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2. V. rnoNDosiM, L. Leaves obovatc-oblong, or rhomboid-oval, rather 

 obtuse, sprinkled with yellow resinous atoms beneath ; racemes loose, 

 bractcate ; pedicels long, slender, mostly bracteolatc near the middle ; 

 corolla ovoid-campanulatc ; anthers included, naked at base. Beck, Bot. 

 p. 223. Not of Marsh, nor J\[x\ 



V. glaucum. JWx. Am, 1. />. 231. 



Lkaft Vaccisuum. Vulgo — Blue Huckleberry, Blue-tangles. 



Stcm2 to 5 feet high, branching, branches rather slender, when young smoolh- 

 ish, sprinkled with resinous dots (pubescent, EH*). Leaves 1 to 3 inches long, 

 and half an inch to an inch wide, tapering at each end, but rather obtuse at apex, 

 often lance-oval inclining to rhomboid] or cuneute at base, very entire and slightly 

 rcvolute on the margin, minutely pubescent and of a dull glaucous color beneath, 

 with prominent reticulated veins, on very short petioles. Kuccmcs lateral, short, 

 loose, few-ilowercd / pedicels half an inch to aa inch long, each mostly with a 

 small spatuiate-obovatc ciliate bract at base, and '2 minute subulate sub-opposite 

 bracts near the middle ; bracts dotted with resinous atoms. Corolla white, tinged 

 with red, a little contracted at the oriiice. Stamens scarcely as long as the corolla ; 

 anthers destitute of subulate processes at base. Style a little longer than the 

 stamens. Berries rather large, globose, dark blue and glaucous-pulverulent when 

 mature. 



Hob. Low, moist woodlands, and thickets: not common. FL May. /V.July. 



Obs. This species produces the most agreeable fruit of any of our Yacciniums ; 

 but it is, at the same time, the least common, in this County. 



* * Corolla uvceolate* 



3. V, Rssixoauar, Ait* Leaves oblong-oval, mostly obtuse, petiolate, 

 covered with resinous atoms and blotches beneath; racemes rather 

 crowded and secund, bracteate ; pedicels short ; corolla tubular, ovoid* 

 conic, 5-angled. Beck, Bot. p. 223. 



Resinous Vaccixium. Vulgo — Black Huckleberry. 



Stem 18 inches to 3 feet high, much branched ; branches rather erect, pubescent 

 when young. Leaves 1 to 3 inches long, and half an inch to an inch wide, mostly 

 obtuse, sometimes rather acute, varying from lance-oval to obovate, very entire, 

 pubescent and ciliate when young, thickly covered with atoms and Hat shining 

 patches, or spots, of yellow resinous matter beneath, on short but distinct petioles. 

 Racemes lateral, numerous, short, with the Hewers crowded j pediceU 1 to 3 lines 

 in length, with very small lanceolate bracts at or near the base. Corolla mostly 

 purple, with tinges of pale yellowish green, doited with resinous atoms, contracted 

 at the orifice, apex of the lobes recurved. Stamens shorter than the corolla (ex- 

 serted, JE7/Z.) ; filaments smooth; anthers naked at base, with the terminal tubes 

 imperfect, opening laterally and becoming flat linear acute membranes at summit. 

 Style scarcely exserted ; stigma capitate. Berries depressed-globose, smaller 

 than the preceding, black and shining when mature. 



Hub. Dry woodlands ; Mica-slate hills : frequent. Ft. May. Fr. July— August. 



Obs. The fruit of this is very pleasant to the taste ; but it is not so much esteemed 

 as the preceding, on account of its larger seeds. 



4. V. corymbosux, L. Flower-bearing branches nearly leafless; 

 leaves oval, or inclining to obovate, mostly acute at each end, lnucro- 

 natc, pubescent when young; racemes short, sessile, subcorymbosc, 

 bracteate ; corolla tubular, ovoid-cylindric* Beck, Bot. p. %Hi 



