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Swamps and wet places. Occasional in the vicinity of the 

 coast. May — early June. 



Vaccinium atrococcum (Gray) Heller (having black berries). 

 Vacci)iimn corymbosum L., var. atrococcum Gray. 

 Black High Blueberry. 



Occasional. Swampy woods and w^et thickets. May — 

 June. 



Vaccinium Oxycoccos L. (sour berry). 

 Oxycocciis Oxycoccus MacM. 

 Small Cranberry. 



Sphagnum bogs: Willington (Graves), Bloomfield 

 (Weatherby), Southington (Andrews), Bethany (Harger), 

 Stratford (Eames). Becoming occasional in northwestern 

 Connecticut. May — June ; fruit Sept. and through the winter. 



The var. ovalifolium Michx. (oval-leaved), var. inter- 

 medium Gray's Manual ed. 7, occurs at Willington, Norfolk 

 and Salisbury (Bissell), Simsbury (A. W. Driggs), Cornwall 

 (E. E. Brewster). 



Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait. (large-fruited). 

 Oxycoccus macrocarpus Pursh. 

 Cranberry. Large or American Cranberry. 



Occasional or frequent. Wet meadows, bogs and low 

 pastures. June — Aug. ; fruit Sept. 



Extensively cultivated on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and 

 in some parts of New Jersey, for its fruit, which is of much 

 value and is sold everywhere in the markets. " Turkey and 

 Cranberry Sauce " is almost a national dish. 



PLUMBAGINACEAE. LEADWORT FAMILY. 



LIMONIUM Hill. Sea Lavender. Marsh Rosemary. 



Limonium carolinianum (Walt.) Britton. 

 Statice Limonium L., var. caroliniana Gray. 

 Marsh Rosemary. Sea Lavender. Ink-root. Canker-root. 



Common along the coast on salt marshes and meadows. 

 July — Sept. 



The root has long been used in medicine. 



