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Vaccinium arborescens var. glaucescens, n. var. — Batodendron 

 glaucescens Greene in Pittonia, III. 326 (1898). 



Differing from the type in its glaucescent leaves, in its usually larger 

 leaf-like bracts of the inflorescence, and in its often globose-canipanulate 



corolla. 



The leaves are distinctly and constantly glaucescent, but on many 

 plants with such leaves the inflorescence bracts are not larger than those 

 on F. arborescens Marsh, and flowers with the open oblong corolla of 

 F, arborescens occur. There is no difference in the habit, bark and buds 

 of the two forms which often grow within a few feet of each other. The 

 type of Batodendron glaucescens was collected by B. F. Bush on May 18, 

 1895, at Sapulpa, Creek County, Oklahoma (No. 1273). The leaves, 

 petioles and young branchlets are pubescent, and the under side of the 

 midrib of the leaves is covered with villose hairs; on other specimens with 

 glaucescent leaves the pubescence is confined to the under side of the 

 midrib of the leaves, and others arc quite glabrous. I have seen speci- 

 mens of the glaucescent leafed variety from: 



Illinois. Johnson County, Tunnel Hill, B, F. Bush (No. C903), Oc- 

 tober 8, 1912; E. J. Palmer (No. 15191), May 7, 1919. Pope County, 

 Golconda, E. J, Palmer (No. 15439), June 7, 1919. 



Kentucky. Ohio County, Echols, E. J. Palmer (No. 17775), June 2, 

 1920. Logan County, Russelville, E. J, Palmer (No. 177G1), June 5, 1920. 



Missouri. Iron County, Ironton, E. J. Palmer (No. 18100), June 27, 

 1920. Dunklin County: Campbell, C. S, Sargent, October 3, 1910; Maiden, 

 B. F. Bush (No. 6392), October 8, 1910. Shannon County, Monteer, B. F, 

 Bush (No. 3590), October 8, 1905. McDonald County,' Noel, B. F. Bush 

 (No. 5040), August 9, 1908, (No. 5739), May 26, 1908; E, J. Palmer (No. 5501), 



May 5, 1914. 



Arkansas. Arkansas County, Arkansas Post, /. Z). Kellogg, Septem- 

 ber 25, 1909. Hempstead County, Fulton, B. F. Bush (No. 215), May 12, 

 1900, (No. 2380), April 17, 1905, (No. 3799), November 6, 1905, (No. 5540), 

 April 29, 1909, (No. 5004), May 20, 1909, (No. 5957), October 5, 1909; E, J. PaU 



mer (No. 5843), October 15, 1915. 

 Oklahoma. Creek County, Sapulpa, B. F. Bush (No. 470), July 30, 1894 



(No. 1273), May 18, 1895 (type), 



Louisiana. Caddo Parish, Shreveport, R, S. Cocks, April 1, 1910. 



Texas. Walker County, Huntsville, £. J, Pa/mer (No. 13372), April 18, 

 1918. Harrison County, Marshall, E. J, Palmer (No. 5294), April 18, 

 1914. Cherokee County, Larissa, B. F. Bush (No. 5545), April 30, 1909, 

 (No. 5975), October 7, 1909. Milan County, Milan, E, J, Palmer (No. 

 UGOO), April 24, 1917. 



Bumelia lanuginosa Pers. 



The type of this species was collected in Georgia by Michaux. On all 

 the specimens from Georgia which I have seen the pubescence on the 



lower surface of the leaves, especially on the midrib, on the flower-buds 

 and their pedicels, is rusty brown, in fact all the specimens from the 

 Atlantic and east Gulf states have this pubescence with the exception 

 of one from North Carolina in young leaf on which the pubescence is 

 white. It seems therefore safe to assume that the pubescence on the 



