410 MBTASPERMAE OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY. 



E|)igyuiiim Klotzsch, Linn. XXIV, 49(1850). 



Disterigiua Kl. 1. c. (1850). 



Agapetes Dunal, DC. Prodr. VII, 554 (1839). 



Vitis-Idaea Tourn. Inst. 607 (1700). 

 Benth. and Hook., Gen. PI II, 573: Durand, Ind. Gen. Phan. 242; Eng- 

 ler and Prantl, Nat. Pflanz. 4. I, 51; Schenck, Palaeophyt. 719; Baillon, 

 Hist. PI. XI, 182. 



Living species: 100; N. extra-tropical regions. Mada- 

 gascar and the Andes mts. Russia, 10; Europe, 3; Russian 

 Europe, 3; Canada, 16-18; E. Sts. 12; Rocky mts., 3; S. Sts., 

 13; California, 6; PL King., 4; PI. Wheel., 1. 



Fossil species: Teitiary, Alaska (Beer); Florissant, 

 Colo. {A. Br.); Japan {N athoi'sf) ; Oeningen (Heer); Aix {Sa- 

 porta). A large number of remains in 15-20 species. Quat- 

 ernary, Madeira, Portugal. 



Taccinium eorymbosum Linn, var amoenum (Ait.) Gray, 

 Man. 5, ed. 292 (1867). 



V. amoenum AiT. Hort. Kew. II, 12(1789). 



f V. corymbosum var. fuscatum Hook. Bot. Matj. 3433 ( ). 



? V. marianum, grandiflorum and elongatum Wats. Dendr. Brit 

 (1825). 



Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 313; Britt., Fl. N. J. 159; Mac, 

 Fl. Can. I, 290; Chap.. Fl.S. St. 260: Upham, Fl. Minn. 93; Mac, Fl. Can. 



I, 560; Gov., Fl. Ark. 200: Engl. Crude, Nat. Pflanz. IV, 1, 51 spec; Gray, 

 Syn. Fl. II, 1, 23. 



North America: Newf., N. Br, and Ont. to L. Huron; 

 S. to Minn., N. Eng., N. J. and Va. 



Minn, valley: Reported from N. W. district; rare or 

 doubtful; swamps. 



Herb. : Sandberg 376, Tower. 



Yaccinium canadense Kalm. Rich, in Frankl. Narr. 2 ed. 

 ed. 12 (1825); (Kalm in Herb. Banks). 



V. album Lam. Enc. Meth. I, 72 (1783) yiot Linn. 

 Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 312; Mac. Fl. Can. J, 290, 560; Up- 

 ham Fl. Minn. 93; Engl. Drude, Nat. Pflanz. IV, 1, 51; Gray, Syn. Fl. 



II, 1, 22. 



North America: Atl. coast of Can. to Hudson Bay, 

 Rocky mts., Columbia valley, and Slave lake; S. to Minn., 111., 

 Penn. and N. N. Eng. 



Minn, valley: N. edge; swamps; rare or doubtful. 



Herb. : Bailey Ul, Vermilion lake; Sandberg 375, 

 Chisago Co. 



Vacciniiim peniisylvanicuiii Lam. Enc. Meth. I, 72 (1788). 

 V. myrtUloidcs Miciix. Fl. N. Am. I, 223 (1803). 

 V. ramulosum and humile Willd. Enuni. Suppl. 20 (1813). 



