282 ERICACE-E. (llKATH FAMILY.) 



corolla largp, angled, white ; anthers included ; berry globose, black. — Open 

 wood.x. May. — .Stem S"*- 1;')^ high. Flowers very numerous. Berry mealy, 

 ripening in tlie winter. 



§4. CvANOCoccrs. Ovary mure or less lO-ceUed hy fahe partitltms : corolla 

 cylindrical, urceolatv or obovate ; stamens 10, hairy : anthers awnless : Jtowera 

 in short small-bructed racemes or clusters. 



♦ Leaves evergreen, small. 



6. V. nitidum, Andr. Smooth and shining tlirougliout; stem much 

 branched; leaves obovate or obloiig-obovate, acute, glandular-serrulate, ])unc- 

 tate beneath ; calyx teeth obtuse, and, like the pediceLs and broadly oval l)racts, 

 reddi.-ih ; corolla ovoid or obovate, white ; berry somewiiat jiear-shajied, black. 

 Low pine barrens, Georgia and Florida. March- April. — Stem 1°- 2° high. 

 Leaves h' long. 



7. V. myrsinites, Michx. Stem much branched, pubescent ; leaves 

 lanceolate, olilong, or obovate, bristh'-serrulate, shining above, sometimes 

 glaucous; calyx teeth acute, reddish, like the pedicels and oblong bracts; 

 corolla cylindrical or obovate, white ; berry globose, blue. — Sandy pine bar- 

 rens. Marcli- April. — Shrub 6' - 18' high. Leaves ^ - 1' long. 



* * Leaves deciduous. 



8. V. tenellum, Ait. Stem much ])ranched ; the spreading branches 

 pubescent ; leaves oblong-obovate or oblanceolate, mucronate, acute at the 

 base, slightly serrulate near the apex, pubescent when young ; corolla oblong, 

 white ; berry globose, black or with a blue bloom. — Margins of pine barren 

 swamps. April. — Shrub l°-3° high. Leaves ^'- 1' long. 



9. v. Elliottii, C'hapm. Stem tall, slender, with spreading branches; 

 leaves distichous, ovate-lanceolate, very acute, bristly serrulate from the ob- 

 tuse or rounded base, pul)escent on the veins; clusters sessile, 2 - 4-flowered ; 

 corolla reddish, cylindrical, sliort-pedicellcd ; calyx teeth triangular; berry 

 mostlv solitary, small, glol)0.se, black, (V. myrtilloides, A'//., not of Michx.) 



— Kiver swamps, Florida to South Carolina. March. — Shrub 4°- 8° high; 

 the branches smooth and mostly flexuous. Leaves i'-f long. 



10. V. COrymbosum, L. Stem tall (4°-10°); leaves (l'-2' long) 

 varying from ovate lanceolate to bi-oadly oval, entire or nearly so, pubescent 

 when young, becoming smootliish especially above; racemes or clusters 

 numerous, mostly on leafless branches ; corolla cylindrical or oblong ; berry 

 globose, black or blue. — Margins of ponds and swamps. Feb. - April. 



Var. pallidum, Gray. Stem low (l°-3°) ; leaves oval, pale, glaucous, 

 glandular-mucroiiate, entire or obscurely serrulate, ciliate ; racemes very short, 

 sessile ; corolla short-cylindrical ; berry blue. — Mountains of North Carolina 

 and Georgia. July. — Leaves U'- 2' long. Racemes .5 - 10-flowered. 



Var. fuscatum, Gray. Taller (4° -8° high) ; leaves acute at both ends, 

 entire, pubescent beneath ; racemes chiefly on naked branches ; berries black. 



— Wet pine barrens. March. 



11. V. formosum, Andr. Stem smooth ; leaves thickish (partly peren- 

 nial), ovate or oblong, entire, smooth, or pubescent beneath ; racemes axillary ; 



