The Dwarf Huckle-berry.
Vaccinium tenellum, Willd. Sp. Pl. vol. ii. p. 353. Pursh, Flor. Amer. Sept. vol. i. p. 289.—Decandria Monogynia, Linn. Ericæ, Juss.
The branches angular, green; leaves sessile, ovato-lanceolate, mucronate, serrulate, glossy on both sides; flowers in sessile clusters; corolla ovate. This plant grows in most of the lands of the Middle and Eastern Districts, both in woods and in open places. Its berries are eaten by various birds, as well as by children.