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7. V. stamin'eum, (L.) A shrub, erect, branching ; young branches 

 pubescent. Leaves oval, lanceolate, nearly acute, entire, glaucous be- 

 neath. Flowers solitary, axillary, nodding, on filiform peduncles ; seg- 

 ments of the corolla oblong, acute. Anthers exserted, awned. Berry 

 blue. — White. 7 ? . April — May. Dry soils. 2 — 3 feet. 



Whortle or Huckle Berry. 



8. V. eleva'tum, (Banks & Sol.) Branches smooth ; young ones pu- 

 bescent. Leaves oval, obovate, lanceolate, elliptic-oblong, acute, entire, 

 glaucous beneath, pubescent; pedicels solitary, axillary, filiform. Co- 

 rolla campanulate. Anthers exserted, awned. Fruit globose, white. — 

 White. ^. Car. 



b. Leaves -perennial. 



9. V. myrtifo'lium, (Mich.) A creeping shrub, glabrous. Leaves 

 oval, petiolate, deuticulate, shining. Flowers small, in sessile, axillary 

 clusters. Corolla campanulate, 5-toothed. Anthers unawned. Fruit 

 email, on pedicels, globose, black. — White. ^ . April — May. Car. 

 and Geo. 



10. V. mvrsini'tes, (Mich.) A small shrub, erect, branching; young 

 branches pubescent. Leaves small, sessile, ovate, mucronate, serrulate, 

 pubescent when young, dotted on the under surface. Flowers in axil- 

 lary and terminal racemes ; segments of the calyx acute, red. Corolla 

 oblong or nearly urceolate. — Pale purple. ^ . March — April. Pine- 

 barrens. Very common. 1 — 2 feet. 



c. Corolla urceolate. 



11. V. corymbo'sum, (L.) A shrub, with few, geniculate, straggling 

 branches. Leaves nearly sessile, long-lanceolate, acute, finely serrulate, 

 pubescent when young. Flowers in crowded racemes, near the summit 

 of the stem, bracteate. Corolla oblong, slightly angled. Stameyis 

 short, with unawned anthers ; filaments hairy. Style longer than the 

 stamens. Berries black. — White, tinged with purple. % . March — 

 April. In damp soils. Common. 4 — 8 feet. Bilberry. 



Var. amce'num, (Pursh.) Corolla cylindric. Calyx refiexed. Flow- 

 ers large ; young branches reddish. 



Var. fusca'tum, (Ait.) Leaves serrulate. Flowers in terminal, co- 

 rymbose racemes, nodding. Corolla cylindric, striped with red. Calyx 

 brown. 



12. V. virga'tum, (L.) A shrub, with the flower-bearing branches 

 nearly leafless. Leaves oblong-serrulate, glabrous on both surfaces. 

 Flowers in sessile racemes, bracteate. Calyx with refiexed segments. 

 Corolla contracted at the throat. — White, tinged with red. March — 

 April. Damp soils. 2 — 3 feet. 



13. V. gale'zans, (Mich.) A small shrub, with pubescent, dotted 

 branches and creeping roots. Leaves sessile, lanceolate, cuneate, serru- 

 late, pubescent, with the margins often tinged with purple. Flowers 

 in sessile fascicles, axillary, with 3 — 4 bracts at the base of each pedun- 

 clo. Corolla long, nearly cylindrical, slightly angled ; filaments hairy. 

 Anthers uncrowned. Fruit small, black. — White, tinged with red. ^. 

 March — April. Damp soils. 1 — 2 feet. 



14. V. texel'lum, (Ait.) A small shrub, with numerous green branch- 

 es; branches angled. Leaves sessile, ovate-lanceolate, mucronate, ser- 

 rulate, shining on both 6ides. Flowers in dense terminal fascicles. Calym 



