288 I5ECANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Vaccinium. 
ligustrinum. 13. V. ramis angulatis, foliis subsessilibus erectis lanceolatis 
mucronatis serrulatis venosis pubescentibus, fasciculis 
gemmaceis sessilibus, pedicellis vix ullis, corollis ob- 
longiuscule-ovatis.-“/Fz7/d sp. pl.2.p.352. Mick . 
fi. amer. l.p. 233. 
In dry woods : Pensylvania to Virginia ; common on the 
mountains. lq . May, June. v. v. An upright 
straight shrub \ flowers purplish-red, berries black. 
This species varies extremely in the shape and size of 
the leaves. 
tenellum , 14. V. ramis angulatis viridibus, foliis sessilibus ovato-lan- 
ceolatis mucronatis serrulatis utrinque lucidis, fascicu- 
lis confertifloris subterminalibus sessilibus, corollis 
ovatis. — -Willd. sp. pl. 2. p. 353. Jit. kew. 2. p. 12. 
V. pensylvanicum, Lam. encycl. 1. p. /2. Midi, fi, 
amer. 1. p. 232. 
On dry hills, in gravelly soil : New England to Virginia. 
b c . May. v. v. ; v. s. in Herb. Banks. A low, very 
branching shrub 5 flowers pale red 3 calyx green 5 berries 
large, blueisb-black, extremely sweet and agreeable to 
eat. The mountains of Pensylvania produce an immense 
variety of this species, in size, and shape of the fruit, 
leaves and flowers. 
|| || Floribus solitariis. 
uliginosum . 15. V foliis parvis obovatis obtusis integerrimis supra glabris 
subtus venosis pubescentibus glaucisque. floribus sub- 
solitariis, corollis brevi-urceolatis. — Willd. sp. pl. 2. 
p. 350. Midi. fi. amer. l.p. 235. 
Icon. FI. dan. 231. Enfi. hot. 581. 
In bogs of the more northern regions of America. Jq • 
April, May. v. s. From one to two feet high y 
flowers rose-coloured ; stamens from eight to ten y 
berries blueish- black, eatable. 
viyrtilloides. Id. V. foliis angusto-lanceoiatis membranaceis integerrimis 
subtus juxta nervos et margine pubescentibus, floribus 
sparsis subsolitariis brevissime-pedicellatis. — Mich.fi . 
amer. 1. p. 234. 
V. angustifolium. Willd. sp. pl. 2. p. 351. Jit. kew. 2. 
p. 11. 
In Canada about Hudson’s Bay and Labrador. Iq • April, 
May. v. s. in Herb. Banks . Berries large, blueish- 
black, known by the name of Bluets. 
