856 



ERICACEAE. LII. VACCINIUM. 



Con-berry or Red Whortle-berry. Fl. June. Britain. Shrub 

 | foot. 



39 V. MYRTIFOLIUM (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 229.) creep- 

 ing, quite smooth ; leaves petiolate, oval, shining, revolute, 

 sparingly and minutely toothed ; racemes axillary, nearly sessile, 

 of few flowers ; corolla bell-shaped, somewhat inflated, minutely 

 5-toothed ; anthers without dorsal horns. Jj . H. Native of 

 Carolina. Michaux describes the berries as small, globose, 

 crowned by the calyx, black, on short stalks. 



Myrtle-leaved Whortle-berry. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1812. 

 Shrub creeping. 



40 V. CRASSIFOLIUM (Andr. bot. rep. t. 105.) racemes lateral 

 and terminal, corymbose ; bracteas shorter than the pedicels ; 

 leaves elliptic, crenated, smooth, paler and veiny beneath ; co- 

 rolla bell-shaped ; stem diffuse. ^ H. Native of Carolina. 

 Curt. bot. mag. 1152. A hairy shrub, requiring some shelter 

 from our variable winters and springs. Leaves not an inch long, 

 with a little minute pubescence on the mid-rib and petioles. 

 Flowers 5-cleft, decandrous, prettily variegated with pink and 

 white, drooping, on red corymbose stalks. Stamens hairy. 



Thick-leaved Whortle-berry. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1787. 

 Shrub trailing. 



41 V. VILLOSUM (Smith, inRees'cycl. no. 29.) racemes longer 

 than the leaves ; pedicels, calyx, corolla, and lanceolate bracteas 

 densely hairy ; leaves elliptic, entire, revolute, coriaceous, with 

 a blunt point, hairy on the upper side. Tj . F. Native of 

 Mexico, from whence specimens were sent by Mutis to Linnaeus. 

 Branches densely hairy when young. Leaves crowded, an inch 

 long, on thick downy petioles, scarcely hairy beneath, except on 

 the mid-rib. Racemes towards the ends of the younger branches, 

 axillary, drooping, very hairy. Pedicels bracteolate. Corolla 

 purplish, with 5 hairy angles, and as many recurved teeth. Per- 

 haps a species of Gaylussacia. 



Villous Whortle-berry. Shrub. 



42 V. NITIDUM (Andr. bot. rep. t. 480.) racemes terminal, 

 corymbose ; bracteas shorter than the pedicels ; leaves elliptic- 

 obovate, acute, crenated, smooth and shining ; corollas cylin- 

 drical, fj . H. Native of Carolina. Curt. bot. mag. 1550. 

 Stems either erect or diffuse. Leaves -^ to 1 inch long, paler 

 and veiny beneath. Pedicels, bracteas, and calyx very smooth, 

 of a shining red or purple colour. Calyx of 5 broad, or rather 

 shallow segments. Corollas ovate, oblong, white or pink, with 

 5 slight spreading teeth, decandrous. The branches are downy 

 on two opposite sides. 



Shining-\e&ved Whortle-berry. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1794. 

 Shrub 1 foot, or decumbent. 



43 V. SCHLECHTENDA'LII; racemes elongated, erect, and are as 

 well as the petioles, peduncles, and ribs of leaves on the under sur- 

 face, downy ; leaves rather coriaceous, permanent, with the nerves 

 and veins prominent on both surfaces, lanceolate or ovate-lan- 

 ceolate, acute, adpressedly serrated, callously mucronate at the 

 apex as well as the serratures, and running into the short pe- 

 tioles, at the base ; fructiferous branches nearly leafless, fj . F. 

 Native of Mexico, near Jalacinga, in woods. Vaccinium, nov. 

 spec. Cham, et Schlecht. in Linneea. C. p. 395. An erect, much- 

 branched, evergreen, smoothish shrub. Leaves 2 inches long, 

 and 9 lines broad. Bracteas linear, acute, caducous ; calyx bi- 

 bracteate at the base. Berries drooping, umbonate, crowned by 

 the minute calycine teeth. 



Schlechtendal's Whortle-berry. Shrub. 



