Vacciniaceae 225 



neath and on the re volute, entire margins; 

 1 to nearly J an inch long. Flowers white, 

 ovoid, about J of an inch long, few, solitary 

 in the axils, nodding, on the lower side of 

 the creeping stems; berry about J of an inch 

 in diameter, white, bristly, aromatic. 



Throughout the Rockies at the lower 

 elevations, growing in moss and on damp, 

 decaying logs; flowering in May. 



Stems slender, creeping and root- 

 Oxycoccus 



Oxycoccus i n & at ^ e n des, 6-18 inches 

 (L.) MacM. long; branches ascending or erect 

 Small !_6 inches high. Leaves thick, 



evergreen, ovate, entire, acutish 

 at the apex, rounded or cordate at the base, 

 dark green above, white beneath, | of an 

 inch or less long, J as wide, the margins 

 re volute. Flowers 1-6, from terminal scaly 

 buds, nodding on slender erect pedicels; 

 corolla pink, J of an inch broad, the petals 

 curled backwards; stamens and style pro- 

 truding; berry globose, } of an inch or more 

 in diameter, acid, often spotted when young. 



