Forest Trees and Shrubs of Meriden, Conn. 67 



84. ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA-URSI. (Spreng.) 



Bearberry. Upland-Cranberry. Uva Ursi. 



A shrubby evergreen plant, trailing on the ground. The leaves 

 are used medicinally as a diuretic. Flowers in May. 



There are many other varieties in Meriden belonging to this 

 family which have been identified : Andromeda polifolia, Water 

 Andromeda, a low shrub, in boggy places; Cassandra calyculaia, 

 Dwarf Cassandra, a low evergreen, in swamps; Zenobia racenwsa, 

 Clustered Zenobia, a low shrub, much resembling whortleberry 

 bushes ; Epigea repens, Mayflower, a trailing evergreen : Rhodo- 

 dendron viscosum, Swamp Pink, Wild Honeysuckle, abundant in 

 open woods. 



XVII. VACCINIEi^. The Whortleberry Family. 



This is a Heath Sub-Family. The following have been identi- 

 fied in Meriden : 



85. GAYLUSSACIA RESINOSA. 



Black Whortleberry. 



m. GAYLUSSACIA FRONDOSA. 

 Dangleberry. 



87. VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM. 

 High-bush Huckleberry. 



88. VACCINIUM VACILLANS. 

 Blue Huckleberry. 



89. VACCINIUM PENNSYLVANICUM. 

 Low Blueberry. 



90. OXYCOCCUS MACROCARPA. 

 Common Cranberry. 



XVIII. CORNACE^. The Cornus Family. 



91. CORNUS FLORIDA. (Linn.) 

 Flowering Dogwood. Common Dogwood. Dogwood. 



A very beautiful tree, growing from fifteen to forty feet high, 

 and three to eight feet in diameter. The flowers appear in the 



