1 64 Heath (Rricacece) 



Bog Bilberry. V. uliginbsum, L. 



Flowers, axillary, drooping, single, or two to three 

 together, nearly sessile. Corolla, short, four-cleft, 

 urn-shape. Stamens, eight, smooth. Anthers, with 

 a slender hook (awn) back of each of the two horns. 

 June, July. 



Leaves, one quarter to one third inch long, dull, reverse 

 egg-shape to oblong, entire. Apex, rounded or 

 pointed, crowded toward the ends of the branches. 



Fruit, four-celled, deep-blue or black, oblong, sweet, 

 crowned with the style. 



Found, on the mountain summits of New England and 

 New York, the shores of Lake Superior, and north- 

 ward. 



A low, spreading shrub, four inches to two feet high. 



V. caspitbsum, Michx ; var. cuneifolium, Nutt ; V. 

 myrtillbides, Hook; and V. ovalifblium, Smith, are forms 

 of Bilberries with the blossoms solitary, nodding on short 

 axillary stems, the parts of the flower in fives ; stamens, 

 ten ; the leaves more or less toothed. They are found 

 on the shores of Lake Superior and northward. 



(3) Genus ANDROMEDA, L. 



Named with reference to the story of Andromeda (see below). 



Flowers, mostly white, in clusters. Corolla, rounded, five- 

 toothed. Calyx, without bracts. Stamens, ten. 

 Anthers, attached near the middle. Anther-cells, 

 opening by a pore at the end. Seed-case, free from 

 the calyx. 



