BECANDRIA monogvnia. Vaccinium. 
IJ. V. puellum, cespitosum, glaberrimum; foliis cuneato- 
obovalibus rotundato-obtusis conspicue serratis mem- 
branaceis, floribus rameis solitariis subsessilibus, co- 
rolla breviter pedicellata. Mich. Jl. amer. 1. p. 234. 
In the more northern regions, particularly about Hud- 
son’s Bay. Michaux. A little shrub not above 
three inches high ; berries black. Among the spe- 
cimens of A. Menzies from the north-west coast in 
the Banksian Herbarium is one very like the present 
species, but apparently evergreen. 
+ f Foliis sempervir entibus. 
* Corollis campanulatis. 
18. V. humile ; caulibus repentibus, ramulis erectis, foliis 
obovatis emarginatis revolutis subserrulatis supra luci- 
dis, subtus punctatis, racemis terminalibus nutanti- 
bus, corollis cylindrico-campanulatis.— /F'i/Zc?. sp.pl. 2. 
p. 354. Mich.Jl. amer. 1. p. 22 9. 
Icon. FI. dan. 40. Engl. lot. 5Q3. 
On rocks near the sea-coast : Canada to New England, 
t? . May, June. v. v. A low shrub ; flowers pale 
red, generally 4-cleft with four stamina ; berries red, 
acid. The American plant is more robust than the 
European, and the leaves are considerably larger. 
19. V. repens, glaberrimum ; foliis petiolatis ovalibus luci- 
dis revolutis rariter denticulatis, fasciculis axillaribus 
subsessilibus paucifloris, corollis subgloboso-campanu- 
latis brevissime 5-denticulatis, antheris dorso muticis, 
Mich.Jl. amer. 1. p. 229. 
In Carolina. Michaux. T2 . +• Berries small, black. 
20. V. diffusum ; ramis adscendentibus laxis, follis oblongo- 
lanceolatis utrinque acutis serratis rigidis glabris, race- 
mis terminalibus corymbosis bracteatis paucifloris, 
floribus nutantibus, calycibus adpressis, corollis pa- 
tulo-campanulatis profunde acuteque 5 -dentatis.-— 
Bot. rep. 105. 
In Carolina. Fraser. Tj • May, June. v. v. Flowers 
pink red, very ornamental. 
*•* Corollis urceolatis . 
21. V. erectum, ramosissimum ; ramis distichis, foliis niti- 
dis obovato-ellipticis utrinque acutis glabris serratis, ra- 
cemis terminalibus corymbosis bracteatis nutantibus, 
corollis cylindraceis.—ifof. rep. 480. 
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cespitosum . 
Vitis Idaea. 
myrtifolium , 
crass if oliumo 
nitidum. 
