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Vacciniam caespitosnm, Michaux. 



Canada and Northern States o£ North America. A deciduous- 

 leaved small bush, with bluish edible berries. V. ovalifolium 

 (Smith) is an allied species. 



Vaccinmm corymbosum, Linnd.* 



The Swamp Blueberry oj: Blue Huckleberry. Canada and 

 United States of North America. A good-sized shrub up to 

 15 feet high with deciduous foliage. Berries bluish black, 

 rather large, aromatic, of sweetish taste, ripening late in the 

 season. 



Vaccinium erythrocarpum, Michaux. {Ox^coccus erectm, Pursh.) 



Carolina and Virginia, on high mountains. An upright bush 

 of a few feet in height, with deciduous leaves. The transpa- 

 rent scarlet berries, according to Pursh, are of excellent taste.' 



Vaccinium g^andiflormu, Dombey. (Ceratostemma grandiflomm, 

 Ruiz and Pavon.) 



Andes of Peru. A tall evergreen shrub. The berries of a 

 pleasant acidulous taste. 



Vaccinium humifusum, Graham. 



North-Western America, on the Rocky Mountains. Berries 

 of this bush well flavoured. 



Vaccinium Leschenanltii, Wight. {Agapetes arhorea, Dunal.) 

 India, Neilgherries, and Ceylon. This evergreen species attains 

 the size of a tree, flowering and fruiting throughout the year. 

 The fruits resemble cranberries. 



Vacciuiujn leucanthum, Cham'. 



Mountains of Mexico. An arborescent species. The blackish 

 berries are edible. 



Vaccinium macrocarpon, Alton.* [Oxycoccus macrocarpus, Per- 

 soon.) 



The large Cranberry. From Canada to Virginia and Carolina, 

 particularly in sandy and peaty bogs, and in cold mossy 

 swamps. A trailing evergreen bush, with stems attaining a 

 length of 3 feet. It is this species which has become so ex- 

 tensively cultivated in the eastern parts of the United States, 

 where on moory land, often not otherwise to be utilised, enor- 

 mous quantities of this fruit have been produced by regular 



