BLACK OR DARK PURPLE 193 



THORNLESS BLACKBERRY 

 Rubus Canadensis Rose Family 



Fruit. — The fruit ripens late and is sweeter 

 than the other blackberries. 



This species is distinguished by smooth leaves 

 and stems and its usual lack of thorns. The 

 leaves are long, narrow, and have a long acumi- 

 nation. The leaf stems are long and slender 

 and the stipules are long. 



It grows as far south as North Carolina. 



BLACK CHOKEBERRY 



Aronia nigra. Pyrus arbutifolia, Var. melanocarpa 

 Apple Family 



This plant is smoother than Aronia arhuti- 

 folia, but the chief difference is in the fruit, 

 this pome being larger, more juicy, and black 

 in color. 



The shrub often grows in the vicinity of 

 Huckleberry Bushes, and the two fruits some- 

 what resemble each other. I well remember 

 the cautions which as a child I received against 

 mixing the two, the Chokeberry being con- 



