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1. GAYLUSSACIA H.B.K. Shrubs. Leaves deciduous: blades entire, 

 commonly reticulate-veiny. Flowers in lateral racemes. Sepals 5. Corolla 

 campanulate, globular-campanulate, or conic. Stamens included: anthers tubu- 

 lar at the top, unappendaged. Drupe globular, nodding, with 10 nutlets. — 

 Huckleberry. 



Anthers several times as lung as the filaments, the tubular appendages much longer 



than the sacs. 1. (?. dumosa. 



Anthers slightly if at all longer than the tilaments, the tubular 

 appendages scarcely if at all longer than the sacs. 

 Corolla campanulate to globular-campanulate : drupes blue, 



glaucous. 2. G. frondosa. 



Corolla conic, sometimes becoming cylindraceous : drupes black, 



not glaucous. 3. G. taccata. 



1. G. dumosa (Andr.) Nutt. Shrub 1-5 dm. tall: leaf -blades oval, obovate, or 

 oblanceolate, or rarely narrower, 2-4 cm. long: hypanthium and sepals 

 minutely glandular-pubescent: corolla 5-6 mm. long: drupes 6-8 mm. in 

 diameter. — S. Frequent, mostly in sjjhagnous swamps. — Schists. — Sum. — 

 Dwarf-huckleberry. 



2. G. frondosa (L.) T. & G. Shrub 10-30 dm. tall, with puberulent foliage, 

 at least when young: leaf -blades oblong-oblanceolate, ovate, oval, or obovate, 

 glaucous and globular-resiniferous beneath: hypanthium and sepals glabrous: 

 anthers about as long as the filaments : drupes 8-10 mm. in diameter, blue. — 

 S. Eare, in swamps. — Schists. — Early s'um. — Blue-tangle. 



3. G. baccata (Wang.) C. Koch. Shrub 3-11 dm. tall, with sticky-resinous 

 foliage: leaf -blades elliptic, oval, or oblong, 2-4.5 em. long: hypanthium and 

 sepals resinous-atomiferous: corolla red or reddish-green, 5-6 mm. long: 

 drupes 6-10 mm. in diameter, black. — N. S. Common, in dry woods and 

 thickets. — Early sum. — Black-huckleberry. 



2. POLYCODIUM Eaf. Shrubs. Leaves mainly deciduous: blades 

 entire. Flowers in leafy-bracted racemes. Sepals 5. Corolla open-campanu- 

 late: lobes not contiguous in the bud. Stamens exserted: anthers tubular at 

 the top and appendaged. Berry globular or pyriform, often mawkish, green 

 or yellowish, few-seeded. — Spr. — Buckberry. Squaw-hucklebekry. Deer- 

 berry. 



Leaf-blades green beneath, the hairs inconspicuous : berries green or yellowish. 



1. P. stamineum. 

 Leaf-blades glaucous beneath, the hairs pale or white : berries 



glaucous. 2. P. candicans. 



1, P. Stamineum (L.) Greene. Plants 1-2 m. tall. Leaf -blades oblong to 

 elliptic, varying to oblong-lanceolate or oblong-cuneate, 7-8 cm. long, green 

 and inconspicuously pubescent beneath: corolla about 5 mm. long: filaments 

 slightly longer than the anther-sacs: berries about 10 mm. in diameter. — S. 

 Common, in thickets and woods. — Schists. 



2. P. candicans (C. Mohr) Small. Plants 1-2 m. tall. Leaf -blades narrowly 

 oblong or elliptic, 3-8 cm. long, narrowly subcordate or truncate at the base, 

 glaucous and pubescent beneath with pale or white hairs: filaments decidedly 

 longer than the anther-sacs : berries fully 10 mm. long, glaucous. — E. Fre- 

 quent, in woods on the Welsh mountains. — Quartsite. 



3. VACCINIUM L. Shrubs or small trees. Leaves mostly deciduous: 

 blades entire or slightly toothed. Flowers in racemes or clusters. Sepals 5. 

 Corolla ovoid, cylindraceous, or campanulate-oblong. Stamens included: 

 anthers tubular at the apex, unappendaged. Berry globular, blue or black. — 

 Blueberry. 



