166 GAMOPETALOUS EXOGENS 



1. r. dllttlosa, Torr. $ Gr. Somewhat hairy and glandular; 

 leaves obovate-oblong, nmcronate, green on both sides, thickish and 

 shining when old ; racemes elongated ; bracts oval, longer than the 

 pedicels ; pedicels with a pair of lanceolate bractlets above the mid- 

 dle ; corolla campanulate ; ovary glandular-hirsute. 

 BUSHY GAYLUSSACIA. Dwarf Huckleberry. 



Stem often creeping at base, bushy-branched; branches 12 to 18 inches high. 

 Leaves % of an inch to an inch and half long, roughish, the margin entire, slightly 

 revolute, and pubescent-ciliate, rounded at apex, or often rather acute, somewhat 

 cuneate at base, subsessile. Flavors white. Berries rather large, black and 

 shining when mature. 

 Hob. Sandy woodlands ; West Nottingham : rare. Fl. June. Fr. Aug. 



Obs. My Chester County specimen for which I am indebted to 

 the kindness of an acute and sagacious observer (Mr. NATHAN MIL- 

 NEB,) was received while this edition was passing through the press. 

 It appears to be the var. hirtella, of GRAY ( Vaccinium hirtellum, Ait. 



2. r. froildosa, Torr. $ Gr. Smooth ; leaves obovate-oblong, 

 obtuse, glaucous beneath ; pedicels long, bracteolate near the mid- 

 dle ; corolla ovoid-campanulate. 



Vaccinium frondosum. L. $ FL Cestr. ed. 2. p. 256. 



LEAFY GAYLUSSACIA. Blue-tangles. Huckleberry. Dangle-berry. 



<SUcm 3 to 5 feet high, branching; branches rather slender. Leaves 1 to 3 inches 

 long, tapering at each end, but rather obtuse at apex, cuneate at base, on very 

 short petioles. Racemes lateral, loose and few-flowered ; pedicels half an inch to 

 an inch long, with 2 minute subulate sub-opposite bractlets near the middle ; corolla 

 white, tinged with red. Berries rather large, globose, dark blue with a glaucous 

 "bloom, when mature. 

 Hob. Moist woods, and thickets : frequent. Fl. May. Fr. July. 



Obs. The berries of this, and most of the other species, are escu- 

 lent and palatable ; but rather uncomfortable to eat, on account of 

 the nutlets,* being what are commonly called "seedy Huckle-berries." 



3. G. resinusa, Torr. $ Gr. Pubescent while young; leaves 

 oblong-oval, at first ciliate and viscid; pedicels short, bracteolate 

 near the base ; corolla ovoid-conical. 



Vaccinium resinosum. Ait. $ Fl. Cestr. ed. 2. p. 256. 

 RESINOUS GAYLUSSACIA. Black Huckleberry. 



Stem 18 inches to 3 feet high, much branched. Leaves 1 to 3 inches long, thickly 

 sprinkled with atoms, and flat shining patches, of yellow resinous matter beneath; 

 petioles short, but distinct. Racemes numerous, with the flowers crowded ; pedicels 

 1 to 3 lines long, with very small lanceolate bractlets at or near the base ; corolla 

 mostly reddish, with tinges of pale yellowish-green. Berries depressed-globose, 

 smaller than the preceding, black and shining when mature. 

 Hob. Dry woods; slaty hills: frequent. Fl. May. Fr. July. 



238. VACCIIV'IIJM, L. 



[An ancient Latin name, of obscure etymology.] 



Corolla campanulate, or ovoid-oblong, 4- or 5-cleft, the lobes more 

 or less revolute. Stamens 8 or 10; anthers sometimes 2-awned on 

 the back, the cells separate and tubular above, opening by a pore 

 at summit. Berry 4- or 5-celled; cells several-seeded. 



