Some Families of Angiosperms 



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Fig. 344. The cranberry {Vaccinium macrocarpon), one of the low heaths that grows 

 naturally in bogs. This plant was brought into cultivation many years ago. The size of 

 the berries has been doubled by selection of large-berried mutants. 



Fig. 345. The great laurel {Rhododendron maximum), an evergreen shrub of the AUe- 

 ghenies. Like the mountain laurel {Kalmia) and the azalea, it belongs to the heath family. 



