotrys.) V. rugosum (wrinkled), A synonym of Pentapterygium ru- 
E E RUM MERE We VERE s EE (Sprengel). À 
erec cled raceme; corolla scarlet, tip; with white, ur- . Spreng rengel's). den synon of V. Myrsi- i 
o E iato, with a E neni bracts B aeri rebun nites, ME e Segen omg i 
1. oblong, nearly sessile, thick, slightly crenate, o etely nerved, SEN ; 
jin. to lin. long. Branches erect, angled. Peruvian Andes, 1848. S canunt epp EB en ERE 
A glabrous, evergreen shrub. (G. C. 1848, p. 7.) deeply Ge deit awns of the anthers very much shorter than 
V. macrocarpum (large-fruited. A synonym of Oxycoccus the elongated tubes. fr, greenish or yellowish, large, - 
š: arpus. ste, or oe” — l. ^ en) dull or weg: d 
. maderense (Madeira on axillary, droopi dicels ; Lb tote OTA. to MutaOMieoblong.. Branches 
V. mad ore er ree LA OR s or drin ant bes Torging, minutely pubescent or at length glabrous. h. 2ft. to 3ft. 3 
leafy. l. oblong, attenuated at both ends, serrulated, pubescent (A. B. R. 263.) : 
arborescent. A. 6ft. Madeira, 1777. Syn. V. V. tenellum (tender) A variety of V. virgatum. 
Arctostaphylos (A. B. R. 30; B. M. 974). v. EE (swamp-loving) fl., corolla pale pink, Ain, long 
V. Mortinia (native name).* jl. in very short, drooping racemes, sub-globose; peduncles one to three together, iin. long, one- 
crowded, shortly pedicellate ; corolla rose-pink, ow ong, with flowered. fr. smaller than in V. Myrtillus. 1. oblong or obovate, 
five small, recurved teeth. ¿I rather crowded, Jin. to jin. long, Bin. to lin. long, obtuse or acute, quite entire, coriaceous, glau- 
spreading and reflexed, ovate- or lanceolate-oblong or ovate, cous beneath. Stems 6in. to 10in. long, naked below, procumbent ; 
acute, thickly coriaceous, slightly serrated ; petioles very short. branches ascending. Arctic regions of Northern hemisphere. 
Branches pubescent or nearly gu h. 2ft. to 3ft. Andes, (F. D. 231; Sy. En. B. 878.) j 
1884. -hardy shrub. (B. M. 6872.) 
V. Myrsinites (Myrsinites). fl. in fascicles or v short ra- 
cemes, shortly cellate ; Gan white or eria Pere goe 
toothed, at cylin 
obtuse to oblong-lanceolate and acute or spathulate, often cuspi- 
date, jin. to lin. long, sometimes denticulate, mostly shining | 
above, dull or paler and sometimes glaucous beneath. Branc , 
uberulent when young. A. Qin. to 2ft. 1794. Evergreen. 
B. M. 1550, under name of V. nitidum decumbens.) SYN. 
+ Sprengelii (of gardens). 
V. myrtilloides (Myrtillus-like). /. solitary in the earliest axils, | 
usually five-parted ; corolla yellowish- or greenish-white, tinged 
with purple, globose-urceolate, nearly two lines long. fr. pur- 
plish- rather acid. Z ovate or oval and oblong, sharply 
serrulated, membranous, green on both sides but not shining, 
lin. or more long, the er or later ones mostly acute 
-~ sg Branchlets slightly angled. h. lft. to 5ft. (B. M. 
V. Myrtilus (M us) Bilberry; Bleaberry; Bl S 
Common Whortleberry, &c. f. solitary, on bei ins t LÀ 
in. long; corolla rosy, tinged with green, globose, lin. i 
aaa. fr. dark blue, jin. in diameter, glaucous, "L eet: 
jin. au e en dp ro Zut young, 
tems , erect, din. a uro) ri Asia, 
and America. (F. D. 974; Sy. En. É 879.) "— 
V. nitidum (shining) /.in fascicles or very short racemes ; cal i 
teeth and almost persistent bracts very obtuse; corolla counted 
: Fig. 147. FLOWERING BRANCH OF VACCINIUM VITIS-IDÆA. 
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