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flowers in the cluster, often 8 to 10, is found also with the species. 

 Occurrence. — ISLE ROYALE, widespread in bogs: Mott Island; near Lake Desor. 



3. Box Blueberry, California Huckleberry (Vaccinium ovatum 

 Pursh). — Spreading evergreen shrub 3 to 8 feet high; leaves oblong to elliptic, 

 pointed at the tips, y2 to 1 inch long, thick and leathery, dark green and 

 shining above, paler below, the margins toothed; flowers white or pink, the 

 corolla 5-lobed, borne in small clusters in the leaf axils; berries ovoid, /4 to /4 

 inch long, bluish-black with a bloom. The luxuriant shiny evergreen leaves 

 make this shrub beautiful for greenery and it is often planted as an ornamental. 



Occurrence. — OLYMPIC, common outside of park and probably occurs within the 

 park boundaries. MOUNT RAINIER, rare in the park but common west of park boundaries. 



4. Canada Blueberry {Vaccinhim canadense Kalm.). — Low shrub i^ 

 to 2 feet high, the herbage softly hairy; leaves elliptic to oblong, somewhat 

 pointed at both ends, % to I1/4 inches long; flowers pinkish, borne in several- 

 flowered clusters at the ends of the stems; berries globose, about Ys ^o y^ inch 

 in diameter, dark purple-blue with a bloom. This is an eastern species which 

 comes as far west as Montana. 



Occurrence. — GLACIER, occasional at low elevations on the west side, 3,100 feet: 

 park headquarters at Belton ; along Flathead River below Apgar lookout. ISLE ROYALE, 

 common in rock openings in the forest: Mott Island; Lake Richie trail; Washington 

 Harbor. 



5. LowBUSH Blueberry 

 (Vaccin 111771 angustifoliu77i 



Ait.), fig. 118. — Low shrubs 

 about 1/2 to 2 feet high; leaves 

 lance-shaped, I/2 to 1 inch long, 

 pointed at both ends, the mar- 

 gins finely toothed, green and 

 smooth on both sides; flowers 

 greenish-white, borne in short 

 dense clusters at the ends of 

 the branches; berries black with 

 a whitish bloom, Y^ to 1/2 inch 

 in diameter. (Syn. V. pemi- 

 sylvaTiicnTn Lam.). 



Occurrence. — ISLE ROYALE, com- 

 mon in rock openings: Mott Island; 

 Old Siskiwlt Mine; Like Richie 

 trail ; Sumner Lake. 



6. Blueridge Blueberry 

 (Vacci77iu77t pallidu77i Ait. var. 

 cri7iatu777 Fern.). — Low shrub 

 up to 2 or 3 feet high with 

 yellowish-green branchlets; 



Fig. 1 18. Lowbush blueberry (^Vaccinium 

 angusti folium) . 



