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bruised, which prevents its being largely mar- 

 keted. George Emerson says it is suitable for 

 drying, and then forms a good substitute for 

 currants, for use in cakes, etc. The cluster of 

 ripening fruit presents an attractive color combi- 

 nation, with its green, pink, red, and blue berries. 

 Vaccinium Canadense, or Canadian Blueberry, 

 is similar to the preceding, but has leaves 

 which are downy on both sides and which 

 have entire margins. The branchlets are also 

 downy. The fruit ripens later in July or 

 August. It has a more northern range, being 

 most abundant in Canada. It is also found 

 along the mountains, south to Virginia. It 

 likes moist woods and swamps. 



LOW BLUEBERRY 

 Vaccinium vacillans Huckleberry Family 



Fruit. — The berries of this shrub are borne 

 in raceme-like clusters at the end of a nearly 

 leafless twig. The calyx teeth are plainly visi- 

 ble at the summit. The fruit when ripe is 

 blue, with a bloom. It is slightly more acid 

 than Vaccinium Pennsylvanicum but of good 



