BED OR REDDISH PURPLE 119 



This is essentially a northern plant, extending 

 far to the north, and appearing in our range in 

 the mountains and along the coast of New Eng- 

 land and west to the northern shore of Lake 

 Superior. It also occurs in Europe and Asia. 

 In northern Europe it flourishes profusely, and 

 is there used in making a jelly which is served 

 with roast beef and deer flesh. It is also used 

 for colds and sore throats. The flavor of the 

 fruit seems to improve towards the north, much 

 of the bitterness being lost. Birds feed upon 

 large quantities of the berries during their 

 migrations. Bears, too, are fond of them. 

 They uproot the bushes to get the hidden fruit 

 near the ground. The shrub is low, only about 

 a foot high, with the upright branches growing 

 from creeping stems. 



SMALL OR EUROPEAN CRANBERRY 



Oxycoccus Oxy coccus. Vaccinium Oxycoccus 

 Huckleberry Family 



Fruit. — The globose berry is red and when 

 young is often spotted. It is rather smaller 

 than the American Cranberry, is acid, and not 



