386 PLANT NAMES AND SYNONYMS 



a. V. arboreum Marsh. Southeastern U.S. Farkleberry, Sparkle- 



berry, Tree Huckleberry, Gooseberry*. 



b. V. Arctostaphylos L. Greece to the Caucasus. The dried 



leaves constii ute Broussa tea, used for a beverage. 



c. y. corymbosuni L. (V. amoenum Ait.). Canada to Virginia 



and Louisiana, west to Minnesota. Swamp, High-bush or Tall 

 Blueberry, Giant Whortleberry or Huckleberry, Seedy Deer- 

 berry. The late market blueberry. Fruit esculent. The 

 Pale or Mountain Blue-berry of Virginia to S. Carolina is (d) 

 V. pdllidum Ait. (V. corymbosum var. pallidum Gray), the 

 finest of our blueberries. 



e. y. Myrtillus L. Europe, central and northern Asia, northern 



N. America. Whortleberry (of Europe), Bilberry, European 

 Huckleberry ( Hockleberry, Hurtleberry, Hurtberry, Hart- 

 berry), Whinberry, Wimberry,Winberry, Wine-berrv, Whortle 

 (the plant), Whort (the fruit, also the plant), Whurt, Wort, 

 Blaeberry (Scotland), Blackberry*. Black-heart; Ger. Heidel- 

 beere, Besinge, Blaubeere, Bickbeere, Gandlebeere (Schwarze); 

 Fr. Airelle myrtille (Codex). Fruit, Fructus myrtilli, Baccae 

 myrtillorum, Myrtilla, astringent, antispasmodic, esculent. ^ 



f. y. peudnliflorum Gaud. (M, penduliflora Nutt. ) and (g) y. 



reticulatum Sm. Hawaiian Islands. Ohelo. i^rttii acidulous 

 and somewhat astringent, esculent. 



h, y. Penusylvanicum Lam. British America, south to New 

 Jersey and Illinois. Dwarf, Low-bu«h or Sugar Blueberry, 

 Whortleberry, Huckleberry, Strawberry Huckleberry, the 

 early market blueberry. Other Low Blueberries are (i) y. 

 Canadense Kich, and (j) y. yacillans Kalm. (k) y. atro- 

 coccum (Gray) Heller and (1) y, nigrum (Wood) Brit., with 

 black fruit, are called Black Blueberry. The California Whor- 

 tleberry is ( m ) y, OTatum Pursh. 



II. y. stamineum L. Ontario and eastern U. S. Deerberry, 

 Dangle-berry, Buck-berry, Goose-berry* Squaw-berry, Squaw 

 Huckleberry or Whortleberry. Fruit astringent, not edible. 

 Boot diuretic. 



o. y. uli^inosum L. Northern Europe, Asia and N. America. 

 Bog Bilberry, Great Bilberry, Bog Whortleberry, Bog Blue- 

 berry, Bleaberry. Fruit edible. 



p. y. yitis-Idaea L. Europe, Asia, northern N. America. 

 Mountain Cranberry, Rock Cranberry, Cow-berry, Cluster- berry, 

 Flowering Box, Ling-berry, Red Bilberry, Red Whortleberry, 

 Wine-berry, Wind-berry; Ger. Preisselbeere, Kronsbeere, 

 Steinbeere, Rothbernitzbeere. Fruit acid, edible. Leaves as- 

 tringent diuretic, expectorant. 



5076. yAGNERA, Adans. 1763. Srailacina. CoiiTallariaceae. 



Named for Wagner. Syn. Smilaeina (Kew), Desf. 1807, 

 also Convallaria, in part. Perennial herbs with aspect of 

 Solomon's-seal. About 25 species, Asia and north to central 

 America; 5 in U. S. 



