CHAP. LXIX. B&lCA y CEM. rACCI'NIUM. 1167 



ering branches, and campanulate corolla ; from V. pennsylvanicum by its 

 large quite entire leaves, and wider mouth to the corolla ; and from both 

 by its leaves being very hairy. (Bot. Mag., Nov. 1835.) 



b. Flowers disposed in scaly Tufts, nearly sessile. 

 «t 31. V. Myrsini n tes Michx. The Myrsine-like Whortleberry. 



Identification. Michx. FI. Bor. Amer., 1. p. 233.; Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept., 1. p. 290. ; Don's Mill., 3. 

 p. 856. 



Spec. Char., fyc. Flowers in terminal and lateral tufts. Leaves sessile, oval, mucronate, obscurely 

 serrated, smooth and shining above, and rather hairy and dotted beneath. Stem erect, much 

 branched. Corolla oblong-ovate. (Don's Mill., iii. p. 856.) A beautiful little shrub, with slightly 

 downy branches. Leaves glandular beneath. Tufts of flowers axillary, with purple scales. Caly- 

 cine segments scarlet. Corolla of a fine purple colour, 5-toothed. Stamens 10. It is a native of 

 Carolina and Florida, in dry sandy woods, where it is a small shrub, flowering in May and June. 

 It is said to be introduced, but when is uncertain ; and we have never seen a plant. 

 Varieties. 



«t- V. M. 2 lanceolhtus Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept., 1. p. 290., has the leaves lanceolate, acute at 



both ends. 

 B. V. M. 3 obtiisus Pursh, 1. c, has the leaves roundish-obovate. 



JU 32. V. humifu v sum Grah. The trailing Whortleberry. 



Identification. Graham in Edinb. Phil. Journ. June, 1831 ; Don's Mill., 3. p. 857. 



Spec. Char., S(C. Pedicels axillary, solitary, 1-flowered, furnished with many bracteas. Leaves 

 evergreen, ovate, acutish, quite entire, glabrous on both surfaces, ciliated. Stem prostrate, creep- 

 ing. Flowers decandrous. Anthers obtuse, mutic. Branchlets downy. Flowers drooping. Co- 

 rollas campanulate, white, often partially tinged with red outside, with reflexed teeth. Stigma 

 capitate. Filaments glabrous, flattened. Fruit edible, well flavoured. [Don's Mill., iii. p. 857.) It 

 is a native of North America, on the Rocky Mountains. A creeping shrub, flowering in May 

 and June. Introduced in 1827 ; but we have not seen the plant. 



App. i. Hardy Species ofVaccinium not yet introduced. 



V. Ckatm'ssdnis Bongard, Don's Mill., iii. p. 852. ; V. Myrtillus Cham, et Scklecht. in Linncea., 1. 

 p. 525. Pedicels solitary, 1-flowered, short, deflexed while in fruit. Leaves elliptic, nearly entire, ob- 

 tuse, mucronated, glabrous, glaucous beneath. Calyx 5-toothed. Flowers decandrous. Branches 

 erect, angular. Corolla white, urceolate, with short obtuse lobes. Anthers awned on the back. 

 Berries black. It is a native of the Island of Sitcha, where it is a shrub, growing about 1 ft. high. 



V. ovalijblium Smith, Don's Mill., 3 p. 852. Pedicels solitary, 1-flowered. Leaves elliptic, obtuse, 

 pointless, entire, smooth, strongly veined beneath. Stem angular. Calyx hardly divided. A shrub, 

 growing from 10 ft. to 12 ft. high, native of the north-west coast of America, where it was collected 

 by Mr. Menzies ; and in the Island of Sitcha, by Bongard. 



V. parvifblium Smith, Don's Mill., 3. p. 852. Pedicels solitary, 1-flowered, clavate while bearing 

 the fruit. Leaves elliptic, obtuse-pointed, entire, smooth, glaucous, and slightly veined beneath. 

 Stem acutely angular. Calyx hardly divided. The leaves much smaller than those of V. ovalifo- 

 lium ; as are the berries, which are red, and make excellent tarts. A native of the north-west coast 

 of America, where it was collected by Mr. Menzies ; and in the Island of Sitcha, by Bongard. 



V. mlicinum Cham, et Schlecht. is a creeping shrub, with the habit of Salix alpigena;a native of 

 Oonalaschka, on mossy hills. 



V. cylindraceum Smith is a native of the Azores, on mountains, where it is called uva de serra, 

 or mountain berry. Flowers drooping, and nearly 1 in. long. 



V. confirtum H. B. et Kunth is a native of Mexico, on high mountains, near Moran and Cerro 

 de Oyamel, growing to the height of 1 ft. 



V. obthsum Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept., 1. p. 190. Pedicels axillary, solitary, 1-flowered. Leaves 

 small, oval, rounded, and blunt at each end, mucronate, entire, coriaceous, smooth. Stem creeping. 

 A native of the north-west coast of America, where it was gathered by Mr. Menzies. 



App. ii. Half-hardy Species ofVaccinium not yet introduced. 



In Don's Miller, p. 852. to p. 857., the following species of ^'accinium are described as not yet intro- 

 duced : — 



V. geminiflbrum H. B. et Kunth is a native of Mexico, with the habit of V. Myrtillus ; growing to 

 the height of 1 ft. 



V. hirtum Thunb. is a native of Japan, growing to the height of 2 ft. or 3 ft., on hills. 



V. calycinum Smith is a native of the Sandwich Islands, in woods, upon lofty mountains ; and 

 growing to the height of 2 ft. or 3 ft. 



V. bracteatum Thunb. is a native of Japan, in the Island of Niphon, with racemes 2—3 in. 

 long. 



V. ciliatum is a native of Japan, where it is called sasjebu, with leaves 1 — 2 in. long. 



"V. ledifblium Pohl is a native of Brazil, in the province of Minos Geraes, on the higher moun- 

 tains, in dry places ; growing to the height of 1 ft. 



V. floribUndum H. B. et Kunth is a native of Peru, with leaves 6 — 7 lines long, besprinkled with 

 a few black dots beneath. 



V. leucdnthum Cham, in Linna?a is a native of Mexico, with white flowers, and black edible fruit. 



V. villbsum Smith in Rees's Cycl. is a native of Mexico, whence specimens were sent to Linnaeus 

 by Mutis. 



V. Schlechtendc'MW G. Don is an erect, much-branched, evergreen shrub, with leaves 2 in. long, 

 and 9 lines broad ; a native of Mexico, in woods. 



V. sedbrum Pohl is a shrub, about 1 ft. high, a native of Brazil, in turfy bogs. 



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