44 V. BUXIFOLIUM (Salisb. par. t. 4.) racemes axillary, of few 

 flowers ; leaves petiolate, obovate, toothed or crenated, smooth 

 on both surfaces ; stems tufted ; corollas roundish-ovate ; fila- 

 ments glandular ; stigma capitate. fj . H. Native of the 

 western parts of Virginia, near Winchester and the Sweet 



Springs. Curt. bot. mag. 928. Lodd. bot. cab. 648. V. bra- 

 chycerum, Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1 . p. 234. A handsome little 

 shrub, in stature and general aspect, resembling V. vitis-idce*a. 

 The leaves are, however, smooth, even, and not dotted on the 

 under side. Corollas globular, contracted at the mouth, not 

 bell-shaped. Stamens 10. Anthers spurless at the base, dis- 

 charging their pollen by lateral, not terminal apertures. Flowers 

 white, delicately striped with red. 



Box-leaved Whortle-berry. Fl. June. Clt. 1794. Shrub | 

 foot. 



45 V. OVA'TUM (Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 290.) racemes 

 axillary and terminal, bracteate, short ; leaves on short petioles, 

 oblong, ovate, acute, revolute, serrated, smooth, coriaceous; co- 

 rolla cylindrical, campanulate ; calyxes acute. ^ . H. Found 

 by Governor Lewis on the banks of the Columbia River, and by 

 Mr. Menzies on the north-west coast of America. Hook, et 

 Arn. in Beech, voy. pt. bot. p. 144. Shrub much branched ; 

 branches hairy, as well as the petioles. The foliage is like 

 that of Pernettya mucronata. 



Ovate-leaved Whortle-berry. Fl. May. Clt. 1826. Shrub. 



46 V. CANADE'NSE (Richards, in Frankl. 1st journ. append), 

 leaves lanceolate, quite entire, downy ; racemes terminal ; 

 flowers fasciculate ; style inclosed. Ij . H. Native of Arctic 

 America. 



Canadian Whortle-berry. Shrub. 



47 V. SCA'BRUM (Pohl. pi. bras. 2. p. 37. t. 124.) racemes 

 terminal and axillary, longer than the leaves, beset with glan- 

 dular hairs ; leaves on short petioles, oblong, mucronate, with 

 revolute ciliated edges, scabrous, having the nerves hispid be- 

 neath. J? . G. Native of Brazil, in turfy bogs at Registo Velho 

 and Villa de Barbacena. Stems many from the same root, 

 leafy at the tops. Leaves scabrous above, and glabrous be- 

 neath, permanent. Pedicels pilose, bracteate at the base. Brac- 

 teas of two forms, deciduous. Corolla glabrous, campanulate, 

 white. 



Scabrous Whortle-berry. Shrub 1 foot. 



48 V. MONTA'NUM (Pohl, pi. bras. 2. p. 38. t. 125.) racemes 

 axillary, bracteate, pilose ; leaves on short petioles, oblong- 

 elliptic, mucronate, hardly narrowed at the base, glabrous, but 

 having the nerves on the under side rather pilose. T; . G. Na- 

 tive of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes, in dry places on 

 Serra de Pinheiro. Leaves permanent, dark green above, and 

 yellowish-green beneath, 8 lines long and 4 broad. Flowers 

 unilateral. Corolla campanulate, glabrous, white. 



Mountain Whortle-berry. Shrub diffuse. 



* * Flowers disposed in scaly tufts, nearly sessile. 



49 V. MYRSINITES (Michx. fl. bor. amer. l.p. 233.) flowers 

 in terminal and lateral tufts ; leaves sessile, oval, mucronate, 

 obscurely serrated, smooth and shining above, but rather hairy 

 and dotted beneath ; stem erect, much branched ; corolla oblong- 

 ovate. Jj . H. Native of Carolina and Florida, in dry sandy 

 woods. A beautiful little shrub, with slightly downy branches. 

 Leaves glandular beneath. Tufts of flowers axillary, with pur- 

 ple scales. Calycine segments scarlet. Corolla of a fine purple 

 colour, 5-toothed. Stamens 10. 



Var. |3, lanceolalum (Pursh, fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 290.) leaves 

 lanceolate, acute at both ends. 



Var. y, obtusum (Pursh, 1. c.) leaves roundish-obovate. 



Myrtle-like Whortle-berry. Fl. May, June. Clt. ? Shrub 

 small. 



* * * Flowers solitary, pedicellate. 



50 V. CE'REUM (Forst. prod. 28.) pedicels axillary, solitary, 1- 



