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Asia, North America, on turf -moss in moory heaths. A creep- 

 ing- evergreen shrub of particular neatness. The berries give 

 a most agreeable preserve and are of antiscorbutic value. 

 This species is particularly eligible for the spongy, mossy bogs 

 of snowy mountains. 



Vaccinium parvifolium, Smith. 



North- West America. A tall shrub. The berries are excellent 

 for preserves. 



Vaccinium penduliflorum, Gaudichaud. 



Sandwich Islands, where it is called the " Ohelo." The acid- 

 ulous berries of this bush are edible. 



Vaccinium Pennsylvanicum, Lamarck.* (F. angustifolium, 

 Aiton.) 



The early Blueberry or Blue Huckleberry. North America, 

 on dry woody hills. A dwarf bush with deciduous foliage, 

 producing fruit in abundance. The berries are large, bluish 

 black, and of sweet taste. V. Canadense (Kalm), according to 

 Dr. Asa Gray, is closely allied. 



Vaccinium prsestans, Eudolphi. 



Kamschatka. A minute plant, but with large delicious fruits. 

 It might perhaps easily be disseminated on Alpine mountains. 



Vaccinium uliginosum, Linne'. 



British Bog-Bilberry. Europe, North and Middle Asia, North 

 America. A deciduous bush, with blackish berries, similar to 

 those of V. Myrtillus, but hardly of equal excellence. 



Vaccinium vacillans, Solander. 



North America, in sandy forest lands. A deciduous small 

 bush, coming with its blue berries later into season than V. 

 Pennsylvanicum. 



Vaccinium Vitis Idaea, Linne. 



Europe, North and Middle Asia, North America. A dwarf 

 shrub with evergreen leaves. The purplish-red berries are 

 sought for jellies and other preserves. 



It is as yet impossible to say how many other species of Vacci- 

 nium produce good-sized and well-flavoured fruits. The genus 

 ranges in many species from Continental Asia to the Indian 

 Archipelagus, and has a wide extension also in South America, 

 occupying in hot countries iiigher mountain regions, but few 



