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2. VACCINIUM, L. HUCKLEBERRY. BLUEBERRY. 
Corolla cylindrical, urceolate, or campanulate, 4 - 5-toothed or parted. Sta- 
mens 8-10: anthers awnless, or 2-awned on the back ; the cells prolonged into 
a tube, and opening at the apex. Berry 4-5-celled, or by false partitions 8 - 10- 
celled, many-seeded. — Shrubs. Flowers nodding, solitary, clustered, or racemed, 
white or reddish. Pedicels 2-bracted. 
$1. Oxxcoccus.— Ovary 4-celled: corolla 4-parted, the narrow divisions re- 
curved: stamens 8: anthers awnless: pedicels axillary, solitary. 
1. V. macrocarpon, Ait. Stems slender, creeping; leaves evergreen, 
small (3' long), oblong, obtuse, pale or whitish beneath ; pedicels longer than the 
leaves ; corolla rose-color ; berry large, red.— Cold mossy swamps, North Caro- 
lina, and northward. July.— Stems 19 - 29 long. Berry very sour, }/ in diameter. 
2. V. erythrocarpon, Michx. Stem erect (2°-4° high) ; leaves decid- 
uous, oblong-ovate, acuminate, serrulate, hairy beneath ; pedicels shorter than the 
leaves; flowers pale rose-color; berry small, red. — High mountains of North 
Carolina. July.— Branches flexuous. Berry insipid. 
$2. Vrris-Ipzza. — Ovary 4 — 5-celled: corolla cylindrical or g late, 
4 — 5-toothed : stamens 10 : anthers awnless: flowers in short bracted Inoue 
leaves persistent. 
3. V. crassifolium, Andr. Smooth; stems (19-29) i. procum- 
bent; leaves small (3"- 7), short-petioled, oval or oblong, thick and shining, 
the revolute margins entire or slightly serrulate; racemes short, cluster-like, few- 
flowered ; corolla small, globose-campanulate, 5-toothed ; berry black. (V. myr- 
tifolium, Michr.)— Sandy pine-barren swamps, Georgia to North Carolina. 
April. — Corolla white or rose-color. 
$3. Baropenpron.— Ovary more or less 10-celled by false partitions: corolla 
bell-shaped, 5-cleft : stamens 10, hairy: anthers 2-awned on the back: flowers in 
leafy racemes, seemingly axillary. 
4. V. stamineum, L. Tomentose; leaves deciduous, ovate or oblong, 
obtuse or slightly cordate at the base; often whitish beneath; anthers exserted ; 
berry greenish, globose or pear-shaped. —Dry woods, Florida, and northward. 
May and June.— Shrub 3°-10° high. Branches spreading. Corolla short, 
drying purplish. 
5. V. arboreum, Michx. Arborescent, smoothish; leaves repeta, 
. Oval or obovate, shining above; the veins beneath more or less pubescent ; co- 
rolla large, angled, white ; anthers included ; berry globose, black. — Open woods, 
Jorida to North Carolina. May.— Stem 89 —15? high. Flowers very numer- 
ous. Berry mealy, ripening in the winter. 
$4. Cvaxococcus, — Ovary more or less 10-celled by false partitions : endi 
Loin urceolate or obovate: stamens 10, hairy: anthers awnless : MM 
in short small-bracted racemes or clusters. | 
- * Leaves evergreen, small p 
: V, nitidum, Andr.* Smooth and shining thronghont; | 
