116 DICOTYLEDONOUS. 



cent. Leaves oval, lanceolate, entire, rugose, somewhat glaucous, slightly pu- 

 bescent, sprinkled with glandular dots. Flowers 6-8, in racemes. Corolla 

 contracted at the mouth, somewhat urceolate- Fruit large, blue- 

 White. 17. April. In close soils. 3 feet. 



5. V. Resinosum. a branching shrub. Leaves oblong, oval, entire, sprink- 

 led with resinous dots on the under surface. Flowers in lateral racemes, se- 

 cund. Corolla short, ovate. Stamens exserted. Berries large, black. 



White. April — May. Mountains. Black- IVortleberry . 



(Jb) Leaves perennial. 



6. V. Mtrsinites. a small shrub, erect, branching, young branches pu- 

 bescent. Leaves small, sessile, ovate, mucronate, serrulate, pubescent when 

 young, dotted on the under surface. Flowers in axillary and terminal ra- 

 cemes ; segments of the calyx acute, red. Corolla oblong, or nearly urceo- 

 late. 



Pale purple. Pj. March — April. Pine barrens, very common. 1-2 ft. 



7. V. Myrtifolium. A creeping shrub, glabrous. Leaves oval, petiolate, 

 denticulate, shining. Flowers small, in sessile axillary clusters. Corolla 

 campanulate 5-toothed. ^.n^^ersunawned. Frwt7 small, on pedicels, globose, 

 blacK. 



White. T^. April — May. Carolina, Georgia. 



(c.) Corolla urceolate. 



8. V. CoRYMBOsuM. A shrub, with few geniculate, straggling branches. 

 Leaves nearly sessile, long-lanceolate, acute, finely serrulate, pubescent when 

 young. Flowers in crowded racemes near the simimitof the stem, bracteate- 

 CoroUa oblong, shghtly angled. Stamens short, with unawned anthers, fila- 

 ments hairy. Style longer than the stamens. Berries black. Bilberry. 



White, tinged with purple. T^- March — April. In damp soils. Com- 

 mon. 4-8 feet. 



Va. Amonenum. Co roZZa cylindric. Calyx re^exed. jpZoioers large, young 

 branches reddish. 



Va. Fuscatum. Leaves serrulate. Mowers in terminal, corymbose racemes, 

 nodding. C'oroZ/a cylindric, striped with red. Calyx hrown. 



9. V. Virgatuji. a shrub with the flower-bearing branches, nearly leaf- 

 less. Leaves oblong-serrulate, glabrous on both surfaces. Flowers in sessile 

 racemes, bracteate. Calyx with reflected segments Corolla contracted at 

 the throat. 



White, tinged with red. Maroh — April Damp soils. 2-3 feet. 



10. V. Galezans. a small shrub, with pubescent, dotted branches, and 

 creeping roots. Leaves sessile, lanceolate, cuneate, serrulate, pubescent, with 

 the margins often tinged with purple. Flowers in sessile fasicles, axillary, 

 with 3-4 bracts, at the base of each peduncle. Corolla long, nearly cylindri- 

 cal, sHghtly angled ; filaments hairy. ^«^/iers uncrowned. Fruii small, black. 



White, tinged with red. T^. March — April. Damp soils. 1--2 feet- 



11. V. Tenellum. a small shrub, with numerous green branches, 

 branches- angled. Leaves sessile, ovate-lanceolate, mucronate, serrulate, 

 shining on both sides. Flowers in dense terminal fasicles. Calyx green. 

 Corolla ovate. Fruit bluish-black, large. 



Pale red. I7. March — April. In dry soils. 1-2 feet. 



12. V. Myrtiloides. A large shrub, with long slender numerous 

 branches. Leaves small, sessile, lanceolate, crenulate, glabrous shining. 

 Flowers usually solitary, axillary. Fruit black. 



White, h- March — April. On the banks of rivers. Middle and 

 Southern Geo. 6-8 feet. 



Genus II. OXYCOCCUS. 

 Calyx 4-cleft. CoroUa with 4 linear segments. Stamens 



