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tinct. Racemes numerous, with the a 3 pedicels 1~3 ‘ie long, with very 
HL t base ; corolla ban reddish, with tinges of pale 
a green. Berries depressed. ese black and shining whe en mature, without any 
bloo! 
Woo 
dlands and swamps: common. May-June. 
Obs. The genus Gaylussacia, separated from Vaccinium on account 
of its ‘ifferent rg contains besides the above-mentioned rate two or 
t others as they are not very common, and are valuable 
for their fruit, are ‘intends Of these the Dwarf Huckleberry, (G. du- 
mo’ Gr.) which die: vey? nay ous bracts to the i ls, 
N seat a and it much valued, but farther south, where it attains 
eater Seton, the gone is highly esteemed. G, resino’sa is the plant 
with furnishes the ona share of the “ black a prvi! of the 
northern markets. The fruit presents several varieties, among them 
one that is nearly white, “The flowers of this species ‘as wel as the 
young leaves often become fleshy and expand to many times their natu- 
ral size ; probably from the puncture of some insect. The fruit of both 
oie species des cribed here is known in some parts as “seedy hu mokle, 
2. VACCIN’IUM, £. Buveserry. (ised. 
[An ancient classical name ; etymology obscure.] 
Corolla either nr tr ga urn-shaped, or cylindrical,—the limb 4—5- 
cleft, and often reflex mens twice as many as the lobes of the eo- 
rolla ; anthers with ty ogres ros at it, and sometimes 
two bristle-like awns on the back near the base. Bary gfoboee, umbil 
icate at apex by reason of the f apie rsistent calyx-teeth, 4 
cells oak ein coer orher with solitary, clustered or Fabsiaed flowers 
the corolla white o 
@1. Leaves prebates : ore deeply 4-parted : anthers 8, awnless, drake 
po itt woo into very long tubes; pedicels slender ; berries aci 
L V. macrocar’ Ait. Stems slender, creeping, with sg BS 
branches ; leaves iy obtuse ; ae es lateral. ee 
ia eis Vaccrstom. Cranberry. : 
Riis Fl. May —June. 
Obs. This species, so highly alia) fort Soe acd fu, row 
sendiadig ocho cold ta Northern states; the fruit bei 
collected in ge gua or ai a is even ven a considerable 
