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wholesome. Fresh, eaten with milk, one of the most agreeable of 

 . all dishes. The naturalisation of this plant 011 alpine ranges and 

 in cooler woodlands would prove a boon. For raising the plant 

 from seeds, the berries should be dried by lenient warmth, and the 

 seeds be left in the pulp on transmission. Perhaps packing among 

 slit dried figs may also be recommendable, or they might be trans- 

 mitted in ice-chambers of ships. The berries can be utilized also 

 for their dye. The whole bush contains quina-acid. 



Vaccinium ovalifolium, Smith. 



North- Western America from Mendocino to Oregon. This 

 shrub bears large edible berries [Dr. Gibbons]. 



Vaccinium ovatum, Pursh. 



Common throughout California, also in British Columbia, at alti- 

 tudes from 1,000 to 2,000 feet, attaining a height of about 8 feet. 

 It bears its fruit in densely crowded racemes, the dark-blue but 

 small berries being of good flavor. This species would doubtlessly 

 form a valuable accession among cultivated fruits [Gibbons]. 



Vaccinium Oxycoccus, Linne. (Oxycoccus palustris, Persoon.) 



The British Cranberry. Throughout Europe, Northern and 

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

 creeping 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 alpine 

 mountains, where with us also a most profitable culture thus could 

 be initiated. Indigenous in Norway northward to lat 70 45'. 



Vaccinium padifolium, Smith. (V. Madeirense, Link.) 



Madeira and Azores ; 3-4,000 feet high. An arborescent shrub. 

 The berries are not so large as those of V. Myrtillus, but sweeter 

 and collected in clusters [Fr. Hall]. 



Vaccinium parvifolium, Smith. 



North-Western America, from Mendocino to Sitka. A tall shrub. 

 The berries are excellent for preserves. 



Vaccinium penduliflorum. Gaudichaud. 



Hawaia, where it is called the " Ohelo." The acidulous berries 

 of this bush are edible. 



Vaccinium Pennsylvanicum, Lamarck.* (V. angusti/olium, Aiton.) 

 The early Blueberry or Blue Huckleberry. North-America, on 

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

 fruit in abundance and early in the season. The berries are large, 

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

 to Dr. Asa Gray, is closely allied. 



