VACCINIACEAE 895 



2. Vaccinium nitidum Andr. A branching shrub 3-6 dm. tall, with smooth and 

 glabrous foliage, or the branches sometimes finely pubescent. Leaves numerous ; blades 

 obovate to elliptic, 6-12 mm. long, acute or apiculate, shallowly toothed and often glandu- 

 lar-ciliate, lustrous at least above, nearly sessile : racemes umbel-like : sepals rounded, ob- 

 tuse, like the bracts : corolla rose-red, often becoming white, 6 mm. long, slightly nar- 

 rowed upward : berries obovoid-globose or subglobose, 4-5 mm. long, black. 



In dry pine lands, Georgia and Florida. Spring. 



3. Vaccinium Myrsinites Lam. A much branched shrub 2-6 dm. tall with glabrous 

 and sometimes glaucous foliage at maturity, the young foliage usually puberulent. Leaf- 

 blades obovate to oblanceolate, oblong or elliptic, 8-20 mm. long, acute or cuspidate or 

 sometimes rather obtuse, shallowly toothed or nearly entire, lustrous above, paler or glau- 

 cous beneath, sessile or nearly so : racemes very short or umbel-like : sepals acute or acutish : 

 corolla white, slightly narrowed upward or becoming cylindric, 6 mm. long : berries sub- 

 globose, 5-8 mm. in diameter, blue. 



In pine lands, North Carolina to Florida and Louisiana. Spring. 



4. Vaccinium ten611um Ait. A relatively low shrub, with underground stems, the 

 branches upright, 2-4 dm. tall, finely pubescent, mostly branched : leaves numerous ; 

 blades elliptic to elliptic-spatulate, 1-2 cm. long, acute or slightly acuminate at both 

 ends, serrulate, pale green and rather conspicuously but delicately nerved beneath, nearly 

 sessile : racemes often umbel-like, appearing after the leaves : pedicels shorter than the 

 corollas, slightly pubescent : corolla white or nearly so, oblong-cylindric, 5-6 mm. long, 

 slightly constricted at the throat ; lobes very short, obtuse : berries subglobose, about 6 mm. 

 long, black, with a bloom. 



In pine lands, Virginia to Florida and Mississippi. Spring. 



5. Vaccinium Ellidttii Chapm. A shrub 1-2.5 m. tall, with glabrous or sparingly 

 pubescent zigzag branches. Leaves often numerous ; blades ovate, oval or elliptic, 1-2.5 

 cm. long, acute at the apex, or rounded at the base, ciliate-serrulate, somewhat lustrous 

 above, dull and more or less pubescent beneath, nearly sessile : racemes umbel-like, few 

 flowered, appearing after the leaves : pedicels shorter than the corollas, glabrous or nearly 

 so : corolla reddish, conic, 5-6 mm. long ; lobes very short : berries subglobose, 7-8 mm. 

 in diameter, black. 



In pine lands. South Carolina to Florida and Texas. Early spring. 



6. Vaccinium virgatum Ait. A shrub 1-3.5 m. tall, with slender branches and 

 puberulent twigs. Leaf -blades oblong-elliptic or oval -oblong, 2.5-6 cm. long, narrowed at 

 both ends, serrulate, deep green above, pale or glaucescent beneath, short-petioled : racemes 

 cluster-like or only slightly elongated, appearing before the leaves : corolla white or pink- 

 ish, 6-8 mm. long, nearly cylindric, slightly narrowed at the throat : berries subglobose, 

 5-7 mm. in diameter, black, sometimes with a slight bloom. 



In sandy swamps, Virginia to Florida and Louisiana. Spring. 



7. Vaccinium formosum Andr. A branching shrub 3-12 dm. tall, with bright green 

 twigs. Leaf-blades ovate, elliptic or oblong, 2.5-6 cm. long, acute at the apex, entire, 

 rounded at the base, deep green and almost glabrous above, more or less pubescent, short- 

 petioled : flowers in clusters appearing before the leaves : corolla rose-red, 7-8 mm. long, 

 cylindric-conic ; lobes very small : berries globular, 5-6 mm. in diameter, not glaucous. 



In and about swamps, Georgia and Florida. Spring. 



8. Vaccinium fuscatum Ait. A branching shrub, 1-2 m. tall, the twigs finely and 

 often copiously pubescent. Leaf-blades thickish, oblong or elliptic, 2-4.5 cm. long, acute, 

 entire, more or less copiously pubescent beneath with brownish hairs : flowers appearing 

 with the leaves : corolla white, 6-7 mm. long : berries globular, 6-7 mm. in diameter, 

 somewhat glaucous. 



In and about swamps, Georgia to Florida, Arkansas and Louisiana. Spring. 



9. Vaccinium corymbosum L. A shrub 1-4 m. tall, with rigid spreading branches 

 and puberulent or glabrous twigs. Leaf-blades oblong to elliptic, 2.5-8 cm. long, usually 

 acute at both ends, entire, mostly ciliate, pubescent at least on or near the nerves beneath, 

 short-petioled : racemes appearing before the leaves, fully as long as the peduncles : bracts 

 deciduous : corolla white or pale pink, cylindric or slightly constricted near the throat, 

 6-12 mm. long ; lobes 5 : berries subglobose, 6-8 mni. in diameter, deep blue, beneath 

 the bloom, edible. 



In swamps about meadows and in moist woods, Newfoundland to Minnesota, south to Florida 

 a Louisiana. Spring. TALL BLUEBERRY. 



10. Vaccinium auatrale Small. A branching shrub 3-15 dm. tall, with wholly gla- 

 brous foliage. Leaf-blades elliptic or oval, or elliptic-ovate to oblong-elliptic, mainly 4-8 



