Vaccinium Ashei sp. nov. 
J. M. READE 
Description —Frutex V. fuscato valde affinis, differt tamen 
floribus albis minoribusque, foliis serratis et baccis saepe pruino- 
sis. Ramuli villosiusculi vel glabri, parum compressi vel teretes. 
Folia alterna, lato-ovata vel ovata, 3.4-5.7 cm. longa, 2-4.3 cm. 
rounded at the apex, finely and sharply serrulate, especially above 
the middle, the teeth with gland-tipped, inturned points, often 
finely ciliate toward the base, petioles short, puberulent, 1-3 mm. 
as long as thick, 8-10 mm. long, rarely 4.5 mm. thick, much con- 
stricted at the mouth. Calyx glabrous, about a third the length 
lar] : 2 20-30 
y from the end of May to the middle of July. Seeds , 
chestnut brown, pitted, about 1.5 by 1 mm. 
The Proposed species is common in western Florida and the 
acent portions of Georgia, especially near the coast, and extends 
West to Pearl River County, Mississippi, and as far east as Baker 
County, Florida. It grows in sandy or mucky soiled swamps, es- 
ely Swamps of clear-water streams usually associated with 
mater gum of small size, with slash pine, white bay, holly, tit, 
Wax myrtle and azaleas. Near Pensacola it is being cultivated un- 
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