VACCINIUM— VALERlANELLA. 
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sestsilifo'lia, (y. M. 2+ .) stem smooth ; 
leaves sessile, oval-lanceolate, glaucous be- 
neath ; petals fiat, smooth witliin ; capsules 
stiped. 6-12 i. 
grandijlo'ra, leaves perfoliate, oblong, 
acute, perianth smooth within; anthers 
without awns ; nectaries nearly round ; 
pistil shorter than the stamens ; whole plant 
larger than the preceding species. 
puher'nla, leaves colored alike on both 
Bides, oval, rounded at the base, somewhat 
amplexicaul ; capsule sessile, ovate 
i. .S. 
VACC1N"1UM. 10—1. (Ericecc.) [A corrup- 
tion of baccinium, a berry.] 
ref.ino'snm, (whortleberry, a. p. M. ^.) 
leaves slender, petioled, oblong oval, mo.^t- j acute 
Iv obtJi.^e, entire, bedewed with resinous j ni't 
rv ; berries oblong, crowned with the style 
1*2 f. High mountains. 
leueVhtm, (dwarf whortleberry, r-w. M 
Tp.) racemes bracled, sessile; corolla ovate 
cylindric ; leaves oblong-elliptic, sub-cu- 
neiform, serrulate, nearly smooth. Whita 
hills. 
ohtu'svm, (b.) evergreen, creeping? 
leaves elliptic, round -obtuse at each end 
mucronate, entire, fjlabrous, coriaceous 
email ; peduuciles axillary, solitary, 1-flow 
8-12 ! ered. 
ova' turn, (M. ^).) evergreen ; leaves ovate, 
acute, revolute, serrate, smooth, coriaceous, 
petioled; racemes axillary and terminal, 
bracted, short ; corolla cylindric ; calyx 
specks beneath ; racemes lateral, 1-sided ; 
pedicels short, somewhat bracted ; corolla 
ovate conic, 5-cornered ; berries black. 
One variety has a yellowish green, and 
fcnotherhaa a reddish yellow corolla. 1-4 f. 
con/mho' sum, (high whortleberry, w. M. 
Ip.) ilower-bearing branches almost leaf- 
less ; leaves oblong-oval, acute at each end ; 
die young leaves pube.scent ; racemes short, 
?essile, bracted ; corolla cylindrical-ovate. 
8wamps and wet woods; 4 to 8 feet high. 
Berries large, black, sub-acid. 
froudo'sum, whortleberry ; leaves ovate- 
rlilong, sprinkled wnth resinous dots, glau- 
cous beneath ; racemes lateral, loose, brac- 
ted ; pedicels long, filiform ; corolla ovate, 
campaiiulate ; berries large, bluish, sweet, 
ripening later than the other species. 
pcH)L>iylva'nica, low blue-berry ; branch 
tiduiH, (r. M. ^.) erect, branches di.s- 
tichous; leaves nitid, oval obovate, acute 
at each end, glabrous, serrate ; racemes 
terminal, corymbed, bracted, nodding; co- 
rolla cylindric , leaves perennial. S. 
viyrtifo'linm, (^.) creeping, very glab- 
rous ; leaves petioled, oval, lucid, revolute, 
denticulate; clusters axillary, nearly ses- 
I sile ; corolla campanulate with 5 short 
i teeth ; anthers nnawned at the back. Ber- 
ries small, pedicelled, black ■ leaves peren- 
nial. S. 
arbo'renm, (farkleberry, w. M. T?.) leaves 
broad-lanceolate, oval, serrulate, mucro- 
nate, shining above; pubescent beneath; 
racemes leafy; corolla campanulate; an- 
thers awned. 
crassifo'l-inm, (r. J. ^^.) diffuse; branches 
ascending ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, acute 
at each end, serrate, rigid, glabrous ; ra- 
es green, angular ; leaves s<is,sile, shining ; cemes terminal, corymbed, bracted, few 
Bhrub 12-18 i. high, much branched ; flow- 
ers pale red, 6 to 8 in a fascicle ; berries 
large, blue, somewhat glaucous. Dry hills. 
N. Y. to Geo. 
stci7nin"evm, (.1. 17. squaw whortleberry,) 
very branching ; leaves glaucous beneath 
flowered; flowers nodding; calyx appress 
ed ; corolla campanulate, deeply 5-parted 
Leaves evergreen. 
myrnni'tAs, (p.m. Tp.) erect, branching 
leaves small, se.s.sile, ovate, mucronate, set 
rulate, lucid above, glandular puncture 
corolla campanulate. spreading; anthers beneath ; racemes short, bracted, axillary, 
exserted. 2-3 f. Berries large, greenish and terminal; corolla urceolate. Berries 
white. Dry woods. Car. to Flor. i^jack ; leaves perennial. Var. lanceola'tnm, 
vitis"tdea, (bilberry, w-r. M. ^).) ever- leaves lanceolate, acute at each end. Var. 
^een ; low, leaves punctate beneath, obo- \ obtu' sum, [caves roundish, obovate. S. 
vate, emarginate, revolute, sub-serrulate ' " - - - . . 
raceraes terminal, nodding. 
g-ale'znm, (r-w. M. Tp .) leaves sessile, cu- 
, neate-lanceolate, serrulate, pubescent ; fas- 
<iMWo's?m, (bush-whortleberry, w. M. ^.) icicles sessile ; corolla urceolate; stamens 
branchlets, leaves and racemes sprinkled : included, awnless ; style exserted. 
with resinousdots ; leaves obovate, cuneate j 
at base, mucronate, entire ; racemes brae- jVALERIA'NA. ."—1. (Dipsocea.) [From Vah 
ted ; pedicels short, axillary, sub solitary ; rias who first described it.] 
corolla campanulate ; segments rounded ; ' diotca {x: J. U-) glabrous, radical leaves 
anthers included. Var. hirtel"lum, racemes suo-.spatulate, ovate entire, very long pet 
andcaivx pilose; berries hispid. 12-18 i. ,|oied; cauline ones few, pinnatifid; divis- 
Pine woods j ions lanceolate, entire. 
tiguHtn'/mm, (p. r. J. 1? .) branches an^-u- I P^'^: cauline leaves pinnate, radical one.^ 
lar; leaves sab-sessile, erect, lanceolate, | "»i<V.v'.'l^'^ i ^»era smooth, 
mucronate, serrulate; fa.scicles gcmmace- j"^^'^''^'"^' 
ous, se.ssile ; flowers nearly .sessile; corolla 
•arceolate. Dry woods. 
idigiiio'siim, (b. r-w. Ap. leaves obo- 
THte, obtuse, entire, smooth above, veined 
and glaucous beneath ; flowers sub-solitary, 
octandrous; corolla .sliort, ovate, 4 cle[t, 
Var. alpi ivnm, (winter-green whortleberry,) 
'♦^livea entire, obovate • flowers sub solita- 
The Valerian of 
VALER1ANEL"LA. 3—1. (Dijisacem.) [A di 
rninutive of Valeriana; from which thisge 
nus was separated.] 
rhomhic(ir"pn, (b-w. J. ^.) stem dichoto- 
mous above, eiliate-ungled ; radical leaves 
obovate ; cauline ones spatulate oblong 
ciliate ; uppt.-r leaves toothed at the base 
involncrum ciliate. scarious at the apex 
